Medical Pathophysiology

Code:

OPT39

Acronym:

FM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2024/2025 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Surgery and Physiology Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMED	22	Plano Oficial 2021	2	-	2	19	54

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students
Obs.: Português - Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

1. To know and understand the basic mechanisms of disease manifestation.
2. To understand the pathophysiology of dysfunction and failure of the body organs and systems.
3. Identification of pathophysiologic changes and its clinical manifestations in major examples.

Learning outcomes and competences

COMPETENCES

1. Problem solving capacities.
2. Critical thinking.
3. Assessment of clinical dysfunction of various organs and systems.
4. Identification of the pathophysiological problems in selected clinical cases.
5. Learning outcomes and competences

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. General principles of human pathophysiology.

2. Cardiovascular pathophysiology I: acute and chronic heart failure.

3. Cardiovascular pathophysiology II: atherosclerosis.

4. Respiratory pathophysiology I: acute and chronic respiratory    
    failure.

5. Respiratory pathophysiology II: ARDS.

6. Endocrine pathophysiology I: hypothalamic-pituitary axis and    
    adrenal gland.

7. Endocrine pathophysiology II: thyroid gland and endocrine
    pancreas.

8. Pathophysiology of obesity and cachexia.

9. Renal Pathophysiology: acute kidney injury and chronic kidney
    disease.

10. Liver pathophysiology: acute liver failure and chronic liver
     disease.

11. Pathophysiology of infection: sepsis and septic shock.

12. Pathophysiology in the first person: meeting the patient.

Mandatory literature

McPhee, S.J., & Hammer, G.D. ; Pathophysiology of disease: an introduction to clinical medicine. , McGraw-Hill, 2009
Nowak, T. J., Handford, A. G., & Whitelegg, G. M. ; Pathophysiology: concepts and applications for health care professionals , McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2004

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-practical classes (12x2h).

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	30,00
Frequência das aulas	24,00
Total:	54,00

Eligibility for exams

The student must be present in 75% of the classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final classification: (0.2*P) + (0.8*C)

P = Classification of the student's attendance and participation in theoretical-practical classes.

C = Classification in the clinical case assessment at the end of each theoretical-practical class.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Related with the Regulamento Geral para Avaliação dos Discentes