Pathology I

Pathology is the study of disease. The Course in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine provides an introduction to the mechanisms of disease and to the morphology and clinical characteristics of a broad spectrum of disease entities. In the Course we will aim to provide a foundation for the understanding of the disease state at the molecular, cellular, tissue, organ, and organismal levels.

By the end of the course, we expect that you will have:

1.Sufficient data about basic disease reactions and organ specific reactions so that 

you can:

• Interpret signs and symptoms elicited in a patient’s history and create a differential diagnosis
• b. Interpret laboratory data
• c. Anticipate the natural course of disease
• d. Continue to learn the Pathophysiology of disease
• e. Understand possible avenues of medical or surgical therapy

      2.  Sufficient knowledge of gross pathology and histopathology so that you can:

• Interpret findings at surgery
• b. Interpret pathology reports
• A basic understanding of diagnostic laboratory evaluation and of the relationship

Between laboratory and morphological changes in diseases states.

1. An awareness of the role of the autopsy in medicine.