MVPT309 : Pathology of the Urinary y system

Department

Department of Animal Pathology & Clinical Pathology

Academic Program

Master in Pathology

Type

Elective

Credits

03

Prerequisite

Overview

The program aims to graduate highly qualified postgraduate students in the field of veterinary medicine, specializing in pathology and laboratory diagnosis, and graduate veterinarians who are able to enter the field of biotechnology, biomedical sciences, quasi-veterinary medicine, and various laboratory and research positions in the fields of health, agriculture and natural resources. Preparing veterinarians and qualifying them for scientific research, conducting laboratory studies, and reaching an accurate diagnosis of diseases. As well as graduating veterinarians who are able to enter the field of disease diagnosis laboratories and pharmaceutical companies.

Intended learning outcomes

1. The student will be able to identify and describe the composition of the organs of the urinary system, in addition to its tissues and the blood supply to the system.

2. The student should know how to describe the mechanisms of urinary filtration and filtering and the main mechanisms used in regulating excretion

3. The student will be familiar with bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungal infections that affect the urinary system, and understand the principles of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

4. To familiarize the student with identifying and describing the main causes, pathogenesis, morphological changes, and complications of various pathological processes affecting the urinary system.

5. That the student be able to describe the pathological changes in the organs of the urinary system.

6. That the student be able to distinguish between “normal” or “physiological” and what is called “pathological”

7. That the student be able to interpret the different responses to environmental changes, analyze them and link them to the occurrence of disease.

8. That the student be able to understand the different causes of diseases of the urinary system and put them in a framework to explain the process of disease development.

Teaching and learning methods

1. Lectures using a PowerPoint presentation, including pictures and video clips.

2. Laboratory exercises (practical training in which the student is trained on various devices).

3. Panel discussions