FISIOLOGIA UMANA - PATOLOGIA UMANA E TERMINOLOGIA MEDICAModule PATOLOGIA UMANA E TERMINOLOGIA MEDICA
Academic Year 2025/2026 - Teacher: KATIA DOMENICA MANGANOExpected Learning Outcomes
Course Structure
Frontal lesson
Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus
According to the RDA, Article 12 - University Educational Credits (CFU), the standard 25-hour workload for a student, corresponding to one credit, may include: a) 7 hours dedicated to lectures or equivalent teaching activities and the remainder to individual study; b) at least 12 and no more than 15 hours dedicated to classroom exercises or equivalent supervised activities (workshops) and the remainder to personal study and revision.
Required Prerequisites
Attendance of Lessons
Mandatory attendance according to the provisions of the Degree Course's teaching regulations in CTF as reported in the link: http://www.dsf.unict.it/corsi/lm-13_ctf/regolamento-didattico
Information for students with disabilities and/or learning disabilities (LDs)
To ensure equal opportunities and in compliance with applicable laws, interested students may request a personal interview to plan any compensatory and/or extenuating measures, based on their educational objectives and specific needs. Students may also contact the CInAP (Center for Active and Participatory Integration - Services for Disabilities and/or LDs) contact teacher in our Department, Professor Santina Chiechio.
Detailed Course Content
- Introduction General Pathology
- Alterations acid-base balance
- Genetic diseases
- Environmental pathology
- Cellular pathology: cellular adaptations (hyperplasia, hypertrophy, atrophy, metaplasia, dysplasia), apoptosis, necrosis
- Regeneration, repair and healing
- Inflammation: acute, chronic, inflammatory mediators
- Fever and alterations of the temperature
- Immune system: innate immunity, acquired (cell mediated and humoral)
- Evasion of host defences
- Primary and acquired immunodeficiencies (AIDS)
- Hypersensitivity: I, II, III e IV type
- Immune tolerance
- Autoimmunity: pathogenetic mechanisms and some autoimmune diseases (multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, type I diabetes)
- Tumors
- Atherosclerosis
- Amyloidosis
- Anemie
- Shock
- Kidney phisiopathology
- Liver phisiopathology
Textbook Information
- Elementi di patologia generale per corsi di laurea in professioni sanitarie, Giovanni M. Pontieri – Piccin
- Elementi di fisiopatologia generale GM Pontieri - Ed. Piccin
| Author | Title | Publisher | Year | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontieri M | Elementi di patologia generale per corsi di laurea in professioni sanitarie | Piccin | 2018 | |
| Pontieri M | Elementi di fisiopatologia generale per corsi di laurea in professioni sanitarie | Piccin | 2018 |
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | General pathology introduction; Genetic diseases; Environmental pathology; Cellular pathology: cellular adaptations (hyperplasia, hypertrophy, atrophy, metaplasia, dysplasia), apoptosis, necrosis Regeneration, repair and healing; Inflammation: acute, chronic, inflammatory mediators Fever and temperature changes | Elementi di Patologia generale per corsi di laurea in professioni sanitarie M. Pontieri - Piccin |
| 2 | Alterations of acid - base balance, Amyloidosis, Atherosclerosis, Diabetes mellitus | Elementi di fisiopatologia generale GM Pontieri Ed. Piccin |
| 3 | Immune system: innate, acquired immunity (cell mediated and humoral) Avoidance of the host's defenses; Primary and acquired immunodeficiencies (AIDS); Hypersensitivity: I, II, III and IV type; Immune tolerance; Autoimmunity: pathogenetic mechanisms and some autoimmune diseases (multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, type I diabetes); Tumors | Elementi di Patologia generale per corsi di laurea in professioni sanitarie M. Pontieri - Piccin |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
Oral examination
Verification of learning can also be carried out electronically, if the conditions require it.
Information for students with disabilities and/or SLD To guarantee equal opportunities and in compliance with the laws in force, interested students can ask for a personal interview in order to plan any compensatory and/or dispensatory measures, based on the didactic objectives and specific needs.