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General Pathology

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
General Pathology
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Biomedical Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2011
Module code: BMT202
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P213-0002
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
4V (4 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
4
Semester: 2
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Written exam

[updated 18.06.2023]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

BMT202 (P213-0002) Biomedical Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2011 , semester 2, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 120 hours (equivalent to 4 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 75 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
BMT301
BMT503
BMT606


[updated 28.11.2013]
Module coordinator:
Dr. med. Günter Herth
Lecturer:
Dr. med. Günter Herth


[updated 07.11.2013]
Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this course, students will be familiar with the basic processes that can lead to dysfunctions and diseases, as well as the body’s corresponding adaptation, compensation and defence mechanisms. They will be able to substantiate this knowledge on the basis of selected clinical symptoms. They will be familiar with the principles of medical ethics.
 
This will enable them to classify and analyze medical terms and questions that may arise later in their professional lives in a meaningful and correct way and to establish connections to applications from technical fields in medicine.

[updated 18.06.2023]
Module content:
1.  The basics
 1.1 Definitions (sickness, health, organism and environment)
 1.2 Description of pathological processes (symptoms, etiology, pathogenesis, dispositions)
 1.3 Medical statistical terms and methods
 1.4 Death, signs of death, confirmation of death
 1.5 Pathology as a field of work
 
2.  Changes at the cellular level
 2.1 Adaptation reactions
 2.2 Cellular changes
 
3.  Tissue damage and noxae
 3.1 Chemical noxae (toxins)
 3.2 Physical Noxae
 
4.  Repair mechanisms
 4.1 Blood coagulation, thrombus and fibrinolysis
 4.2 Regeneration and wound healing
 
5.  Defense mechanisms
 5.1 Non-specific reactions
  5.1.1 Resistance mechanisms
  5.1.2 Inflammations
 5.2 Specific mechanisms
  5.2.1 Structures of the immune system
  5.2.2 Course of an immune reaction
  5.2.3 Hypersensitivity and autoimmune reactions
 
6.  Tumor pathology
 6.1 Formation
 6.2 Classification
 6.3 Therapy
 6.4 Common tumors
 
7.  Special pathology in selected examples
 7.1 Hormonal feedback loops and calcium homeostasis using osteoporosis as an example
 7.2 Biomechanical pathogenesis using arthrosis as an example
 7.3 Autoimmune disease and inflammation using rheumatoid arthritis as an example
 7.4 Limits of compensation mechanisms using heart failure and heart attacks as examples
 7.5 Primary and secondary diseases using diabetes mellitus as an example

[updated 18.06.2023]
Recommended or required reading:
Schwegler J.S.: "Der Mensch - Anatomie und Physiologie", Georg Thieme Verlag, 3. Auflage 2002, ISBN 3-13-100153-4
Speckmann / Wittkowski: "Bau und Funktionen des menschlichen Körpers", Verlag Urban und Fischer, 19. Auflage 1998, ISBN 3-437-26190-8
Huch R., Bauer, Chr..: "Mensch, Körper, Krankheit", 4. Auflage 2003, Verlag Urban und Fischer, ISBN 3-437-26790-6

[updated 18.06.2023]
 
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