Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Medical Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Disease States in Emergency Care
  • Unit Code

    PST2108
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This unit prepares the student to apply their broad knowledge of physiology to understand the clinical presentations that enable effective diagnosis and treatment in the field of practice of an emergency health worker. Classification of diseases which require emergency intervention will be discussed, and the patterns of disease in diverse populations identified. This unit focuses on cellular injury and adaptations, including vascular, haematopoietic and lymphoid emergencies.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from SCH1143

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PST1105

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse the effects of disruption of blood supply and body fluid imbalance and how this applies to emergency conditions such as myocardial infarctions and stroke.
  2. Analyse the role played by epidemiological studies in investigating ethnicity and disease in emergency health.
  3. Compare and contrast the issues which impact upon emergency health outcomes in indigenous and non-indigenous peoples.
  4. Differentiate the responses of the body to emergency treatment of infection and immune system responses.
  5. Explain the changes in function and structure of cells in situations when emergency intervention is required.
  6. Identify agents which are involved in precipitating the disease processes in emergency situations.

Unit Content

  1. Patterns of emergency disease in human populations, health and disease in indigenous and migrant populations in Australia.
  2. Physiological basis of emergency care of cell injury and adaptations including agents which result in cellular injury.
  3. Physiological basis of haematopoietic and lymphoid emergency care.
  4. Physiological basis of vascular emergency care.
  5. The classification of diseases which require emergency interventions.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, e-learning and tutorials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentPathophysiology structured questions40%
Examination ^End of Semester Examination held at Joondalup60%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentPathophysiology structured questions40%
Examination ^End of Semester Examination held at student's nominated examination centre60%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • ^ Vanmeter, K. and Hubert, R. (2014). Gould’s pathophysiology for the health professions. (5th ed.) Elsevier.

^ Mandatory reference


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Medical Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Disease States in Emergency Care
  • Unit Code

    PST2108
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This unit prepares the student to apply their broad knowledge of physiology to understand the clinical presentations that enable effective diagnosis and treatment in the field of practice of an emergency health worker. Classification of diseases which require emergency intervention will be discussed, and the patterns of disease in diverse populations identified. This unit focuses on cellular injury and adaptations, including vascular, haematopoietic and lymphoid emergencies.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from SCH1143

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PST1105

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse the effects of disruption of blood supply and body fluid imbalance and how this applies to emergency conditions such as myocardial infarctions and stroke.
  2. Analyse the role played by epidemiological studies in investigating ethnicity and disease in emergency health.
  3. Compare and contrast the issues which impact upon emergency health outcomes in indigenous and non-indigenous peoples.
  4. Differentiate the responses of the body to emergency treatment of infection and immune system responses.
  5. Explain the changes in function and structure of cells in situations when emergency intervention is required.
  6. Identify agents which are involved in precipitating the disease processes in emergency situations.

Unit Content

  1. Patterns of emergency disease in human populations, health and disease in indigenous and migrant populations in Australia.
  2. Physiological basis of emergency care of cell injury and adaptations including agents which result in cellular injury.
  3. Physiological basis of haematopoietic and lymphoid emergency care.
  4. Physiological basis of vascular emergency care.
  5. The classification of diseases which require emergency interventions.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, e-learning and tutorials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentPathophysiology structured questions40%
Examination ^End of Semester Examination held at Joondalup60%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentPathophysiology structured questions40%
Examination ^End of Semester Examination held at student's nominated examination centre60%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • ^ Vanmeter, K. and Hubert, R. (2014). Gould’s pathophysiology for the health professions. (5th ed.) Elsevier.

^ Mandatory reference


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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