RAD2006 - Pathophysiology for medical radiation science 2 - 2019

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.

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

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.

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.

See also Unit timetable information

Radiography and medical imaging

Radiation sciences