PATH 5013

This course is an introduction to the pathophysiology of disease. It provides the clinical and biochemical background to disease groups and system disorders and the laboratory approach to their diagnosis. Topics include cardiovascular, renal, gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary disorders, in addition to acid base, carbohydrate, lipid and amio acid disorders; endocrine and rheumatological diseases, as well as tumor markers and toxicology, blood and immune abnormalities.