Syllabus
Lectures:
Disturbances of homeostasis
Cardiac pathophysiology
Vascular pathophysiology
Respiratory pathophysiology
Renal pathophysiology
Acid base balance and its disturbances
Pathophysiology of gastrointestinal tract
Disturbances of the metabolism of nutrients
Pathophysiology of endocrine system
Diabetes mellitus, etiology, pathogenesis, complication
Changes during exercise and stress
Immobilisation
Ageing
Disturbances of iron metabolism, pathophysiology of blood
Current news in pathophysiology
Practicals and seminars:
General pathophysiology: inflammation, fever
Changes of peripheral perfusion, experimental cyanosis and ischemia
Changes of regulation of breathing, apnoea
Pathophysiology of cortical functions: tests
Pathophysiology of vegetative nervous system: Shellong ´s test
Motor disorders, reflex investigation
Credit test
Annotation
Pathological physiology is a part of preclinical education in medical faculties and studies the diseases from the point of view of changes in functions of organs and tissues. Knowledge in pathological physiology is based on the experimental studies and clinical observation.