Lecture Schedule

 

 

BIOL 460 – Medical Physiology

 

Lecture Schedule

 

 

Textbook:     Porth, CM.  Pathophysiology:  Concepts of Altered States, 7th Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2005

 

Location:          All lectures are presented in HS 208 from 1:10 – 2:00 PM.

 

 

 

DATE

 

TOPIC

 

READING

 

January 23

Review Syllabus and Course Policies

 

  

Cellular Adaptation, Injury and Death

Mechanisms of Development of Atherosclerosis

Basic Glucose Metabolism

Syllabus and Course Policies on Webpage.

 

Porth:  Pages  103 – 117


Porth:  Pages  483 – 485

Porth:  Pages  219 - 220


Slides


January 25

Cellular Adaptation, Injury and Death


Mechanisms of Endocrine Control

Porth:  Pages  103 – 117

Porth:  Pages  951 – 960

Slides

January 28 Cellular Adaptation, Injury and Death

Guest Instructor:

Walter L. Kemp, M.D., Deputy State Medical Examiner, Montana State Dept of Justice Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX

You will be given this blank handout today.  You should be able to complete it based upon information provided by Dr. Kemp in lecture today.

I will hand out this short case today.


Dr. Kemp's word slides


January 30 Mechanisms of Endocrine Control Porth:  Pages  951 – 960

February 1

Disorders of Endocrine Control of Growth and Metabolism

Porth:  Pages  961 – 962 and 977 - 981  

February 4 Disorders of Endocrine Control of Growth and Metabolism  
February 6

Disorders of Endocrine Control of Growth and Metabolism

 

Your homework is due today.  One, or more, of you will be expected to come to the board and provide a basic figure which summarizes how the various lipoproteins are transported in the body.


 

 


 


February 8

 

CLASS IS CANCELED TODAY

February 11

Diabetes Mellitus and the Metabolic Syndrome


This is the last day to:

 

1.  register for classes on CyberBear.

2.  add classes on CyberBear.

3.  change credit in variable credit courses on CyberBear.

4. change grade options or drop classes on CyberBear with a refund.

5.  submit an override form for adds.

6.  withdraw from the University (drop all courses) with a partial refund.

7.  change a course grading option to AUDIT.


Porth:  Pages  987 – 1015

 

Slides  (One, or more, of you will be expected to explain the second slide in this presentation when we discuss it in class.)



One (or more) of you will be expected to come to the board to explain the cause of congenital adrenal hyperplasia today.


February 13 Cardiac Conduction and Rhythm Disorders

Porth:  Pages  581 – 588

Also - read the information on:


sinus bradycardia (page 590)

sinus tachycardia (page 590)

premature atrial contraction (page 591)

junctional arrhythmias (pages 592-593)

premature ventricular contractions (page 594)

AND pages 596 - 599

This assignment is due today.

February 15

Diabetes Mellitus and the Metabolic Syndrome

I handed out this homework today.  It is due on 25 February.

Porth:  Pages  987 – 1015


Slides

February 18

HOLIDAY FOR PRESIDENT WASHINGTON AND PRESIDENT LINCOLN

Abraham Lincoln Animation

February 20

Diabetes Mellitus and the Metabolic Syndrome

 

 

 

 

Control of Cardiovascular Function

Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease

Porth:  Pages  987 – 1015

We will finish up with diabetes today.  You should be able to discuss the physiology of some of the oral antidiabetic agents (pages 1001 - 1004).

 

Porth:  Pages  449 – 473

Porth:  Pages  544 – 548


Slides

February 22

 

Control of Cardiovascular Function


Porth:  Pages  449 – 473
February 25 Control of Cardiovascular Function

Porth:  Pages  449 – 473


Don't forget that one of you is going to explain the

Law of Laplace today.

February 27 Heart Failure and Circulatory Shock

Porth:  Pages  603 – 611

....and all information discussed in lecture

February 29

Heart Failure and Circulatory Shock

Porth:  Pages  603 – 611

Are you able to explain how the mechanisms that help the system to adapt to a failing heart also contribute to its further failure?  What mechanisms are these?  Why might an LVAD or an IABP be used to help individuals with this pathology?


March 3


Discuss DKA Case Study

 


Slides from class

Slides discussing DKA case study

March 5

EXAMINATION 1

2005 Examination #1

 

This is the last day to drop courses with

instructor/advisor signatures on a drop/add form.

A WP or WF will appear on transcript for courses dropped after March 5.

A $10 fee will be assessed for each drop and each add.

 

After 4:30 on this day,

classes may be added or dropped or grade options changed only by petition.

 If approved, you will be assessed a $10 charge for each drop and each add.



Answers to 2008 Examination 1

March 7

Central Venous Pressure

Circulatory Failure


Porth:  Pages 611 - 613

Porth:  Pages 617- 621


Slides

 

March 10

Microcirculation, Inflammation, and Healing

Porth:  Pages 468 - 472

Porth:  Pages 387 - 402


Slides

March 12

Microcirculation, Inflammation, and Healing

Porth:  Pages 468 - 472

Porth:  Pages 387 - 402



March 14

Microcirculation, Inflammation, and Healing



Atherosclerosis and Inflammation

C-Reactive Protein

Endothelium-derived Relaxation

Porth:  Pages 468 - 472

Porth:  Pages 387 - 402


Porth:  Pages  483 - 486

Porth:  Page  394

Porth:  Page  466

Slides



March 17

Atherosclerosis and Inflammation

C-Reactive Protein

Endothelium-derived Relaxation


Case study being handed out today

Case study with some answers

Porth:  Pages  483 - 486

Porth:  Page  394

Porth:  Page  466


March 19

Respiratory Function and Disorders of Ventilation and Gas Exchange

Porth:  Pages  633 - 658 and 689 – 724


Slides

March 21

Respiratory Function and Disorders of Ventilation and Gas Exchange

 

I will ask one or two of you to come to the front of the classroom and explain these slides today.

March 24

 

SPRING BREAK


March 26

March 28

March 31

Respiratory Function and Disorders of Ventilation and Gas Exchange

I will expect that I can ask questions today about ventilation-perfusion mismatching.

 

April 2

Respiratory Function and Disorders of Ventilation and Gas Exchange


 


April 4


EXAMINATION 2


2007 Examination #2


 Review Handout

April 7

Respiratory Function and Disorders of Ventilation and Gas Exchange

I will ask for some interactive discussion from you regarding the following pathologies today:

cystic fibrosis

alpha-1 antitrypsin    deficiency

pleural effusion

asthma

 

April 9

Respiratory Function and Disorders of Ventilation and Gas Exchange

Case study being handed out today

Completed case study


I will ask for some interactive discussion from you regarding the following pathologies today:

cystic fibrosis

alpha-1 antitrypsin    deficiency

pleural effusion

asthma

April 11

Control of Renal Function and Disorders of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance

Porth:  Pages  727 – 743 and pages  753 – 773 (but we will NOT go through all of the information on these pages - please just try to understand how the kidney 'handles' sodium and potassium, and why this is important), and pages 822 - 825

 

 

April 14

Disorders of Acid-Base Balance of Acid-Base Balance

Porth:  Pages  789 – 808

Slides


Please make certain you can draw a flow volume loop, a volume-time graph and static lung volumes that you believe reflect the person described in the ABG data you have been provided.

As we talk about acid-base issues, I expect that everyone is familiar with the information in Figure 25.16 from the Marieb textbook.

April 16

Disorders of Acid-Base Balance o
Disorders of Gastrointestinal Function

Porth:  Pages  789 – 808

Are you able to explain the difference between a volatile and a nonvolatile acid?

What are the primary buffer systems the body utilizes to deal with acid-base disturbances?

Be able to provide an illustration that reflects how a nephron makes new bicarbonate.

What is the normal pH of urine?

What is the function of intercalated cells, and where are they located?

 

April 18

Gastrointestinal Malabsorption

 

Before we move on to the digestive system, I will expect that you can tell me what is 'processed' at each of the regions of the nephron.  So, be prepared to draw and label this information on the board at the beginning of class.

Porth:  Be able to discuss any information related to Table 39-2


  Download these slides.


Be able to discuss how problems associated with different regions of the intestine can interfere with absorption of important substances.

Information on bariatric surgeries is NOT in the textbook.  You will have to rely upon the information presented in lecture.

Porth:  Pages  300 – 303

Porth:  Pages  309 – 311

Porth:  Pages  871 – 884

Porth:  Pages  908 - 910

April 21

Bariatric Surgery and Malabsorption Syndrome

Porth:  Pages  300 – 303

Porth:  Pages  309 – 311

Porth:  Pages  871 – 884

Porth:  Pages  908 - 910

April 23

Bariatric Surgery and Malabsorption Syndrome

Complete this handout based upon the information provided in class today and turn it in on Friday.

Guest Speaker:  Carol Enderle, RN, MSN, APRN-BC, RNFA, FNP

Saint Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Bariatric Surgery Center

April 25

Alcohol-Induced Liver Disease


Porth:  Pages 932 - 939

 

Slides


Please make certain you have a decent understanding of carbohydrate and fat metabolism in order to understand much of what we talk about today (i.e., glycolysis, the Kreb's cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, gluconeogenesis, etc..)

April 28

Alcohol-Induced Liver Disease


Be able to explain the anatomical and physiological basis of the information in Figures 40-13 and 40-16.


Porth:  Pages 1019 – 1049


April 30

Disorders of the Male Genitourinary System

I will expect that you know the anatomy of this region.  Information to be emphasized in class will include: (1) the relationship between androgens and athletic performance (pages 1025 - 1026); (2) the relationship between the neural control of male sexual function (page 1027) and erectile dysfunction (page 1034); and, disorders of the scrotum, testes, and prostate gland (pages 1036 - 1049).

Porth:  Pages 1051 - 1064

Slides

May 2

Female Reproductive System with Emphasis on Hormonal Control


No petitions to drop classes or change grade options are allowed after this date for Spring Semester 2008.


Porth:  Pages 1051 - 1064  

May 5

 

Monday

3:20– 5:20 PM

 


FINAL EXAMINATION


 2007 Final Examination


 

 

 

 

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