Pathophysiology

Objectives

KNOWLEDGE: Identify the causes and describe the mechanisms of syndromes and diseases relevant to technologic innovation. Describe and interpret the main methods of funcional evaluation

SKILLS: Develop the skill to work in multidisciplinary teams with health professionals.

COMPETENCES: Develop the ability to apply knowledge of pathophysiology to the devolopment of new technologies with relevance to the functional evaluation of diseases.

General characterization

Code

10532

Credits

6.0

Responsible teacher

José Miguel de Araújo Martins, Nuno Manuel Barreiros Neuparth

Hours

Weekly - 4

Total - Available soon

Teaching language

Português

Prerequisites

Available soon

Bibliography

“Pathophysiology”, Damjanov WB, Saunders Co, 2008

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF DISEASE; McPhee SJ. Hammer D McGraw-Hill 2018

Teaching method

Available soon

Evaluation method

Available soon

Subject matter

Lectures

 

3 march – Presentation lecture. Introduction to Problem-based Learning (PBL) applied to teaching of Pathophysiology to Biomedical Engineer students – Nuno Neuparth

10 march - Pathophysiology of coronary circulation – Hélder Dores

17 march – Pathophysiology of the cardiac pump – Hélder Dores

24 march – Pathophysiology of arrhythmias – Hélder Dores

31 march– Methods in cardiac function evaluation – Hélder Dores

7 april – Pathophysiology of pulmonary mechanics – Pedro Carreiro Martins

14 april – Pathophysiology of asthma – Nuno Neuparth

21 april – Pathophysiology of gas exchange – Nuno Neuparth

5 may – Lung Function Methods – Nuno Neuparth

12 may – Pathophysiology of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD) – Luís Abreu Novais

19 may – Pathophysiology of gastro-intestinal motility diseases – Luís Abreu Novais 

26 may – Physiological adaptations to exercise – João Beckert

4 june – Technological aspects of physical stress tests – João Beckert

 

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