SECTION 1/2: ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY
The purpose I share my medical syllabus during my era is to help me know the topic should I revise during my free time to improve my medical knowledge and to give an idea for future medical students about the topic they would learn in medical school.
Topic of Anatomical Pathology discussed during my time in Medical School:
A. LECTURE:
1. 1st semester:
a. Basics Biology of Cells 1:
- Cell damage and cell death
- Inflammation
- Function of immune system to fight tumor and cancer
b. Basics Biology of Cells 3 (Diagnosis and Therapy/ Intervention at Cellular/ Molecular):
- Alteration of cell and tissue
2. 2nd semester:
a. Metabolism System:
- Pathology (anatomical) of organ affected by metabolism disorder of carbohydrate, lipid and protein and their interpretation
3. 3rd semester:
a. Reproductive system:
- Histological feature of benign tumor in female reproductive organ (vulva, vagina, cervix, uterus, oviduct, ovary, and breast)
- Histological feature of malignancy in female reproductive organ (vulva, vagina, cervix, uterus, oviduct, ovary, and breast)
4. 4th semester:
a. Dermatomusculoskeletal System:
- Features of skin disease
- Histopathological features of skin lesion
- Histopathological features of blistered skin disorder and skin growth
- Histopathology of infection and congenital disorder involving muscolo-skeletal system
- Histopathology of bone benign neoplasm
- Histopathology of bone malignancy
- Biopsy of bone tumor
b. Cardiovascular System:
- Blood vessel disease: Pathogenesis of arterial blood vessel disorder, pathogenesis of venous blood vessel disorder, pathogenesis of blood and lymphatic vessel tumor
- Heart disease: Pathogenesis types of heart disorder, pathogenesis of ischaemic heart disease, pathogenesis of heart infection, pathogenesis of pericardial disease
c. Respiratory System:
- Histopathology of respiratory system disorder: Histopathology changes of lung infection disease, pneumonia and obstructive pulmonary disease
- Lungs tumor: Metastatic tumor to lungs, carcinoma in lungs
5. 5th semester:
a. Genitourinary System:
- Pathology anatomical structure in genitourinary system disorder: Glomerular disease, tubulointerstitial disease, renal blood vessel disease, kidney cystic disease, kidney hydronephrosis disease
- Pathology of genitourinary system cancer: Tumor of kidney, urinary vesicle, prostate, testis, penis
b. Gastrointestinal System:
- Pathology of oral cavity disease: Pathology of Herpes stomatitis, oral thrush, acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis
- Pathology of tumor in oral cavity: Pathology of mucocele, pyogenic granuloma and benign squamous papilloma tumor, fibroma, lipoma, neurofibroma, hamangioma, oral cavity carcinoma
- Pathology of salivary gland disease: Pathology of sialolithiasis, parotiditis and Sjorgen syndrome, benign salivary gland tumor, pleomorphic tumor and arthin tumor, adenocarcinoma, mucoepidermoid carcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma
- Pathology of esophageal disease: anomaly of esophageal anatomy, pathology of inflammation of esophagus, esophagitis reflux, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
- Pathology of stomach disease: Morphological difference of acute and chronic gastritis, pathology of gastric adeno carcinoma, gastric lymphoma
- Pathology of intestinal anomaly: Pathology of Hirsprung disease and congenital megacolon
- Pathology of intestinal blood vessel disorder: Pathology of Ischaemic bowel disease (IBS) and hemorrhoid
- Pathology of diarrheal related disease: Pathology of enterocolitis, malabsorption syndrome
- Pathology of Idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease: Pathology of Chron disease, ulcerative colitis
- Intestinal polyps: Pathology of non-neoplastic polyps and adenomatous polyps
- Intestinal tumor: Pathology of multiple polyposis syndrome, colorectal cancer, small intestine adenocarcinoma, carcinoid tumor, lymphoma
- Pathology of Hepatitis, liver failure, portal hypertension
- Pathology of Hepatic tumor: Pathology of hepatic hemangioma and adenoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, hemangiosarcoma, metastatic tumor
- Pathology of obstructive bile tract: Pathology of Cholelithiasis, biliary colic, acute chocystitis and ascending cholangitis
- Gallbladder cancers: Pathology of adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder and adenocarcinoma of the extrahepatic biliary ducts
c. Special Senses System:
- Congenital eye disorder: Ocular albinism, pigmentous retinitis, x-linked coloboma
- Systemic disease related eye disease: Exopthalmus in hyperthyroid disease, diabetic retinopathy, hypertensive retinopathy
- Pathogenesis of infective eye disease: Pathogenesis of conjunctivitis, pathogenesis and histopathology of herpes simplex related corneal disease
- Pathology of eye neoplasm: Pathology of malignant melanoma, retinoblastoma, intraocular and orbital metastatic tumor
6. 6th semester:
a. Brain and Mind System:
- Neoplasm of central nervous system: Primary neuroglial tumor (Glioma: Well deffirentiated astrocytoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, glioblastoma multiforme), primitive neuroepithelial neoplasm (medulloblastoma), neuronal neoplasm (ganglion cell tumor), benign tumor in nervous system (meningioma, hemangioblastoma)
- Primary disease of myelin (multiple sclerosis)
- Nervous system infection disease: Meningitis, encephalitis, viral encephalitis
7. 7th semester:
a. Elective (Viral-Oncogene):
- Cell proliferation and tumor growth: Differentiation and anaplastic, rates of growth cancer stem cells and cancer cell lineages
- Cell death: Necrosis and apoptosis, evasion of apoptosis, host defense again tumors-tumor immunity
- Tumor progression and metastasis: Cellular-molecular and micro environmental factors
- Angiogenesis
- Grading and staging of tumors
- Laboratory diagnosis of cancer
B. LABORATORY:
1. 1st semester:
a. Basics Biology of Cells 3 (Diagnosis and Therapy/ Intervention at Cellular/ Molecular):
- Management process of tissue specimen
- Microscopic image of tissue
2. 3rd semester:
a. Reproductive system:
- Uterine myoma and ovarian cyst
- Endometriosis and cervical cancer
3. 4th semester:
a. Dermatomusculoskeletal System:
- Dermatomusculoskeletal
b. Cardiovascular System:
- Histopathology changes in cardiovascular disease
c. Respiratory System:
- Sinonasal polyposis, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, tuberculosis lymphadenitis, lungs carcinoma
4. 5th semester:
a. Genitourinary System:
- Genitourinary system
b. Gastrointestinal System:
- Arrangement of digestive organ, liver and bile tract
5. 6th semester:
a. Brain and Mind System:
- Histopathology of nerve disorder
6. 7th semester:
a. Elective (Viral-Oncogene):
- Immunohistochemistry
*This medical syllabus copied and edited from 2 manual books for 1st semester medical student, 1 manual book for 2nd semester medical student, 1 manual book for 3rd semester medical student, 3 manual books for 4th semester medical student, 3 manual books for 5th semester medical student, 1 manual book for 6th semester medical student and 1 manual book for 7th semester medical student from my university during my era.
**The topic currently discussed in my university may different from this syllabus due to progression of medical knowledge and improvement of quality for medical syllabus based on my university assessment.
SECTION 2/2: CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
The purpose I share my medical syllabus during my era is to help me know the topic should I revise during my free time to improve my medical knowledge and to give an idea for future medical students about the topic they would learn in medical school.
Topic of Clinical Pathology discussed during my time in Medical School:
A. LECTURE:
1. 1st semester:
a. Basics Biology of Cells 3 (Diagnosis and Therapy/ Intervention at Cellular/ Molecular):
- ELISA, PCR, and Electrophoresis
- Sampling the specimen
- Usage of anti-coagulant and specimen delivery
2. 2nd semester:
a. Metabolism System:
- Laboratory investigation and interpretation for metabolism disorder of carbohydrate, lipid and protein
b. Hematological and Immunological System:
- Anemia: Classification and laboratory investigation of anemia
- Thalassemia
- Haemoglobinopathy
- Laboratory investigation for thalassemia and haemoglobinopathy
- Pathophysiology of haemostasis disorder: Coagulation and cascade of fibrinolysis
- Screening test of haemostasis disorder
- Blood malignancy: Classification and laboratory investigation for blood malignancy
- Blood bank and blood donation
- Immuno-haematological concept: Erythrocyte antigen, and plasma antibody
- Autoimmune disease: Basic principle and theory of autoimmune disease and laboratory investigation for autoimmune disease
- Immunodeficiency: Diagnostic test for HIV, AIDS (antibody, viral load, PCR and CD4)
3. 3rd semester:
a. Reproductive System:
- Functional disorder of female reproductive system: Interpretation of reproductive system hormones
b. Growth and Development:
- Common laboratory investigation (with its interpretation) done in neonate and infant
- Laboratory investigation and interpretation for diagnosis of growth and development disorder
4. 4th semester:
a. Cardiovascular System:
- Hypercoagulable state in thromboembolism disorder
- Anti-coagulant and thrombolytic (fibrinolytic) therapy: Laboratory monitoring investigation for anti-platelet therapy, laboratory monitoring investigation for anti-coagulant therapy, laboratory monitoring investigation for IV Heparin and its derivative therapy, laboratory monitoring investigation for thrombolytic therapy, laboratory monitoring investigation for drugs used in percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and stenting, laboratory monitoring investigation for drugs used in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), laboratory monitoring investigation for drugs used in open heart surgery
- Acute coronary event monitoring: Acute coronary event, transient ischaemic attack (TIA), reversible ischaemic neurological deficit, ischaemic stroke
- Antiphospholipid syndrome laboratory investigation: Sapporo criteria
- Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: Taormina criteria
- Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and multiple organ failure
b. Respiratory System:
- Diagnostic laboratory investigation in respiratory disorder: Blood gas analysis
- Diagnostic laboratory investigation in pleural disorder: Pleural fluid analysis
- Diagnostic laboratory investigation in lower respiratory tract infection
- Pleural fluid analysis (laboratory topic)
5. 5th semester:
a. Genitourinary System:
- Renal function test to support clinical diagnosis of kidney function disorder
- Laboratory investigation in regulation of water, electrolytes, acid-base equilibrium
- Laboratory diagnostic investigation of sexually transmitted infection
b. Gastrointestinal System:
- Laboratory diagnostic investigation of liver and bile function disorder, hepatic cirrhosis, hepatoma, pancreatitis, pancreatic carcinoma, Hepatitis A-B-C
6. 6th semester:
a. Brain and Mind System:
- Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) disorder: Cerebrospinal fluid analysis, changes of cerebrospinal fluid in bacterial-viral-fungal infection, changes of cerebrospinal fluid in subarachnoid hemorrhage-intracerebral hematoma-hypertensive encephalopathy-intracranial tumor-metabolic encephalopathy
7. 7th semester:
a. Tropical Medicine:
- Laboratory investigation in diagnosis of typhoid fever
- Laboratory investigation in diagnosis of dengue fever
- Laboratory investigation in diagnosis of HIV and AIDS
- Laboratory investigation in diagnosis of TORCH infection (Toxoplasmosis, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, Herpes)
b. Family Medicine:
- Management of laboratory investigation: Management of laboratory referral, factors that affecting laboratory investigation result, improvement in laboratory internal quality
c. Elective (Viral-Oncogene):
- Laboratory test in oncology
B. LABORATORY:
1. 2nd semester:
a. Hematological and Immunological System:
- Diffential telling of leukocyte count
- ESR (Erythrocytes Sedimentation Rate), Hb Sahli, Hb Sian, MCV, Haematocrit test
- PT, aPTT, TT
- Leukocyte count and thrombocyte count
2. 3rd semester:
a. Reproductive System:
- Seminal fluid analysis and pregnancy test
3. 4th semester:
a. Respiratory System:
- Pleural fluid analysis
4. 5th semester:
a. Genitourinary System:
- Urinalysis
- Renal function
b. Gastrointestinal System:
- Transudative and exudative examination
- Stool examination
5. 7th semester:
a. Tropical Medicine:
- Rapid diagnostic tests
C. SKILLS LABORATORY (OSCE):
1. 3rd semester:
a. Growth and Development:
- Preparation of direct faecal smear specimen
2. 7th semester:
a. Tropical Medicine:
- Thick blood smear preparation
*This medical syllabus copied and edited from 1 manual books for 1st semester medical student, 2 manual books for 2nd semester medical student, 2 manual books for 3rd semester medical student, 2 manual books for 4th semester medical student, 2 manual books for 5th semester medical student, 1 manual book for 6th semester medical student and 3 manual books for 7th semester medical student from my university during my era.
**The topic currently discussed in my university may different from this syllabus due to progression of medical knowledge and improvement of quality for medical syllabus based on my university assessment.
