Pathological Physiology (PAK_054)
About Study Course
Objective
The common objective of the study courses PAK_049 and PAK_047 is, by complementing each other, to provide integrated knowledge in pathology and to form a clinically oriented, logical and scientifically critical course of thought, with particular emphasis within the framework of studies on frequent and general pathological processes, as well as clinically significant pathologies related to the reproductive age of women, pregnancy and childbirth, as well as foetus, placenta and newborn pathology. This aspect of the programme should provide the theoretical basis for learning the clinical courses, shaping a well-educated specialist.
The objective of course PAK_049 is to provide knowledge of certain general pathological processes and the pathogenesis of certain relevant diseases (including systemic pathological changes in the pregnant woman’s body: eclampsia and related clinical problems; gestational diabetes etc.), as far as possible within the scope of the course. Study course PAK_047 complements course PAK_049 with concentrated knowledge of gynaecological and breast pathology, pathology of placenta, umbilical cord and foetal membranes, perinatal pathology and pathogenesis of birth injuries; these aspects are not revisited within PAK_049.
Prerequisites
Cell biology, human anatomy, histology, embryology, genetics, physiology, biochemistry.
Learning outcomes
As a result of completing the study course, the student will know and will be able to explain in a reasoned way the nature of individual diseases and general pathological processes; pathogenesis and its manifestations in clinical processes, imaging and laboratory examinations; causes and risk factors; potential complications and consequences, as well as outcomes, as far as the scope of the study course allows.
As far as the scope of the study course allows, the student will learn, through clinical assignments, to identify the most common pathologies, reasoned evaluation of the pathogenesis of the diseases referred to in the thematic plan of the course, associate it with clinical manifestations of diseases and diagnostic basis, and to act practically organising the necessary laboratory examinations, interpreting and critically analysing the results thereof in relation to the overall picture of the disease.
Using the acquired knowledge, the student will be able to select the most relevant information and identify the most common pathologies, reasonably evaluate their pathogenesis, as far as the scope of the study course allows.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwifery, MZFVb | 3 | Bachelor’s | Required | Guna Volanska, Arvīds Jakovļevs |
