Course: Pathology

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Course title Pathology
Course code PAT/ZAB11
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
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)
  • Kolář Zdeněk, prof. MUDr. CSc.
  • Flodr Patrik, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Slobodová Zuzana, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Ehrmann Jiří, prof. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Škarda Jozef, doc. MUDr. MVDr. Ph.D.
  • Michálek Jaroslav, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Kharaishvili Gvantsa, MUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introductory lecture: Subject. Methods. 2. Necrosis. Apoptosis. Thanatology. 3. Atrophy. Dystrophy 1st part. 4. Dystrophy 2nd part. Crystals. Concrements. Pigments. 5. Circulatory disorders. 6. General Pathology of Inflammation. Non-specific Inflammation. 7. Specific Inflammation 8. Immunopathological Disorders. 9. General Oncology. 10. Mesenchymal Tumours 11. Tumours of Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues. 12. Epithelial Tumours. 13. Neuroectodermal Tumours. Mixed tumours. Teratoma. Diseases of the Trophoblast. 14. Ethiology of the Diseases. 15. Contemporary Diagnostic Methods in Pathology.

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/ZAB11 and NAN/ZAB11 and BIO/ZAB11 and CJA/ZAB41 and LCH/ZAA11 and CJA/ZAA41 and ST1/ZAA40 and ST1/ZAB40 and ST1/ZAB01 and HIE/ZAB11 and KAR/VAB11

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
  • Kumar, V., Abbas, A. K., Aster, J. C. (2014). Robbins & Contran Pathologic Basis of Disease. Saunders.
  • Kumar, V., Abbas, A. K., Aster, J. C. (2012). Robbins Basic Pathology. Saunders.
  • Rubin, E., Farber, J. L. (1999). Pathology. Lippincott-Raven.
  • Rubin, R., Strayer, D. S., Rubin, E. (2011). Rubin´s Pathology. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  • Underwood, J. C. E., Cross, S. S. (2009). General and Systematic Pathology. Churchill Livingstone.


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