Curriculum for the Bachelor Degree in
Medicine and Surgery
Third Year Syllabus
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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM MODULE
Course title: Respiratory System Module
Course code: 1500306
Credit hours: 4 hours
Course designation: Third year / First semester
Department: Integrated module
Course syllabus:
Distribution of Sessions :
Discipline
Anatomy
Physiology
Biochemistry
Pathology
Microbiology
Pharmacology
Community
Medicine
Multidisciplinary
Total
Lectures
7
10
5
9
11
7
2
2
53
Practical
3 ( 2 + 1 Hist.)
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
8
Discussion
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
5
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Lectures:
Anatomy:
1Overview of respiratory anatomy
2Pre and post-natal development
3Upper respiratory tract (1)
4Upper respiratory tract (2)
5Thoracic cage & muscles of the thoracic wall
6Pleura, lung and diaphragm
7Histology of respiratory tract
Physiology:
1Pulmonary ventilation
2Pulmonary volume & capacities
3Alveolar ventilation
4Pulmonary circulation
5Pulmonary capillary dynamic
6Oxygen-haemoglobin dissociation curve shift & significance
7Ventilation:perfusion ratio 1
8Ventilation:perfusion ratio 2
9Regulation of respiration 1, neural control
10Regulation of respiration 2; chemical control, non-chemical effects
Pharmacology:
1Treatment of respiratory bacterial infections
2Treatment of bronchial asthma 1
3Treatment of bronchial asthma 2
4Histamine & anti-histamines 1
5Histamine & anti-histamines 2
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6Treatment of tuberculosis
7Treatment of cough
Pathology:
1Atelectasis: disturbances of pulmonary circulation
2Pulmonary infections
3Obstructive lung disease 1
4Obstructive lung disease 2
5Restrictive lung disease 1
6Restrictive lung disease 2
7Pulmonary TB and chronic pulmonary infections
8Lung tumours 1
9Lung tumours 2
Biochemistry:
1Acid-base balance & the respiratory system as a line of defense 1
2Haemoglobins 1
3Haemoglobin 2: oxygen-haemoglobin dissociation curve shift & significance
4Biochemistry of oxygen toxicity
5The molecular basis of lung disease
Microbiology:
1Upper respiratory tract infections 1: Group A β-haemolytic streptococci
2Upper respiratory tract infections 2: Corynebacterium diphtheriae
3Upper respiratory tract infections 3: Haemophilus influenzae
4Upper respiratory tract infections 4: Influenza virus
5Upper respiratory tract infections 5: Parainfluenza, Rhinoviruses & RSV
6Lower respiratory tract infections 1: Strept. Pneumoniae & other species
7Lower respiratory tract infections 1: Paragonimus w. & Hydatid cysts
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8Mycobacterium tuberculosis
9Lower respiratory tract infections 2: Pseudomonas, Morax & B. anthracis
10Fungal infections
11Lower respiratory tract infections 3: Mycoplasnma & Legionella
Community Medicine (2 lectures)
Multidisplinary (2 lectures)
Total Lectures: 53
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CARDIOVASCULAR MODULE
Course title: Cardio-vascular module
Course code: 1500307
Credit hours: 5 hours
Course designation: Third year / First semester
Department: Integrated module
Course syllabus:
Distribution of Sessions:
Department
Anatomy
Lectures
12
Physiology
Biochemistry
Pathology
Microbiology
Pharmacology
Public Health
Multidisciplinary
17
5
9
1
8
4
2
Total
Lectures:
58
Anatomy
1Mediastinum and Pericardium
2Histology of the myocardium
Practicals
5 (4 Gross +1
Hist. lab.)
2
0
3
0
2
0
0
12
Seminars
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
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3Heart chambers and cardiac valves
4Conductive system and innervation of the heart
5Surface anatomy of the CVS
6Development of the heart
7Development of the vascular system
8Blood vessels I: Arterial system
9Histology of blood vessels
10Blood vessels II: Venous system
11Coronary circulation & venous drainage of myocardium
12Blood vessels III: Special circulations
Physiology
1Physiology of cardiac muscle
2Cardiac cycle
3Pumping action of the heart
4Cardiac output and its regulation
5ECG I
6ECG II
7Haemodynamics I
8Haemodynamics II
9Microcirculation
10Blood flow to the tissues
11Blood pressure
12Regulation of blood pressure
13Hypertension
14Exercise
15Special circulations
16Pathophysiology of cardiac failure
17Pathophysiology of Shock
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Pharmacology
1Cardiac arrhythmias: Types and mechanism
2Anti-arrhythmic drugs
3Anti-Hypertensive drugs I
4Anti-Hypertensive drugs II
5Drugs for treatment of hyperlipidemia
6Drugs for treatment of Angina pectoris and myocardial infarction
7Drugs for treatment of cardiac failure I
8Drugs for treatment of cardiac failure II
Pathology
1Rheumatic heart disease
2Endocarditis and valvular diseases
3Cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, tumors of heart and pericardium
4Hypertensive heart disease
5Vasculitis
6Atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis
7Ischemic heart disease
8Aneurysms
9Varicose veins and thrombophlebitis. Deep venous thrombosis
Biochemistry
1Metabolism of cardiac muscle I
2Metabolism of cardiac muscle II
3Plasma lipoproteins and Cholesterol I
4Plasma lipoproteins and Cholesterol II
5Cardiac enzymes and Troponins in myocardial infarction
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Microbiology
1Microbiology of carditis
Community Medicine
1Epidemiology and Risk factors for cardiovascular disease
2Diet quality and cardiovascular disease
3Epidemiology, risk factors, and risks of hyperlipidemia
4Nutrition Assessment check list in cardiovascular disease
Practical Laboratories:
Anatomy :
1Morphological and surface anatomy of the heart and mediatinum
2Morphological and surface anatomy of blood vessels : Arterial system I
3Histology of the heart and blood vessels
4Morphological and surface anatomy of blood vessels : Arterial system II
5Morphological and surface anatomy of blood vessels : Venous system
Pathology :
1Pathology of the heart : I
2Pathology of the heart : II
3Pathology of the blood vessels
Physiology :
1ECG (Electrocardiogram)
2Blood pressure
Pharmacology :
1The effect of beta-adrenergic blockers on the cardiovascular system
2The effect of smoking on the cardiovascular system
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Course title : Neuroscience 1
NEUROSCIENCE I
Course code: 1500308
Credit hours: 5 hours
Course designation: Third year / First semester
Department: Integrated module
Course syllabus:
Distribution of Sessions:
DISCIPLINE LECTURES PRACTICALS SEMINARS DISCUSSIONS
Anatomy
Physiology
Biochemistry
Pharmacology
16
8
2
10
3
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
Pathology
Microbiology
Multidisciplinary
Total
4
3
2
45
1
1
6
2
2
1
1
5
Lectures:
Anatomy:
1Introduction and basic structural organization
2Microscopic structure of the NS
3Gross morphology of spinal cord
4Structure of Peripheral receptors
5Spinal Cord: General sensory pathways: trunk and limbs
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6Spinal nerves and dermatomes, myotome and joint innervation
7Brianstem I: Gross features
8Brainstem II: Internal structure & reticular formation
9Cerebellum:
10Diencephalon:
11Gross morphology of the brain
12Meninges, brain ventricles and CSF
13Skull
14Cerebral hemisphere
15Basal Ganglia
16Development of nervous system
Physiology:
1Sensory receptors and neuronal Circuits
2Somatic sensations: Pain and thermal sensations
3Visceral sensation, referred pain
4Somatic sensations: tactile & propioceptive sensations
5Spinal cord reflexes
6Limbic system
7Higher functions of the neocortex
8Arousal Mechanisms, Reticular-activating system. Consciousness and Sleep
Biochemistry:
1Metabolism of brain tissue: Biochemistry of neurotransmitters
2Metabolism of brain tissue
Pharmacology:
1Introduction to synaptic transmission
2Sedatives-Hypnotics
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3Alcohols
4Drugs used In Epilepsy
5Neurochemical basis of human behavior and drugs used in schizophrenia
6Antidepressants
7Drugs used in Parkinson
8Opioids and opioid antagonists
9CNS stimulants and drugs of abuse
10General Anesthetics
Pathology:
1Characteristic features in CNS pathology
2Inflammatory conditions of the CNS
3Tumors of CNS
Microbiology:
1Bacterial meningitis
2Viral meningitis
3Fungal meningitis
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EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH EVALUATION
Course title: Epidemiology and health evaluation
Course code: 1506303
Credit hours: 2 hours
Course designation: Third year / First semester
Department: Public Health and Community Medicine
Course syllabus:
Description of the course
No Topics
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2-
3-
4-
Introduction: epidemiology of diseases
Review: infectious process
Cholera
Plague
Method of teaching
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
Yellow fever
Small pox
Louse-borne epidemic typhus
Louse – borne relapsing fever
Influenza
Meningitis
Tuberculosis
Food poisoning
Viral hepatitis
Enteric fever
Brucellosis
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
Field visit
Seminar
Seminar
Seminar
Lecture
Number
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1 of hours
2
2
1
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33-
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36-
16-
17-
18-
19-
20-
21-
22-
23-
24-
25-
26-
27-
28-
29-
30-
31-
Toxoplasmosis
Tetanus
Schistosomiasis
Anthrax
Rabies
Leprosy
Sexually transmitted diseases
Leishmaniasis
Malaria
Coronary heart diseases
Rheumatic heart diseases
Diabetes mellitus
Cancer
Chronic bronchitis
Bronchial asthma
Elimination and eradication of diseases
Screening for diseases
Surveillance for diseases
Reporting of infectious disease
Investigation of epidemic
Health evaluation
Lecture
Lecture
Seminar
Lecture
Lecture
Seminar
Seminar
Lecture
Seminar, Field visit
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
Group discussion
Group discussion
Group discussion
Group discussion
Group discussion
Lecture
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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NEUROSCINSE II
Course title : Neuroscience 11
Course code: 1500309
Credit hours: 4 hours
Course designation: Third year / Second semester
Department: Integrated module
Course syllabus:
Distribution of Sessions:
DISCIPLINE LECTURES PRACTICALS SEMINARS DISCUSSIONS
Anatomy
Physiology
19
6
3
2
1
1
Biochemistry
Pharmacology
1
6
Pathology
Microbiology
Multidisciplina
3
6
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Total
Lectures
Anatomy:
1Sensory receptors
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2Skull,
3Face & scalp,
4Anatomy of V cranial nerve,
5Orbit eye and optic nerve,
6Triangles of the neck,
7Histology of eye and ear,
8Visual pathways,
9Tongue and submandibular region,
10External and middle ear & Cr VII,
11Inner ear & Cr VIII,
12Cervical plexus & nerves and its branches,
13Development of the head and neck,
14Histology of the peripheral nervous system,
15Cr IX,X,XI & XII,
16Brachial plexus & nerves of upper limb,
17Lumbosacral plexus and nerves of lower limb,
18Sympathetic nervous system,
19Parasympathetic nervous system
Physiology:
1Sensory reception and transduction,
2Vision,
3Hearing
4Equilibrium
5Chemical senses; smell, taste and physiology of peripheral nerves,
6Function of autonomic nervous system and central regulation of viscera
Pharmacology:
1Directly acting agonists,
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2Indirectly acting agonists,
3Cholinergic antagonists,
4Adrenergic agonists,
5Adrenergic antagonists,
6Local anaesthetics
Pathology:
1Inflammatory conditions of the nervous system,
2Characteristic features of the nervous system pathology,
3Demyelinating diseases
Microbiology:
1Group B streptococci, Listeria & mycobacterium Leprae,
2Prions
3Enteroviruses,
4Rabies and arbour viruses,
5Clostridium tetany and botulism
6Ticks
Biochemistry:
1Visual pigments
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HEMAPOEITIC AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
Course title : Hemapoeitic and Lymphatic system
Course code: 1500310
Credit hours: 5 hours
Course designation: Third year / Second semester
Department: Integrated module
Course syllabus:
Distribution of Sessions:
DISCIPLINE LECTURES PRACTICALS SEMINARS
Anatomy
Physiology
7
8
2
2
Biochemistry
Pharmacology
Pathology
Microbiology
7
6
16
7
0
0
3
1
Multidisciplinary
Total
2
53
0
8
Lectures:
Anatomy
1Histology of formed blood elements I
2Histology of formed blood elements II
3Hemapoeisis: pre and postnatal
4Erythropoiesis, myelopoeisis and thrombopoeisis
2
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5Lymphvascular circulation and drainage
6Histology of lymphoid tissue I
7Histology of lymphoid tissue II
Physiology
1Blood: composition, function, volume and viscosity
2RBCs: characteristics and functions
3WBCs
4Bone marrow
5Hemoglobin: structure and function, Iron metabolism
6General overview of homeostatic process
7Blood groups
8Blood transfusion and bone marrow transplantation
Biochemistry
1Erythrocytes metabolism
2Heme structure and catabolism
3Molecular biology of globin chain synthesis
4Hemoglobinopathies and Hb electrophoresis
5Biochemistry of blood coagulation
6Plasma proteins
7Porphyrins and biochemical basis of porphyria
Community medicine
1Community health aspect of anemia
2Supportive treatment lymphoid cancers
Microbiology
1Plasmodium and babesiosis
2Salmonella typhi and enteric fever
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3Trypanosomiasis, visceral leishmaniasis and Filiriasis
4Brucella
5EBV and parvovirus
6Yersinia pestis and plague
7Q fever and other rickettsia
Pharmacology
1Drugs used in anemia I
2Drugs used in anemia II
3Drugs used in coagulation disorders I
4Drugs used in coagulation disorders II
5Anti-neoplastic drugs I
6Anti-neoplastic drugs II
Pathology
1Introduction to anemia, classification and strategies for diagnosis
2Nutritional anemias
3Thalasemia and hemoglobinopathies
4Hemolytic anemias
5ITP and TTP
6Congenital bleeding disorders and DIC
7Thrombophilic disorders
8Inherited disorders of platelets functions
9Leukemia I
10Leukemia II
11Lymphadenopathy and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma I
12Lymphadenopathy and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma II
13Hodgkin disease
14Chronic lymphoproliferatve disorders
15Plasma cell tumors and monoclonal gammapathies
16Chronic myeloproliferative disorders and MDS
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GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM
Course title: Genito-Urinary System
Course code: 1500312
Credit hours: 6 hours
Course designation: Third year / Second semester
Department: Integrated module
Course syllabus:
Distribution of Sessions:
Department
Anatomy
Physiology
Biochemistry
Pathology
Microbiology
Pharmacology
Public Health lectures
14
13
3
17
9
7
2
65 labs
4
0
0
5
3
0
0
12 discussion
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
12 seminars
ALL
Introductions
ALL
Total
Lectures:
4
Anatomy:
1General topography of the urinary system
2Gross anatomy of the kidneys, blood vessels, lymphatic drainage, and innervation
3Histology of Urinary System
4Gross anatomy of Ureter, bladder, and urethra
4
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5Histology of Ureter, bladder, and urethra
6Living and radiological anatomy
7Embryology of the urinary system ( Grand Lecture )
8Anatomical components of male reproductive system
9Histology of male reproductive system
10Pelvic walls, and pelvic diaphragm
11Perineum & Urogenital diaphragm in both males & females
12Developmental anatomy, Embryology of the male reproductive system
13Anatomical components of female reproductive system
14Histology of female reproductive system
15Embryology of the female reproductive system
Physiology:
1Glomerular Filtration (GF)
2Reabsorption & Secretion
3Regulation of the GF & renal blood flow (RBF)
4Parameter of renal active transport
5Renal Clearance
6Renal concentration & dilution of the urine
7Hormonal regulation of sex determination
8Male reproductive physiology
9Erection
10Female reproductive physiology I
11Female reproductive physiology II
12Physiology of Pregnancy
13Parturition & Lactation
Pharmacology
1Diuretics I
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2Diuretics II
3Drugs & the kidney
4Androgen & their antagonists
5Female sex hormones + Contraceptive
6Drugs acting on the uterus
7Antimicrobial treatment of sexually transmitted diseases
Pathology
1The kidneys & the urinary tract glomerulonephritis
2Diseases of urinary tract infections & Pyelonephritis
3Nephrotic syndrome
4Tubulo-interstitial diseases
5Tubulo-interstitial injury in various systemic diseases
6Congenital and cystic diseases of the kidney. Anomalies of the kidneys & urinary tract
7Chronic renal failure & urinary tract obstructions
8Tumors of the kidney & urinary tract
9Diseases of male reproductive system & Testicular tumors
10Diseases of the Prostate & Tumors
11Diseases of female reproductive tract; vulva & vagina
12Diseases of uterus, cervix, CIN, and Malignancy
13Diseases of the uterus, endometrium, and tumors of endometrium
14Diseases of fallopian tubes & ovaries; Tumors of the ovaries
15Gestational Diseases: Diseases and abnormalities related to pregnancies & congenital anomalies
16Benign and malignant tumors of breast I
17Diseases and tumors of the breast II
Biochemistry:
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1Special aspects of renal metabolism. Role of kidney in acid-base balance
2Inherited diseases-I
3Inherited diseases-II
Microbiology:
1Urinary tract infection
2Schistosomiasis
3Trichomoniasis & Ectoparasites
4Infection by Chlamydia, Gardnerella, & Ureaplasma
5Gonorrhoea
6Syphilis
7Candidiasis
8HIV & AIDS
9Herpes, cytomegalovirus, Human Papilloma virus, and Moluscum contagiosum
Public Health:
1Genito-urinary tract infections
2Menses, menstrual cycle, and fertility
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HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Course title: Health administration
Course code: 1506304
Credit hours: 1 hour
Course designation: Third year / second semester
Department: Public Health and Community Medicine
Course syllabus:
1Overview of the Health Care Delivery System
2Organizational Change and Strategic Planning
3Legal Aspects of Health Administration (2 credits)
4Managerial Ethics (1 credit)
5Management Accounting for Health Care Organizations
6Health Economics
7Health Finance
8Health Program Evaluation
9Decision Making in Health Care Organizations
10Health Policy Development
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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Course title: Occupational health
Course code: 1506305
Credit hours: 2 hours
Course designation: Third year / Second semester
Department: Public Health and Community Medicine
Training in Occupational Health
Lectures
1Occupation and health
Work-related diseases, magnitude of the problem, epidemiology, classification of environmental hazard
2Industrial hygiene
Assessment of work environment, industrial safety, environmental sanitation
3Recognition of occupational disease
Occupational history, diagnosis, surveillance and screening for occupational diseases
4Chemical hazards
Industrial toxicology, occupational diseases of the respiratory, skin, liver, renal, cardiovascular systems
5Physical hazards
Thermal environment, noise, dysbarism, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, vibration and light
6Biological hazards
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T.B, HBV, CMV, anthrax, brucellosis, Laboratory acquired infection
7Mechanical hazards
Musculo-skeletal disorders, Low back pain, Accidents
8Socio-psychological
Sickness absence, fatigue, psychiatric health hazards problems
9Occupational health program objectives, elements, stuffing, resources pre-employment, and periodic examinations
10Prevention of Occupational diseases
Engineering, environmental, medical and personal measures
Practical training:
Field visits to factories in the industrial city
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