UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST

SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES

COURSE OUTLINE
Course Course Title Credit Hours per Week
Code/Number General Pathology 3 Lecture: 2 Hrs
HUB 411 Laboratory:
Department: Medical Laboratory Science Prerequisite(s):
Required Textbooks:
Lecturers: Dr. Richard K.D. Ephraim Semester: Year:
First 2017/
2018

Office location Dr. Ephraim

Two rooms to
the right of
Lab Techs
General Office.
Lecturers phone 0244
numbers 373839/02017
32996
Lecturers e-mail rephraim@ucc.
addresses edu.gh

Course Description

This course is designed to expose students to the pathological process that occurs in the human
body. It will cover causes and classification of diseases, pathophysiology, inflammation and the
inflammatory process, stages of healing, immunopathology, circulatory pathological process,
neoplasm, malignant, neoplasia and pathological effects of organ dysfunctions. Pathologies of
genetic nutritional and infectious diseases.

Overall Goal / Course objectives

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At the end of the course, students are expected to:

1. Understand the basic principles and concepts of pathology (cell injury and cell death)
2. Differentiate between chronic and acute inflammation
3. Understand the various pathological processes eg. Immunopathology and circulatory
pathology.
4. Develop a medically oriented vocabulary
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Teaching Philosophy
The pedagogical strategy of student centered learning would be adopted to ensure complete
understanding of the various concepts involved in the pathology. Periodically, students would be
grouped and tasked to do presentations on selected topics. The lecturer would act a facilitator to
reinforce what students have been able to learn during their group studies and clarify points that
seem to elude them. Case studies would be given to students to prepare them such that they can
solve complex problems and be active team players during their practice.

WEEK TOPICS / DESCRIPTION MODE OF DELIVERY /

REMARK
1 1. Introduction to pathology Lecture
2. Causes and classification of diseases

1. Pathophysiology Lecture
2 2. Inflammation and the inflammatory
process.

3 1. Types of inflammation Lecture

4 Stages of healing Lecture

5 Immunopathology I Lecture

6 Immunopathology II Lecture

Circulatory pathological process I Lecture

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 8 Circulatory pathological process II
9 Neoplasm Lecture
Malignant neoplasia

10 Pathological effects of organ dysfunction Lecture

11 Pathologies of genetic, nutritional and Lecture

infectious diseases.

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Lecture
Revision
13 Tutorials

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

1. SELF DIRECTED LEARNING

Students are expected to visit websites of some journals and scientific databases to obtain
additional information: Some of these journals are;

1. Journals on Pathology

2. Nature

3. Scopus

4. Pubmed Central

5. The Lancet

6. Medicine

2. COMPLETION OF ASSIGNED READINGS /ASSIGNMENTS

Assignments should be done independently and should be submitted on time. All reading
assignments should be given the necessary attention it deserves and must be done responsibly. It
is recommended that students consult books, journals and other relevant materials when they are
writing assignments. References must be cited where necessary.
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3. POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS

Students will be grouped to give power point presentations on selected topics.

4. All communication gadgets (e.g phones) should be switched off during lecture.

5. ACADEMIC HONESTY

No plagiarism (copying and re-presenting the works of others as your own) will be tolerated. Be
sure to cite author(s) of any work that is not your own.

6. ATTENDANCE

Lecture attendance is mandatory and carries 5% of the semester marks. Any student who misses
one lecture without tangible or substantiated reasons will lose 5% marks.

7. EVALUATION /ASSESSMENT

i. Attendance - 5%
ii. Assignment - 5%
iii. Two quizzes - 20%
iv. Students presentations 10%
v. End of semester examination - 60%

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1 Vinay, K., Abul, Abass K., Nelson, F (2005). Robins and Contrans Pathologic Basis of Disease
(Seventh Edition). Elsevier Incoporated

Essentials of Pathophysiology (2003)

Pathology Illustrated

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