PATHOPHYSIOLOGY SYLLABUS
Spring 2012
Text: Porth,Carol. Essentials of Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States, 3rd ed., 2010
Topics Text*
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Introduction .... Stress |
Introduction & Chapter 9 |
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Cell Adaptation, Injury, Death |
Chapter 2 (review Chapter 1) |
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Genes, Genetic Disease, & Congenital Disorders |
Chapter 6 (review chapter 5) |
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Neoplasia |
Chapter 7 |
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Inflammation |
Chapter 3 |
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Neural Physiology and Disorders of CNS |
Chapter 37 (Review Chapter 34) |
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Mechanisms of Endocrine Function & Disorders |
Chapters 31, 32, & 33 |
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Cardiac Function and Disorders |
Chapters 19 & 20 (Review Chapter 17, p 377-395) |
* You will be tested on the material covered in lecture. Use the text to help you understand the lecture
material. You will NOT be tested on material in the text that we have not covered in the lecture
unless I specifically assign it.
Tuesday, February 14
Thursday, March 8
Tuesday, April 10
FINAL EXAMINATION (cumulative) to be announced
This schedule is subject to change as we move through the semester,
nevertheless it will give you an idea of what to expect.
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