LABMP 400 - Introduction to Human Disease

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

Lecture sessions on the study of human disease are presented. The causes and general mechanisms of disease with selected specific examples from various organ systems are discussed. Disease related structural and functional changes at the molecular, cellular and tissue level are presented, and how these changes can be appreciated by various laboratory methods. The discipline bridges basic science and clinical medicine. Prerequisites: 6 units in PHYSL, 3 units in BIOCH . Credit can be obtained in only 1 of LABMP 400 or LABMP 500