PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

Course Sheet

Course code:

IN22B4B

Academic Year of enrolment:

2019

Year of supply:

2020/2021

Divisions:

CANALE B

Type of Course:

Related/Supplementary

Degree:

Course of 1st Cycle Degree in NURSING

Disciplinary Sector:

Pathological Anatomy

Is part of:

PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY

Location:

PESCARA

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

IEZZI MANUELA

Cycle:

Second semester

Obligatory attendance:

Yes

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

Prerequisites:

It is mandatory that students have passed the exams related to the indicated courses: Corso Integrato di Scienze infermieristiche in area medica e chirurgica e il Corso Integrato di Scienze Infermieristiche in Medicina Specialistica e Integrata. In addition, knowledge of the gross and microscopic pathology and of the main principles of physiology is required.

Objectives

The student will be able to communicate correct information to experienced or not experienced persons
Learning skills
The student will be able to develop more skills, to be updated, and undertake further studies

Contents

Knowledge of the pathologic basis of disease in different organs. Knowledge of cellular and tissue lesions and of their evolution.
Knowledge of the role of pathology and cytology in related with clinical decisions. Recognition of the appropriateness of histochemical, immune-histochemical and molecular biology techniques to perform a differential diagnoses. Knowledge of the major classification systems. In case of oncological pathology, knowledge of the main grading and staging schemes to interpret pathological reports correctly.

Extended Syllabus

The Pathology Department:
Histopatology, Surgical Pathology, Histochemistry and
Immunohistochemistry. The Pathology Department:
Cytology: conventional smears and thin prep preparations, cytology of effusions, fine needle aspiration.
The Pathology Department:
Usefulness of ultrastructural analyses in tumour pathology, molecular biology applied to cytological and histological specimens in tumour pathology
Cellular and tissue pathology: atrophy, hypertrophy, metaplasia, dysplasia, anaplasia, in situ carcinoma, invasive cancer characteristics and nomenclature. Lung cancer, asbestosis and mesothelioma. Breast cancer and importance of the sentinel lymph node Female genital apparatus: cervical cancer and tumours of the body of the uterus and prevention.
Non-neoplastic and neoplastic intestinal polyps, colon cancer. Thyroid cancer and needle aspiration.
Skin tumors
Ovarian tumours

Recommended Bibliography

Teacher’s notes and handouts.

Teaching Methods

Interactive lectures (15 hours) performed utilizing images from Power Point files will be integrated by the students with the study of the teacher’s note and handouts and other educational training material.

Contacts/More Information

Educational programs and the schedule of the classes are published by Cds and Athenaeum web sites. The schedule of the exams is on the web personal page of each student.
Prof. Manuela Iezzi
E-mail:manuela.iezzi1@unich.it
Encounters will be scheduled with the students via e-mail

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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