Teacher(s)
Dechamps Mélanie; Feron Olivier (coordinator);
Language
French
> English-friendly
> English-friendly
Prerequisites
The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Main themes
Purpose of the matter
General pathophysiology teaching aims at presenting most common disorders, emphasizing the logical and temporal relationships between etiology, pathophysiology and clinical symptoms (natural course of the disease). Consequently, diagnostic approach and therapeutical principles are discussed.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | To acquire the knowledge and the skills allowing to understand the pathophysiological mechanisms of common disorders, the rational of diagnostic approach and therapeutics. |
Content
Lectures covering most common disorders useful for students in pharmacy and biomedical sciences : arterial hypertension - heart failure - ischemic cardiomyopathy - emphysema - chronic obstructive lung disease and asthma - gastroduodenal ulcer - malabsorption - liver and biliary diseases - diabetes - thyroid disorders - renal disorders - blood and rheumatic diseases - neoplastic disorders.
Teaching methods
Lectures (remote and/or classrooms)
Evaluation methods
Multiple-choices questions (MCQ) + Questions requiring short-open-responses (QSOR).
Online resources
All the documents projected (incl. remotely) are accessible via Moodle.
Teaching materials
- Supports du cours disponibles sur Moodle
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