Online Courses Handbook 2003

7675 (v.6) Principles of Disease Processes 382

Area:	School of Public Health
Contact Hours:	5.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 5 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	10628 (v.3) Nutritional Physiology 282 or any previous version
Principles approach to pathophysiology - process of pathology causing cellular damage, systemic malfunction and organ failure. Emphasis is on the gastrointestinal system and those diseases which involve dietary intervention. Topics include cellular injury, adaptation and necrosis, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, inflammation, immunity, infection, neoplasia, and the pathophysiology of body systems.