Course: Pathology

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Course title Pathology
Course code PAT/ZUB12
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Urbánková Markéta, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Ehrmann Jiří, prof. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Kolář Zdeněk, prof. MUDr. CSc.
  • Škarda Jozef, doc. MUDr. MVDr. Ph.D.
  • Pastrňák Aleš, doc. MUDr. CSc.
  • Tichý Tomáš, MUDr.
  • Kurfürstová Daniela, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Michálek Jaroslav, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Flodr Patrik, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Kaťuchová Vladimíra, MUDr.
Course content
The aim of the course is to introduce the students to the basic structural and functional changes of cells and tissues that underlie disease. These changes are defined by some basic terms: postmortem changes, regressive or progressive changes, metabolic changes, inflammation, immunopathological processes etc.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Projection (static, dynamic)
Learning outcomes
The main aim is basic orientation in pathology focused on pathology of inflammation, oncological pathology and etiological pathology. Acquaintance with morphological correlates of organ and histological changes.
The student will be able to implement knowledge into consecutive clinical subjects. New information has contribution to summary of diseases that can have also extraoral manifestation.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledges from anatomy, biology and histology.
LBF/ZUA11 and LCH/ZUA11 and BIO/ZUB11 and NAN/ZUB11 and HIE/ZUB12 and KAR/VCB11 and ST1/ZUB40 and ST1/ZUB01 and NAN/ZUA11 and BIO/ZUA11 and ST1/ZUA40

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Attendance to practical seminars is compulsory! The required attendance to practical seminars - a student is allowed to miss maximum one seminar. Students' preparedness for seminars will be continuously tested orally or written. Succesfull passing of the test = minimal 75% of correct answers is required. Unprepared students will be excluded from seminars. If a student fails to attend classes due to health or other serious reasons, they must attend substitute classes provided they have provided a satisfactory excuse. A maximum of two practical seminars may be made up for. Whether the reason stated is serious enough and excusable shall be determined by the respective teacher.
Recommended literature
  • Brychtová S., Hlobilková A. (2008). Histopatologický atlas. Grada.
  • Josef Zámečník a kolektiv. (2019). Patologie. LD, s.r.o. -PRAGER PUBLISHING.
  • Kumar, V., Abbas, A. K., Aster, J. C. (2012). Robbins Basic Pathology. Saunders.
  • Povýšil, C. a kol. (2011). Obecná patologie. Praha: Galén.
  • Povýšil, C. a kol. (2007). Speciální patologie. Praha: Galén Karolinum.
  • Rubin, R., Strayer, D. S., Rubin, E. (2011). Rubin´s Pathology. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  • Škarda J., Dohnalová D., Kolář Z., Tichý M. (2015). Případy pro problémově orientovanou výuku patologie. Univerzita Palackého LF Olomouc.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): Dentistry (2019) Category: Medical sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): Dentistry (2019) Category: Medical sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer