Pathology for Medical Radiation
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
MEDI 2006
Course Level
Undergraduate
Offered Externally
No
Course ID
101506
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
The 2025 timetable is
not yet available.
Course owner
UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences
To assist students to understand the principles of disease processes and underlying common pathological conditions that are relevant to medical radiation science.
Introduction to pathology, concepts of disease, aetiology, pathogenesis and reaction to disease. Stress, cell injury, adaptation: atrophy, hypertrophy, hyperplasia, metaplasia, dysplasia. Cell death and necrosis, reversible and irreversible injury. Inflammatory process, immune alterations, infectious processes. Acid-base and electrolyte imbalances. Host-parasite relationship, manifestations of infectious disease. Neoplasia: benign and malignant neoplasm, carcinogenesis, angiogenesis, metastasis, clinical aspects. Understanding of the pathological basis of systems including: haemopoietic, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, digestive, nervous, skeletal, endocrine, reproductive system.
Nil
Common to all relevant programs | |
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Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
BIOL 1049 | Human Physiology 100 |
HLTH 1020 | Human Anatomy 100 |
Common to all relevant programs | |
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Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
BIOL 1050 | Human Physiology 101 |
Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, CITY EAST | |||
Lecture | 3 hours x 13 weeks | ||
Workshop | 2 hours x 13 weeks |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Case study, Examination, Test/Quiz
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.