COURSE CONTENT

– Introduction to pathophysiology – Mechanisms of disease – Translational medicine

– Immune response – Innate immunity

– Immune response – Adaptive immunity

– Immunology of thrombosis and fibrosis

– Systemic inflammatory response

– Autoimmunity – Disease models

– Mechanisms of arthritis and vasculitis

– Pathogenetic mechanisms: Gastritis – Peptic ulcer

– Pathogenetic mechanisms: Hyperplastic/Neoplastic colon diseases

– Pathophysiology of liver and biliary diseases I

– Pathophysiology of liver and biliary diseases II

– Pathogenetic mechanisms of pancreatitis

– Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs)

– Metabolism

– Pathophysiology of arterial hypertension

– Structure and function of kidneys

– More frequent and more serious kidney problems – Approach

– Fluid balance, electrolytes, acid-base balance

– Acute and chronic renal failure

– Glomerular diseases and pathophysiology of findings

– Hereditary kidney diseases – Tubulointerstitial diseases

– Pathophysiology of anemias

– Regulation of myelopoiesis

– Mechanisms of bone marrow failure

– Lymphoproliferative diseases and plasma cell dyscrasias

– Coagulation disorders