Subject 'Pathology'

Name in Estonian: Patoloogia

Year: 2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020 2020/2021 2021/2022

State code	5ITO13PT
Study language	Estonian
Chair	Chair of Occupational Therapy
Credit points	2 ECTS
Grading method	Nondistinctive

Aim

1 To provide an overview about general pathological changes at different levels of organism that are common to many or all diseases;
2 to discuss pathological changes and processes that run differently in different organ systems (focusing on the most widely spread internal diseases).

Study outcome

Having passed the subject, the student:
1 knows the essence of general pathology and is able to use the main concepts of general pathology;
2 knows alternative changes in case of which damages to tissues are dominant (dystrophy, necrosis, circulatory disorders);
3 has an overview about inflammatory processes, functioning of the immune system and immunopathology;
4 knows compensatory regenerative processes, also the essence and genetic mechanisms of tumours;
5 has prior knowledge about special pathology processes in case of the most widely spread internal diseases.

Is taught in following curricula

2016: TT

2015: TT

2014: TT

2013: TT