Undergraduate Course for Third Year, B.Pharm.

No.		Topics	Contents
1.		Response of the body to external insult	Inflammation Repair Cell injury and cell death Cellular adaptation
2.		Neoplasia	Definition Nomenclature of tumor Differences between benign and malignant tumor Carcinogens & Carcinogenesis Effects of tumor on the host Diagnosis of tumor
3.		Fluid and haemodynamic derangement	Oedema, Haemorrhage & shock Thrombosis, Embolism & Infarction
4.	Infectious Diseases		Viral Infection SARS Avian Flu AIDS Viral hepatitis Bacterial Infection Tuberculosis Leprosy Syphilis Protozoal infection Malaria Amoebiasis Water & Food borne Diseases Enteric fever Bacillary dysentery Cholera
5.	Immune System		Components of Immune System Disorders of Immune System Hypersensitivity reactions Autoimmune diseases Organ / tissue transplants and rejection
6.	Genetic disorders		Mendelian Disorders Autosomal  dominant disorders (Polycystic kidney disease) Autosomal recessive disorders (Thalassaemias) X-linked disorders (Haemophilia) Genetically determined adverse reactions to drugs Chromosomal disorders Cytogenetic disorders involving autosomes (Down syndrome) Cytogenetic disorders involving sex chromosomes (Turner syndrome)  Gene Therapy
7.	Systemic Diseases		Respiratory system Pneumonia Bronchial asthma Respiratory failure GIT Gastritis Peptic ulcer Liver failure CVS Ischaemic heart disease Systemic hypertension Heart failure CNS Increased intracranial pressure Meningitis Urinary Tract Stones (Urolithiasis) Urinary tract infections Renal failure Male & Female genital tract BPH Diagnosis of bleeding per vagina Toxaemia of pregnancy Carcinoma cervix Endocrine organs Pancreas ® Diabetes Mellitus Thyroid ® Hyperthyroidism Hypothyroidism Others (Joints & Bones) Uric acid ® Gout Rheumatoid arthritis
8.	Environmental and Nutritional Diseases		Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Health effects of climate change Toxicity of chemical and physical agents Health effects of outdoor air pollutants Metals as environmental pollutants Human diseases associated with occupational exposures Effects of tobacco Effects of alcohol Injury by therapeutic drugs and drugs of abuse Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM: Marasmus and Kwashiorkor)
9.	Haematology		Red blood cells Deficiency anaemia (Iron deficiency anaemia, B12 & Folic acid deficiency anaemia) Haemolytic anaemia Thalassaemia White blood cells Abnormal WBC count Leukaemia Platelets Thrombocytopenia ITP Coagulation Disorders Haemophilia A and B Blood groups Transfusion of blood and blood products Blood procurement, screening and preservation Hazards of blood transfusion therapy Adverse haematological reactions of drugs
10.	Interpretation of Clinical Laboratory results		Introduction Ideal diagnostic test Factors affecting the quality of laboratory results