General pathology. Students study the etiology and pathogenesis of the disease and the functional and morphological changes of cells, tissues and organs caused by pathological processes. Students are introduced to the basics of work and research methods in pathology and the role of pathology in the diagnostic process.
Special pathology. Students are introduced to the pathology of organs and organ systems: the definition, etiology and pathogenesis of the disease, epidemiology, pathology, clinical picture and clinical-pathological correlations.
Oral pathology. Students are introduced to the etiology, pathogenesis, pathology and clinical picture in diseases of the oral cavity.
General pathology: cellular pathology, inflammation, disorders of the immune system, disorders of body fluids and hemodynamics, neoplasms, developmental and genetic diseases and childhood diseases, techniques in pathology, pathology in personalized medicine.
Special pathology: vascular diseases, heart diseases, diseases of the hematopoietic organs and lymph nodes, diseases of the head and neck, diseases of the respiratory system, diseases of the digestive system, liver and biliary system, pancreatic diseases, diseases of the kidneys and urinary system, diseases of the male reproductive system, diseases of the female reproductive system, breast diseases, diseases of the endocrine system, skin diseases, diseases of bones, joints and soft tissues, diseases of the peripheral nerve and skeletal muscle, diseases of the nervous system.
Oral pathology: diseases of the teeth, oral cavity and jaw bones.
Required course materials:
- Damjanov I, Seiwerth S, Jukić S, Nola M (ur): Patologija, 5. prerađeno i dopunjeno izdanje. Zagreb: Medicinska naklada, 2018.
Supplemental course materials:
- Kumar V, Abbas A, Aster J. Robbins Basic Pathology. 10th Edition. Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2017.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Compare the causes of cell damage, determine the mechanisms of their occurence and select the types of adaptation and cell damage.
- Classify the inflammatory reaction, compare acute with chronic inflammation, and select appropriate morphological forms of inflammation.
- Present certain types of disorders of immune reactions and select the appropriate morphological damage and ultimately the disease.
- Identify forms of body fluid disorders and hemodynamics and select their morphological characteristics and clinical presentation.
- Evaluate neoplasms, biology of tumor growth, epidemiology of neoplasms, carcinogens, tumor immunity and clinical features of tumors.
- Evaluate etiopathogenetic factors that lead to tissue and organ damage, select morphological features and assess the appropriate clinical picture.
- Associate diseases of different organ systems with pathological changes in the oral cavity.
- Analyze methods of work in pathohistological laboratories and their application in diagnostics.
