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Sturt Rd, Bedford Park
South Australia 5042
Follow Flinders
Year
2021
Units
4.5
Contact
2 x 1-hour lectures weekly
13 x 1-hour tutorials per semester
1 x 8-hour independent study weekly
13 x 1-hour tutorials per semester
1 x 8-hour independent study weekly
Prerequisites
^ = May be enrolled concurrently
^ 1 of MMED2931, MMED2932
Enrolment not permitted
MMED8937 has been successfully completed
Assessment
Assignment(s); Examination (60%).
Topic description
This topic will provide students with an understanding of the general physiological principles that underpin most disease processes and a more detailed background in a range of specific human diseases. In each case, the pathophysiology will be highlighted
Educational aims
This topic aims to provide students with an understanding of the general physiological principles that underpin most disease processes and a more detailed knowledge in a range of specific human diseases.
Expected learning outcomes
On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
- Demonstrate a broad knowledge of normal human physiology for understanding pathophysiological processes
- Outline the basic physiological processes that underpin human diseases
- Explain the logical pathophysiological process of how a disease leads to a particular symptom
- Search and critically analyse scientific literatures relevant to diseases
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