RAD2006 - Pathophysiology for medical radiation science 2 - 2019

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Organisational Unit

Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Andrew N Davies

Coordinator(s)

Dr Andrew N Davies

Quota applies

This unit is quota restricted. Selection is on a first-in, first enrolled basis.

Unit guides

Offered

Clayton

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

RAD2004

Co-requisites

RAD2001, RAD2007, RAD2003, M20024 or M2013

Synopsis

This unit is the second of two units designed to introduce students to the principles of pathophysiology and their relevance to the discipline of medical radiation science.

The unit builds upon the knowledge developed in the first semester unit pathophysiology unit and extends those principles to a consideration of altered disease affecting the haematological, central nervous, cardiovascular, endocrine, reproductive, renal and gastrointestinal tract systems.

The unit will enable students to recognise common pathologies affecting these body systems as visualised on a variety of medical images.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. Relate knowledge of the normal gross and regional anatomy of the haematological, respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrine, reproductive, renal and gastrointestinal tract systems to understanding the impact of disease processes affecting these systems.
  2. Describe the key histological features of the haematological, respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrine, reproductive, renal and gastrointestinal tract systems.
  3. Apply knowledge of the principles of pathophysiology to the disease processes within the haematological, central nervous, cardiovascular, endocrine, reproductive, renal and gastrointestinal tract systems.
  4. Identify the radiographic representation of disease processes associated with the haematological, central nervous, cardiovascular, endocrine, reproductive, renal and gastrointestinal tract systems.
  5. Describe how pathological imaging is used in the radiation therapy context

Assessment

NOTE: From 1 July 2019, the duration of all exams is changing to combine reading and writing time. The new exam duration for this unit is 2 hours and 10 minutes.

  • iSAP case (2,500 words) (25%)
  • Invigilated online test (1 hour) (20%)
  • Group powerpoint presentation (15 mins) and supporting notes (1,000 words) (15%)
  • End of semester exam (2 hours) (40%)

Hurdle requirements

  1. 80% attendance at tutorials to foster a professional approach to attendance and to facilitate group work.
  2. Students must pass each element of assessment to pass the unit, which means that students will have to put the same amount of effort into all assessments elements.

Workload requirements

1 hour lecture, and a 2 hour tutorial per week, 9 hours of self-directed interaction with Moodle based tasks, readings and activities per week and online support sessions.

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