COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SCIENCE OF DISEASES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SHS 1035 SCIENCE OF DISEASES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Vocational School of Healthcare

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR TIJEN ERÇAL

Offered to

Medical Laboratory Techniques
Anesthesia
Vocational School of Healthcare
Medical Documentation and Secretariat
Audiometry
Medical Imaging Techniques
First And Emergency Aid
Nuclear Medicine Techniques
Radioterapy

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to gain knowledge about the conditions that disturb the structures and the functions of the human body systems, and about the underlying disease mechanisms.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define distorting factors belong to cells, tissues and organs in structure of body systems
2   To define the mechanisms of the formation of diseases
3   To describe the ways to prevent from diseases
4   To describe the methods of treatment of diseases

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 INTRODUCTION to SYSTEM DISEASES 1.1. What is the physiology and pathophysiology 1.2 To evaluate the knowledge that was gained in the high school
2 Pathophysiological pathways in the cells 2.1. Cell adaptation mechanisms 2.2. Cell injury 2.3. Necrosis, apoptosis, 2.4. Mutation, 2.5. Tumor, proto-oncogene-oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, DNA repair genes
3 MUSCLE AND SKELETAL SYSTEM DISEASES 3.1. Muscle diseases: Botilusmus, tetanus, myasthenia gravis, Duchene muscular dystrophy, osteoporosis, 3.2. Rickets, 3.3. Osteomalacia, 3.4. Bone fractures
4 DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES 4.1. Clinical symptoms of diseases of the digestive system 4.2. Postgastrectomy syndromes 4.3. Acute abdomen 4.4. Cancers of the digestive system
5 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES 5.1. Respiratory system diseases, clinical symptoms, 5.2. Pulmonary edema, 5.3. aspiration, 5.4. atelectasis, 5.5. Pleural effusion, 5.6. Pulmonary fibrosis, 5.7. Pneumothorax, pneumonia, 5.8. Asthma, 5.9. Acute respiratory failure, 5.10. Postoperative respiratory failure 5.11. Chronic obstructive pulmoner diseases 5.12. Chronicbronchitis,mphysema 5.13. Pulmoner Cancers
6 HEMOTOPOIETIK SYSTEM DISEASES 6.1. Anemia, 6.2. Leukemias 6.3. Multiple myeloma, 6.4. Lymphadenopathy, 6.5. Lymphomas, 6.6. Clotting mechanism and its diseases
7 CARDIO VASCULAR SYSTEM DISEASES 7.1. Heart valve disease, 7.2. Arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis, 7.3. Hypertension, 7.4. Embolism, 7.5. Varicose veins and venous insufficiency, 7.6. Superior vena cava syndrome, 7.7. Shock
8 The Endocrine System Diseases 8.1. Diabetes insipidus, 8.2. ADH secretion disorders, 8.3. Hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, 8.4. Diabetes mellitus, 8.5. Hypoglycemia 8.6. Stress, 8.7. Phaeochromocytoma, 8.8. Cushing's disease, 8.9. Addison's disease
9 URINARY SYSTEM DISEASES 9.1. Urinary tract obstruction 9.2. Urinary System Tumors 9.3. Urinary System Infections 9.4. Neurogenic bladder 9.5. Cystitis 9.6. Acute and chronic renal failure
10 REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES 10.1. menstruation 10.2. Menopause, 10.3. Dysfunctional bleeding, 10.4. Cervical, ovarian, endometrial cancer, breast cancer, 10.5. Varicocele, hydrocele, 10.6. Testis, Prostate Cancer
11 NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES 11.1. Coma 11.2. Epilepsy, 11.3. Increased intracranial pressure syndrome, 11.4. Spinal cord trauma, 11.5. Radiculopathies, 11.6. Plexus injuries
12 SENSORY DISEASES 12.1. Refractive errors 12.2. Diabetic retinopathy 12.3. Glaucoma 12.4. Deafness 12.5. Taste and smell disorders

Recomended or Required Reading

1. International Medical Guide For Ships WHO 1988
2. Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Control, American Public Health Association 1998
3. Kısa Iç hastalıkları, Houston JC, Joiner GL, Trounce JR, 1988
4. Klinik Uygulamada Pratisyen Hekimin Elkitabı Dr. Ertugrul Köroğlu Anakara 1983.
5. Resimli Insan anatomisi Prof. Dr. Mehmet Yıldırım. 2002
6. lecture presentaion outcomes

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Power Point Presentation and inter-active discussion

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Yarıyıl içi (%40)
Yarıyıl Sonu (Final) (%60)
1. Ara Sınav 2.Ara Sınav 1.Ödev/ Proje 2.Ödev/ Proje Teorik
Uygulama Ödev/ Proje
Teorik Uygulama Teorik Uygulama
%50 - %50 - - - %100 - -

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

e-mail:deryakaya29@gmail.com
phone: 0090 505 6733613

Office Hours

13.30-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 2 3 6
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Midterm 2 1 2
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41

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