| Week 1. | Lecture: Cell Injury, Inflammation and Repair
Assigned Reading - Chapters 1,2,3
Pathology Case Studies:
· Case 1: Morphological Reactions to Persistent Stress
· Case 2: Morphology of Necrosis
· Case 3: Inflammation and Repair
Clinical Vignette:
· Woman with fever, productive cough, and shortness of breath
Weekly Quiz |
| Week 2. | Lecture: Neoplasia and Developmental/Genetic Diseases
Assigned Reading - Chapters 5,6
Pathology Case Studies:
· Case 1: Neoplasia
· Case 2: Developmental/Genetic Diseases
Clinical Vignette:
· Woman with a lump in her breast
· Newborn with congenital abnormalities
Weekly Quiz |
| Week 3. | Lecture: Immunopathology and the Skin
Assigned Reading - Chapters 4,24
Pathology Case Studies:
· Case 1: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
· Case 2: Progressive Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
· Case 3: Melanoma
· Case 4: Basal Cell Carcinoma
· Case 5: Herpes Infection
Clinical Vignette:
· Teenage girl with fever and chest pain
Weekly Quiz |
| Week 4. | Lecture: Hemodynamic Disorders and the Cardiovascular System
Assigned Reading - Chapters 7,10,11
Pathology Case Studies:
· Case 1: Hemodynamic Disorders
· Case 2: Aneurysm and Atherosclerosis
· Case 3: Myocardial Infarction
· Case 4: Hypertensive Heart Disease
Clinical Vignette:
· Elderly man with sudden onset chest pain
Weekly Quiz |
| Week 5. | Lecture: The Respiratory System
Assigned Reading - Chapter 12
Pathology Case Studies:
· Case 1: Pneumonia
· Case 2: Tuberculosis
· Case 3: Diffuse Alveolar Damage
· Case 4: Anthracosis
· Case 5: Lung Cancer
Clinical Vignette:
· Heavy smoker with increasing shortness of breath
Weekly Quiz |
| Week 6. | Mid-Term Examination |
| Week 7. | Lecture: The Gastrointestinal Tract
Assigned Reading - Chapter 13
Pathology Case Studies:
· Case 1: Esophageal Cancer
· Case 2: Peptic Ulcer Disease
· Case 3: Inflammatory Bowl Disease
· Case 4: Colon Cancer
Clinical Vignette:
· Elderly woman with bloody diarrhea
Weekly Quiz |
| | Lecture: The Liver, Biliary System and Pancreas
Assigned Reading - Chapters 14,15
Pathology Case Studies:
· Case 1: Alcoholic Hepatitis
· Case 2: Viral Hepatitis
· Case 3: Hepatocellular Carcinoma
· Case 4: Gallstones
· Case 5: Acute Pancreatitis
· Case 6: Pancreatic Carcinoma
· Case 7: Insulinoma
Clinical Vignette:
· Chronic alcoholic with "acute abdomen"
Weekly Quiz |
| Week 8. | Lecture: The Kidney, Urinary Bladder and Testis
Assigned Reading - Chapters 16,17
Pathology Case Studies:
· Case 1: Acute Post-Streptococcal Glomerulobephritis
· Case 2: Goodpasture Syndrome
· Case 3: Pyelonephritis
· Case 4: Kidney Neoplasia
· Case 5: Cystitis
· Case 6: Bladder Cancer
· Case 7: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
· Case 8: Prostate Carcinoma
· Case 9: Testicular Cancer
Clinical Vignette:
· Elderly man with hematuria
Weekly Quiz |
| Week 9. | Lecture: The Female Reproductive System and Breast
Assigned Reading - Chapters 18,19
Pathology Case Studies:
· Case 1: Cervical Cancer
· Case 2: Endometrial Cancer
· Case 3: Uterine Leiomyoma
· Case 4: Ovarian Cancer
· Case 5: Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
· Case 6: Fibrocystic Change
· Case 7: Fibroadenoma
· Case 8: Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma
Clinical Vignette:
· Pregnant woman with vaginal bleeding
Weekly Quiz |
| Week 10. | Lecture: The Endocrine System and Diabetes
Assigned Reading - Chapters 21,22
Pathology Case Studies:
· Case 1: Hyperparathyroidism
· Case 2: Acromegaly
· Case 3: Addison Disease
· Case 4: Cushing Syndrome
· Case 5: Goiter
· Case 6: Graves Disease
· Case 7: Autoimmune Thyroiditis
· Case 8: Thyroid Carcinoma
Clinical Vignette:
· Woman with deepening voice and headaches
Weekly Quiz |
| | Lecture: Neuropathology
Assigned Reading - Chapter 28
Pathology Case Studies:
· Case 1: Multiple Sclerosis
· Case 2: Alzheimer Disease
· Case 3: Glioblastoma
· Case 4: AIDS Neuropathy
Clinical Vignette:
· Woman with impaired balance when walking
Weekly Quiz |
| Week 11. | Final Examination |
