Medical Pathophysiology

Code:

OPT39

Acronym:

FM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2023/2024 - 1S

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	30	Plano Oficial 2021	3	-	2	19	54

Teaching language

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

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

General principles of human pathophysiology.

 

Cardiovascular System I: structure and function.

Cardiovascular pathophysiology: acute and chronic heart failure.

 

Cardiovascular System II: structure and function.

Cardiovascular pathophysiology: atherosclerosis.

 

Respiratory system: structure and function.

Respiratory pathophysiology: acute and chronic respiratory failure.

 

Endocrine system I: structure and function.

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

 

Endocrine system II: structure and function.

Endocrine pathophysiology II: thyroid gland and endocrine pancreas.

 

Nutritional status and caloric balance.

Obesity pathophysiology.

 

Renal system: structure and function.

Renal Pathophysiology: acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease.

 

Gastrointestinal system: structure and function.

Liver pathophysiology: acute liver failure and chronic liver disease.

 

Immune system: structure and function.

Pathophysiology of infection: sepsis and septic shock.

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

Seminars (7.0 hours). Orientation tutorial (7.0 hours). Other (2.0 hours).

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	70,00
Teste	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	35,00
Frequência das aulas	19,00
Total:	54,00

Eligibility for exams

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

Calculation formula of final grade

- Continuous assessment through the participation in the classes and classification in the clinical cases (70%).
- Written examination (30%)

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Related with the Regulamento Geral para Avaliação dos Discentes