Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - Barcelona

General Pathology I

• code 08602
• course 2
• term Semester 1
• type FB
• credits 6

Module: Health Sciences Module

Matter: Physiology

Main language of instruction: Catalan

Other languages of instruction: Spanish

Head instructor

Dr. Fernando FUERTES - ffuertes@uic.es

Office hours

Dr Ferran Fuertes: After classes or by an e-mail requesting an hour.

Place: Office of the Faculty (Medical Area)

Dr. Cristina Monforte:After classes or by an e-mail requesting an hour.

Update Date Course Guide: June 2012

In this course, students acquire the skills that will enable them to understand, explore and address the various factors involved in health and disease within the medical-surgical area and different conditions for systems of real problems and / or potential derivatives them and the professional assistance of nursing.

Provided to develop the course and achieve the goals is that students have sufficient knowledge of anatomy and physiology, being an essential requirement to overcome these subjects in the degree.

GENERAL:

1. Students will develop cognitive, psychomotor and relationships that allow them tointegrate fundamental knowledge of general pathology in the adult, so to provide adequatenursing care, and promoting the development of autonomy and maintaining health,preventing disease and welfare of the patient, family and community.

2. Understand the basics of general medical and surgical pathology and general pathologyof the adult.

3. Know the most common diseases of organ systems: cardiovascular, respiratory,neurological and tract.

SPECIFIC:

1. Know the different mechanisms of generation of pathological processes

2. Know the most common diseases of the various devices and health systems(cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive and neurological) under the following methodology:definition, pathogenesis, pathophysiology and semiology.

3. Acquire knowledge of the pathophysiology and clinical scientific work in support ofnursing.

4. Acquire adequate knowledge of the therapeutic orientations.

5. Know the general principles of prophylaxis

6. Prognosis the potential complications of common diseases.

• 12. B - Know and observe the ethical code of conduct of Spanish nursing, understanding the ethical implications of health in a changing global context.
• 1. G - Ability to provide technical and professional health care appropriate to the health needs of the people they treat, with full technical and scientific autonomy, according to current and available scientific knowledge and to the quality standards and safety requirements set forth in the applicable legal standards and code of ethics.
• 20. B - Multidisciplinary teamwork
• 21. B - Oral and written communication.
• 22. G - Use and management of information and research
• 23. B - Ability to analyze and synthesize.
• 24. G - Ability to work autonomously.
• 25. E - Knowledge of the field of study
• 4. B - Understand the interactive behavior of the person according to their gender, group or community, within their social and multicultural context.
• 7. B - Understand people without prejudice, considering their physical, psychological and social aspects, as autonomous and independent individuals, ensuring respect for their opinions, beliefs and values, ensuring their right to privacy through confidentiality and professional secrecy.
• 8. B - Promote and respect the right of participation, information, autonomy and informed consent in decision-making of people treated, according to the way they live their health - disease process..

1 - Learn more prevlaentes diseases of various organ systems

2 - Recognize signs and symptoms of specific diseases from infancy to adulthood.

3 - Prioritize care needs in each clinical situation.

4 - Acting in front of a patient's problem or complication from childhood to adulthood.

5 - Have acquired adequate knowledge of general pathology and treatment guidelines, pharmacological, physical and surgical.

FUNDAMENTALS OF GENERAL PATHOLOGY

1. Etiology Overview: The concept and history of the disease. General mechanisms of disease production.
2. Pathogenesis. Pathophysiology. Symptoms and signs. Syndromes.
3. Immunology: Immunodeficiency. Autoimmunity. Hypersensitivity reactions. Pathology related to HLA and complement.
4. Oncology: General Oncology. Concepts and definitions. Etiology of neoplasms. Oncogenes. Biological and immunological characteristics of malignant tumors. Metastasis. Tumor biology. Clinical manifestations of the tumors. The tumor as a mass. General malignant syndrome. Para-neoplastic syndromes. Evolutionary classifications of tumors.
5. Fundamentals of Surgical Pathology: Bruises and wounds. Healing. Pathology of the scar. Heat injuries: burns. Injuries caused by electricity. Injuries caused by cold, freezing. General principles faith bone fractures. Inflammation. Infection in surgery. Inflammation. Infection in surgery: general, local infection, boils and abscesses, infections of the lymphatic system and adenitis linfaquitis.

GENERAL PATHOLOGY OF ADULT I:

6.  Respiratory: Shortness of breath: causes, mechanisms of production and signs. Pathophysiology of the pleura and mediastinum. Etiopathogenesis i pathophysiology of pulmonary circulation. General pathology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: clinical presentations. Pathology of bronchial asthma. Respiratory infectious diseases.
7. Cardiovascular system: Heart failure: causes, mechanisms, classification and semiology. Etiology and pathophysiology of valvular heart disease. Etiology and pathophysiology of cardiac arrhythmias. Pathology of coronary heart disease: clinical syndromes of ischemic heart disease. Pathology of the pericardium and myocardium. Pathology of the regulation of blood pressure, hypertension and syncope.
8. Nervous system: Pathophysiology of consciousness: concept and classification of comas. The motor unit and its pathology. Paralysis. Alterations of muscle tone. Pathology of the spinal cord i brainstem. General pathology of the cerebellum, vestibular syndrome. Pathology of the extrapyramidal system and basal ganglia. Pathology of the cerebral cortex and association areas. Pathology of the cerebral circulation and cerebrospinal fluid. Peripheral nervous system pathology i nervous system.
9. Digestive system: pathology of swallowing. Pathology of gastric secretion. Pathology of bowel function, diarrhea, constipation, ileus, intestinal maldigestion. Intestinal malabsorption. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. Pathology of bilirubin metabolism, jaundice. Pathology of portal hypertension. Acute and chronic liver failure. Hepatic encephalopathy. Gastrointestinal infections.

• The methodology used will be 20% for the introductory theory of the topics by the lecturer (lectures with audio-visual support) and preparation of cooperative learning, 30% for tutoring to students or student work at UIC of cooperative learning must state that after the rest of their peers and 50% for exposure of students in their coursework.

• Cooperative work is performed on the items indicate the teacher, so students should prepare independently in groups under the guidance of the teacher. In class, students will present their collaborative work by presenting a topic that will be the subject of review in the same way that the agenda set by the teacher. After exposure of the students qualify Professor relevant knowledge. Cooperative work groups will be about 6 students, with an average of 80 students per class; there will be 13-14 groups.

• The existence of groups means that teachers should share what issues are those that prepare students and they should provide themselves. In this way the teachers of a subject clearly indicate the topics to be developed by students and the exposure time.

FIRST CALL:
The evaluation of the course consists of:
• Continuous assessment of student work in classrooms: 40%.
• Assessment by the final exam with a public call: 60%.
For this to pass the course, one must meet the following requirements:
The theoretical average rating and continuous assessment must be at least a value of 5 points out of a total of 10, but other indications

Continuous assessment of student work in classrooms (40% of the total grade) will have 4 notes that consist on 2 partial exams and 2 group works. If one exam or group work is not done by any student, the note of this part it will be zero:
Student assessment will take into account the individual and collaborative work, and partial tests can be made so that:
• Self-assessment of their own group, so be valued more or less active participation to the cooperative work in both quantity and quality. This section evaluates the following powers: 7B, 12B, 24G, 4B, 1G, 25E, 21B, 20B, 4B, 22G, 23G, 8B.
• Assessment of other groups after exposure in class to assess the content and form of presentation. This section evaluates the following powers: 7B, 12B, 24G, 4B, 1G, 25E, 21B, 20B, 4B, 22G, 23G, 8B.
• Teacher's note about the exhibition and the cooperative work done. This section evaluates the following powers: 7B, 12B, 24G, 4B, 1G, 25E, 21B, 20B, 4B, 22G, 23G, 8B.
• 40% of them partial test scores (predicted to contain questions to answer multiple choice (ROM) and / or short-answer questions. The total numbers of tests not exceed 3 to throughout the semester. This section evaluates competences 12B, 24G, 1G, 25E, 4B, 23G.

Final theoretical evaluation of the course (60% of the total grade)
• This section evaluates the following skills: 12B, 24G, 1G, 25E, 4B, 23G.
• It is expected that questions contain multiple-choice response (ROM).

Second Call:
For that to overcome the second call, you must meet the following requirements:
• Having passed the 2 parts of the subject: i final test work continued during the semester.
• For this second call will save the notes of the parties approved by 1st call and duty to determine the suspended in 1 second call.
• The desk review will consist of a written test type 'test' to multiple-choice questions with five options each where only one is correct, but may also have a theme to be developed, more questions tanning.

Third and Fourth Calls and if it is necessary, Fifth and Sixth Calls:
The evaluation of the 3 rd and 4th calls and if it's necessary 5th and 6th call and will be equal to the 1st 2nd call and in no case be kept no notes of the previous year. To pass the course should always be resolved by the two sides of the subject.

• Manual de patología general, etiologia, fisiopatologia, semiología, síndromes. S de Castro del Pozo. Barcelona, Masson, 2006.
• Patología General: semiología clínica y fisiopatología. García Conde. McGraw Hill Interamericana, segunda edición. Madrid, 2003.
• Introducción al cuerpo humano: Fundamentos de anatomía y fisiología. Tortora, Gerard J, Derrickson, Bryan. Ed Panamericana, México, 2008.

E: exam date | R: revision date | 1: first session | 2: second session:

• E1 10/01/2011 08:00h
• R1 17/01/2011 08:00h
• E2 23/06/2011 12:00h A01
• R2 30/06/2011 12:00h A21