Course description

Special pathology deals mainly with the pathological changes related to specific diseases and pathogens. The dissection practicals are also important part requiring the active participation of the students. The skills of recognizing the pathological changes and the description of the found lesions can only be developed with permanent practicing and keen observation.

Histopathology (pathohistologia) is the study of the pathological changes in the organs by light and electron microscopy (EM) and it is an essential investigation method of pathology.

During histopathological practicals we can get acquainted with the nature of those diseases which have been seen in the pathological practicals and have been described in the lectures, such as the study of the nature of cells making up the inflammation, the activity of inflammatory cells (e.g.: phagocytosis, extravasation, cell proliferation etc.) and the study of the light microscopic signs of cell division and the accumulation and appearance of various substances (e.g.: fibrin, exudates, hyaline, calcium-salts etc.) during inflammatory processes.

Course leader: Dr. Míra Mándoki

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Practical lessons theme

Practicals (Tuesdays) will be held alternatingly – half of the class comes to István street campus, other half comes next week. (Be aware that the schedule for large animal pathology is different and will be held during the clinical days in Üllő.

Students must prepare for the histopathology practical. Materials of histopathology (HP) will be available on Moodle before class (from the previous Thursdays), and there will be an entrance test (3 tries for each test, no grading, but a successful test is at least 70%).

Students should attend at least 3 plenary practicals personally during the semester. Attendance is based on a Google form which is made by the class representative. Changes in attendance can be made until 8am of the day of the plenary.

In the event of missing a practical, we recommend making it up with another group, because there won’t be a retake practical at the end of the semester. During the semester 1 practical can be missed in István street and 1 in Üllő.

Attendance on necropsy and histopathology practicals, Üllő practicals and having at least 3 plenary attendances are obligatory, they are the prerequisite for subject signature.

Exam information

The 8th semester closes with the final exam in special pathology. The exam consists of 3 parts. We check the knowledge of the students in dissection, histopathology, and theoretical knowledge on mammalian pathology (Pathology 1, 3).

Before sitting the practical exams, students must have all histopathology entry tests done and fulfil all subject requirements.

Practical exams are validated in a two-tier system: pass or fail (students must reach minimum 60% on HP to pass). The written HP exam will be on Moodle, and it can contain SCQ, MCQ, short answer type questions, and can be related to pictures.

In the regular exam period of the semester, the students to take the theoretical exam (after having passed Histopathology and Dissection exams), which covers the mammalian special pathology subject (topics 1-100). The theoretical exam will be an oral exam, students draw 1-1 topic from topic list A and B (available on Moodle). Students who failed the theoretical exam required to wait 3 days prior the next attempt.