Overview

This topic will provide students with an understanding of the general physiological principles that underpin most disease processes and a more detailed background in a range of specific human diseases. In each case, the pathophysiology will be highlighted

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Aims

This topic aims to provide students with an understanding of the general physiological principles that underpin most disease processes and a more detailed knowledge in a range of specific human diseases.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
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Demonstrate a broad knowledge of normal human physiology for understanding pathophysiological processes
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Outline the basic physiological processes that underpin human diseases
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Explain the logical pathological process of how a disease leads to a particular symptom
4.
Search and critically analyse scientific literatures relevant to diseases

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