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COURSE SYLLABUS
1. TITLE OF COURSE: Human Pathology
PREFIX/NUMBER: PAP 235
CREDIT HOURS: 4
2. INSTRUCTOR: Lynne Ross
PHONE: 549-3075
EMAIL: Lynne.Ross@Pueblocc.edu
3. CLASS DAYS/TIME: Mondays & Wednesdays 4:00 – 5:50 p.m.
BUILDING/ROOM: MT 173
4. RESOURCES: TEXTS:
(1) A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pathology, 3rd edition
Ruth Werner, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 0-7817-5489-5
SUPPLIES: Notebook, folder or binder, writing tool, hi-liter.
5. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Focuses on the clinical pathophysiology of human illness. Individual modules examine the cellular and organ-based aspects of disease with attention to how the disease process begins and proceeds. Presentations in Clinical Medicine accompany the material in this course, allowing students to correlate the pathophysiology of specific disease with the medical and surgical management of those conditions.
6. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
I. Develop and utilize a new vocabulary.
II. Be able to communicate with MD colleagues and have the same
exposure to pathology.
III. Describe and evaluate mechanistically what can go wrong with each organ system.
IV. Be able to constantly apply skills that allow learning to occur from the literature.
V. Describe the general categories of infectious agents that are pathogenic to humans and how they are classified.
VI. Identify host barriers to infection and how they break down.
VII. Describe and evaluate mechanisms by which infectious agents cause disease.
VIII. Describe the causes of cellular injury, the mechanisms of injury at the molecular level, and the morphologic sequelae of injury as seen in the microscope.
IX. Explain the various cellular adaptations to injury, including atrophy, hypertrophy, hyperplasia and metaplasia and cellular aging.
X. Explain the acute inflammatory process, including vascular changes, leukocyte functions, chemical mediators and outcomes.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
XI. Describe the types of chronic inflammation, the role of lymphatics and lymph nodes morphologic patterns and systemic effects of inflammation.
XII. Discuss mechanisms of cellular regeneration, repair by connective tissue, wound healing and pathologic aspects of repair.
XIII. Describe biological similarities and differences between benign and malignant cells and between benign and malignant neoplasms at the microscopic level, the macroscopic level and at the clinical level.
XIV. Describe general concepts of the etiology and epidemiology of cancer, the current understanding of the molecular basis of carcinogenesis, biology of tumor growth and host defense mechanisms.
XV. Be able to give specific neoplasms which illustrate a particular characteristic experimentally or clinically.
7. EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
Final grade for this course will be determined by a combination of exams, quizzes, projects, practical exams and homework assignments. These items may be weighted differently.
GRADING SCALE:
All Health Professions certificate and degree programs use the following grading scale:
93 - 100% = A
85 - 92% = B
77 - 84% = C
69 - 76% = D
0 - 68% = F
Special Remarks:
- Attendance: College policy states that students may be dropped from enrollment when absent 20% of the scheduled class meetings. Reinstatement procedures are described in the PCC catalog.
- Students should refer to the Massage Therapy Student Handbook for details regarding attendance, tardy and make-up policies for MST curriculum courses.
3. It is the student’s responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments. If prior arrangements are made or extenuating circumstances exist, makeup of tests/quizzes may be allowed. Late homework/projects will not be accepted unless those same extenuation circumstances exist.
8. COURSE OUTLINE: The following content areas will be covered in this course:
- Basic components of the cell
- Diseases/disorders of the Gastrointestinal/Nutritional system
- Diseases/disorders of the Dermataologic (Integumentary) system
- Diseases/disorders of the Musculoskeletal system
- Diseases/disorders of the Respiratory system
- Diseases/disorders of the Neurologic system
- Diseases/disorders of the Endocrine system
- Diseases/disorders of the Pulmonary system
- Diseases/disorders of the Cardiovascular system
- Diseases/disorders of the Ear/Nose/Throat
- Diseases/disorders of the Hematologic system
- Diseases/disorders of the Male/Female Reproductive system
- Diseases/disorders of the Urinary/Renal system
Note: Class schedule and course content are subject to
change at the Instructor’s discretion.
9. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in
- Class activities
- Class discussions
- Homework assignments
- In-class reading/writing assignments
Students are required to bring all learning materials and supplies to every class meeting.
10. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.
11. ADA NOTICE:
Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the PCC Adaptive Services Advisor at (719) 549-3331 for further information.
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