Pathophysiology syllabus in China
Teaching methods
- The department stresses the teaching of the basic fundamentals of disease process and the applied aspects relevant to the clinical subjects.
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- Case studies: The significant and common diseases are discussed in the form of a representative clinical case in which the clinical features, the course of the disease in those particular patient and relevant laboratory investigations are discussed by a clinical faculty in an interactive manner in small groups. This is followed by demonstration of the features of the disease in that case by the pathophysiologist.
- Clinical case demonstration: Patients of a particular disease are presented to the students by a clinical faculty in the ward, discussing the clinical features of the patient which provides a real-life experience of studying a disease as it presents in a patient.
- Didactical lectures: discussing a particular topic at length in an one to two hours lecture
- Clinical seminars: are conducted by a combined team of pathophysiologist and a clinician who discuss the pathophysiology and clinical aspects of the particular disease entity.
- By a combination of above modalities / tools, the student learns applied aspects of the disease process.
Teaching hours distribution
| Contents | Theory | Experiment |
| Disease | 1 | |
| Disorders of metabolism of water and sodium | 2 | |
| Disorders of metabolism of potassium | 3 | |
| Edema | 3 | |
| Acid-base disorders | 5 | |
| Shock | 4 | |
| DIC | 3 | |
| Hypoxia | 3 | |
| Respiratory failure | 3 | |
| Heart failure | 3 | |
| Hepatic encephalopathy | 3 | |
| Acute renal failure | 3 | |
| Chronic renal failure and uremia | 3 | |
| Edema | 3 | |
| Hypoxia | 3 | |
| Hemorrhagic shock | 3 | |
| Hepatic encephalopathy | 3 | |
| Pulmonary edema | 3 | |
| Total | 39 | 15 |
Examination pattern & marks distribution
- Theory Papers: Fill in the blanks, explain the terms, answer the questions, multiple choices, T or F questions etc.
- Experiment: Written exam (Fill in the blanks and answer the questions); Practice
| Contents | Theory | Experiment |
| Quiz | 5 | |
| Case study | 5 | |
| Review | 5 | |
| Self-directed learning | 5 | |
| Mid-term examination | 20 | |
| Final examination | 60 | |
| Attendance | 10 | |
| Report | 10 | |
| Experiment | 40 | |
| Written exam | 40 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
Sample Exam Questions
References
- Lee-Ellen C, Copstead, Perspectives on Pathophysiology, 2000
- Sue E. Huether, Understanding Pathophysiology, 2nd Edition, 1997
- Barbara L, Bullock, Pathophysiology – Adaptations and Alterations in Function, 4th Edition, 1999
- Wang Jianzhi, Chen Guoqiang. Textbook of Pathophysiology, 1st Edition, Science Publishing House, 2006
- Wang Jianzhi, Jin Huining, Pathophysiology, 1st Edition, People’s medical Publishing House, 2005.
- Kong Xianshou, Contemporary Pathophysiology, Shanghai, 1993
