FOUNDATIONS OF DISEASE SIX - PATHOLOGY OF THE UROLOGICAL AND REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS - 2023/4
Module code: VMS2006
Module Overview
This module introduces the student to the pathology of the urinary and reproductive systems, including the infectious disease agents that affect them. The changes to the urinary and reproductive systems seen with disease or invasion by viruses, microbes, parasites and fungal agents will be introduced. These diseases will be presented in context of One Health and underpinned with clinical case examples introducing clinical pathology results from the various veterinary species.
Module provider
School of Veterinary Medicine
Module Leader
ASFOR Amin (Vet Med)
Number of Credits: 15
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Framework: FHEQ Level 5
Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A
Overall student workload
Independent Learning Hours: 116
Lecture Hours: 23
Practical/Performance Hours: 8
Guided Learning: 3
Module Availability
Semester 2
Prerequisites / Co-requisites
Successful completion of all First BVMSci year units
Module content
Pathology of the urinary and reproductive systems – infectious, inflammatory, immune-mediated, toxics, congenital disorders, degenerative conditions
Pathology of the urinary and reproductive systems – neoplasia
Congenital abnormalities of the urinary and reproductive systems
Pathology and pathogenesis of infectious pathogens causing urinary and reproductive systems diseases
Venereal transmission of infectious pathogens
Pathogenesis of infectious diseases causing Infertility, sterility and/or abortion
Important bacterial pathogens – reproductive system: Salmonella, Taylorella, Brucella, Chlamydia and Chlamydophila
Important parasites affecting the reproductive system: Protozoa: Tritrichomonas, Toxoplasma and Neospora
Pathogenesis of viral examples affecting reproductive system: Parvoviridae, Herpesviridae, Arteriviridae (PRRS)
Sexual transmission of retro-viruses: HIV and animal examples
Transplacental transmission: Pestiviruses
New emerging diseases: Schmallenberg virus
Pathology of Disorders of Sexual development – female and male
Pathology of infectious and non-infectious diseases of female and male reproductive organs
Pathology of the Failure of Pregnancy
Neoplastic diseases of the reproductive tract - female
Pathology of male reduced fertility and sterility
Neoplastic diseases of the reproductive tract - male
Pathology of infectious diseases and neoplasia of mammary glands
Toxins effecting the reproductive tract (Ergotism etc)
Commonly encountered bacterial urinary tract infections (E. coli, Clostridum perfringens Leptospira etc.)
Infectious diseases with renal toxicity – parasites of the urinary tract
Common gross and histopathological findings in the kidney
Pathology of renal failure – uraemia, nephrotic syndrome
Renal responses to injury
Developmental abnormalities of the kidney and lower urinary tract
Immune-mediated glomerulonephritis
Renal toxins and pathological effects – ethylene glycol, NSAIDs, cyclophosphamide
Urolithiasis and nutrition
Neoplasia of the urinary tract
Nutritional pathology – the pathobiochemistry of dietary imbalances - biochemical & nutritional basis of disease; the use of biochemical tests for screening, diagnosis and management
Practicals
Gross pathology and histopathology of the urinary tract – male and female – 4 hours
Gross pathology and histopathology of the reproductive tract – male, female – 4 hours
PBL cases – 6 hours
Assessment pattern
Assessment type | Unit of assessment | Weighting |
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Oral exam or presentation | FACE-TO-FACE ORAL GROUP PRESENTATION (15 MINUTES) | 10 |
Examination Online | ONLINE CLOSED BOOK MCQ AND SAQ EXAM FIXED START TIME (2 HOURS) | 90 |
Alternative Assessment
PBL alternative assessment is an individual oral presentation examination
Assessment Strategy
The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate
- Practical skills in examining, recognising, describing and interpreting gross and microscopic specimens
- Record writing ability and understanding and use of terminology
- Encourage teamwork and participation in group learning both in the practical sessions and the PBL cases.
- Content knowledge of general pathology and infectious and non-infectious disease mechanisms
Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:
PBL group presentation– 10%
Written examination - 90%
Formative assessment and feedback
Instructor and peer assessments 0%
Formative practical report 0%
Module aims
- Introduces the terminology of systemic urinary and reproductive pathology based on aetiopathogenesis, and gross and microscopic appearance of non-infectious and infectious lesions
- Increase the students ability to recognise, describe and interpret the abnormal and write a meaningful report of findings using the appropriate terminology and methods to record findings
Learning outcomes
Attributes Developed | ||
001 | Describe the basic mechanisms of infectious and non-infectious diseases and apply acquired foundation knowledge relevant to the urinary and reproductive systems - RCVS K 5, C 45 | KC |
002 | Understand what are the causes, development and consequences of infectious and non-infectious disease of the urinary and reproductive systems by using the principles of disease: injury, adaptation, inflammation and repair. - RCVS-C 45, K 5 | KC |
003 | Examine gross and microscopic pathological specimens, to identify common pathological findings affecting the urinary and reproductive systems and be able to describe the lesions using appropriate terminology and tools for collecting data - RCVS - C 33, P17, P 20 | CP |
004 | Appreciate the commonality of the infectious and non-infectious disease processes across species including concepts of One Health, One Medicine - RCVS - K 5 , T 18 | KT |
005 | Appreciate the clinical pathological methods and tests used to distinguish disease of the urinary and reproductive systems. ¿ RCVs - P 3, P 21, C 24, C 32, C 45, K 1 | KCP |
Attributes Developed
C - Cognitive/analytical
K - Subject knowledge
T - Transferable skills
P - Professional/Practical skills
Methods of Teaching / Learning
The learning and teaching strategy is designed to:
- Provide infectious and non-infectious disease pathology in the context of One health, One medicine
- Allow students to develop skills in examining specimens, describing and interpreting them.
- Provide students with the skills to record pathological findings using appropriate terminology
The learning and teaching methods include:
Lectures, flipped classroom, small group sessions, PBL cases, practical classes using microscopy and anatomic pathologic specimens, images.
Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.
Reading list
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Programmes this module appears in
Programme | Semester | Classification | Qualifying conditions |
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Veterinary Medicine and Science BVMSci (Hons) | 2 | Compulsory | A weighted aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the module |
Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2023/4 academic year.