Pathology
Source：国际学院 Date：2013-12-30 Hits：199
Objectives:
Pathology is a basic medical discipline. It involves the investigation of the underlying causes (etiology) of disease, the mechanisms (pathogenesis) that result in the presenting signs and symptoms of the patient, the structural (morphology) and functional (patho-physiology) changes and its consequences.
Requirements:
The aim of pathology is to understand the nature and development of diseases through the investigation of the underlying causes (etiology) of disease, the mechanisms (pathogenesis) that result in the presenting signs and symptoms of the patient, the structural (morphology) and functional (patho-physiology) changes and its consequences.
Contents:
In the knowledge of medicine, pathology is the bridge that connects the basic science and clinical practice because the study of pathology is based on anatomy, histo-embryology, physiology, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, microbiology, parasitology and immunology. Simultaneously, pathology is the basis of the clinical practice and also belongs to the clinical medicine. In the clinical practice, pathology provides not only the theoretical basis for diagnoses and prevention of diseases, but also the most direct and reliable evidence for diagnoses. Many diseases are dependent on the final conclusive diagnoses that pathology makes. In the scientific research, pathology is also the important research field. The research work on cardiovascular diseases and malignant tumors involves the knowledge of pathology. Generally, pathology plays an important role in medical education, clinical treatment and scientific research.
Pathology is divided into general pathology and systemic pathology. The former focuses on the common features and the development of various disorders. The major content includes cell injury and repair, hemodynamic disorders, inflammation, neoplasia etc, in which the emphasis is put on the concepts of various basic pathologic changes. The latter examines the particular pathologic changes and the development of disorders such as viral hepatitis, pneumonia and rheumatic fever, etc, in which the concrete disorders are recognized on the knowledge of the basic pathologic changes. This discipline is highly practical science. The teaching style includes theory, experiment (gross specimens and slides), autopsy on probation, video and clinical pathology conference.
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