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Pathophysiology (BIOL 2229)
Total Credits:
2
Lecture Credits:
2
Description:
This course uses active-learning and interactive strategies to apply and analyze principles of human diseases and link to ethical, social, and political debates. You will predict how genetics, social determinants of health, and lifestyle factors lead to injuries to structures to change functions to cause diseases You will compare and contrast human body structures, functions, diseases, and treatment. You practice research-informed study methods. You will also follow disciplinary standards and cite credible sources to defend opinions on ethical, social, and political aspects of diseases.
Topical Outline:
1. Genetic, epigenetic, lifestyle, and social determinants of health causes of injury to molecular, cellular, and organ structures and functions leading to diseases of the nervous, cardiovascular, endocrine, immune, and respiratory systems and pharmacogenetics of drug selection and dosage
2. Active learning and research-informed learning strategies
3. Ethical, social and political issues related to human diseases
4. Causes and consequences of obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome
5. Normal and abnormal inflammatory and immune responses to injury, helpful antigens, and pathogens
6. Prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer based on accumulated mutations and molecular differences in cancer cells and cancer progression
Learning Outcomes:
1. Apply course concepts to new situations to predict how genetics, social determinants of health, and lifestyle factors lead to injuries to structures to change functions to cause diseases, and to select diagnostic tests and treatments
2. Compare and contrast human body structures, functions, diseases, and treatments
3. Implement research-informed study methods to predict, apply, compare, and analyze disease concepts
4. Defend opinions on social, ethical, and political topics related to course concepts by citing credible sources
5. Use disciplinary standards such as following directions and acting ethically
Prerequisites:
BIOL 2227