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General Pathology

Course Code :
SGS 372
Level :
Undergraduate
Course Hours :
3.00 Hours
Department :
Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine

Instructor information :

Area of Study :

• To familiarize students with the basic disease patterns and their underlying. Mechanisms within the specific organ system as step to preparing the student for his future work as a dentist. • To promote life long competencies necessary for continuous professional development

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Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

General Pathology

Cell injury and metabolic disturbances, Irreversible cell necrosis,Inflammation,introduction diease etiology, repair (healing & regeneration), and circulatory disturbances.

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Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

General Pathology

Course outcomes:

a. Knowledge and Understanding:

1-	Define and discuss the main disease categories that may affect the body
2-	Describe the morphologic ( gross & microscopic ) changes occurring as a
3-	Determine the fate & complications of each particular disease and outline

b. Intellectual Skills:

1-	Predict the signs and symptoms of a disease based on the underlying gross
2-	Interpreting in a professional manner an oral pathology report.

c. Professional and Practical Skills:

1-	Describe the pathologic picture of a disorder based on gross or
2-	Choosing the most appropriate cost effective pathologic diagnostic
3-	Selecting the necessary techniques for sample reception & processing

d. General and Transferable Skills:

1-	Express themselves freely and adequately by improving their descriptive
2-	Respond appropriately according to the seriousness of the pathologic
3-	Maintain a professional image in manner, dress, speech and interpersonal

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

General Pathology

Course topics and contents:

Topic	No. of hours	Lecture
Pathology and its related disciplines	4	Pathology and its related disciplines
Technical Pointers on sample handling,	4	Technical Pointers on sample handling,
sending,processing	4	sending,processing
reporting as well as quality	4	reporting as well as quality
control of surgical biopsy material	4	control of surgical biopsy material
Cell injury	4	Cell injury
Cell, accumulations & depositions	4	Cell, accumulations & depositions
Inflammation	4	Inflammation
repair	4	repair
Immune response	4	Immune response
nonspecific infections	4	nonspecific infections
Specific infections-granuloma	4	Specific infections-granuloma
Fluid & hemodynamic disturbances	4	Fluid & hemodynamic disturbances

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

General Pathology

Teaching And Learning Methodologies:

Teaching and learning methods
General Lectures
Tutorials
seminars
small group discussions
role playing
case studies
Practical sessions
Histopathology slide lab
Museum of pathology

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

General Pathology

Course Assessment :

Methods of assessment	Relative weight %	Assess What
Final Written Examination	25.00	knowledge and understanding.
Mid Term Examination	30.00	assess knowledge and understanding
Mid Term Practical Examination	20.00	assess descriptive & diagnostic abilities and theory application
Oral Examination	10.00
Practical Examination	15.00	descriptive & diagnostic abilities and theory

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

General Pathology

Books:

Book	Author	Publisher

Course notes :

• Department Book available at faculty bookshops & in the department: Principles of general & special pathology parts 1 & 2 – color atlases of Gross pathology and Histopathology G. Nada et al. • Multiple sets of slides to be used during the histopathology sections

Recommended books :

Principles of general & special pathology parts 1 & 2 – color atlases of Gross pathology and Histopathology G. Nada et al Basic Pathology by Kumar,Cotran & Robbins systemic pathology J.C.E underwood 3rd edition livingstone

Periodicals :

Recommended Books

Web Sites :

• http://www.pathmax.com/ • http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/LABS/LABMENU.html#2 • http://www.med.uiuc.edu/PathAtlasf/titlePage.html • http://www.medscape.com/pathologyhome • http://www.gwumc.edu/dept/path/2F.HTM