Pathophysiology for Health Care unit (CXA144)

Cradle Coast, Hobart, Launceston, Sydney

Introduction

Pathophysiology for Health Care builds on your knowledge of anatomy and physiology to develop an understanding of the principles of pathophysiology and alterations in the health of the body systems. Clinical reasoning will be used to analyse clinical scenarios to understand the presentation of people with common health problems and the rationale and aim of therapeutic interventions. You will be expected to develop written and oral skills that will facilitate intraprofessional, interprofessional, and patient communication of biological and therapeutic information. The knowledge that you develop in this unit will support your clinical reasoning and ongoing learning in other units within your course and your practice as a health professional who delivers evidence-informed health care.

Summary

Unit name	Pathophysiology for Health Care
Unit code	CXA144
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Health School of Health Sciences
Discipline	Health Sciences
Coordinator	Doctor Miguel Iglesias
Available as an elective?	No
Delivered By
Level	Introductory

Availability

Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August

Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 2	4/7/2027	26/7/2027	29/8/2027	23/10/2027

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2027 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2027 will be available from the 1st October 2026. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

• Explain pathophysiological processes of acute and chronic health conditions.
• Analyse health case scenarios to explain the presentation of people with common health conditions.
• Explain common therapeutic interventions used in the management of people with acute and chronic health conditions.
• Communicate information relevant to alterations in the body systems using terminology appropriate for other health professionals.

Fee Information

2027 fee information will be available in August.

Requisites

Prerequisites

CXA137 Anatomy and Physiology for Health Care

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	Independent learning (online) (8hrs x weekly); Tutorial (2hrs x 10 times)
Assessment	Tutorial quizzes (15%)|Case Scenarios Assignment 1 (25%)|Video Presentation (25%)|Case Scenarios Assignment 2 (35%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Amerman, EC 2025, Human Anatomy & Physiology (3rd Global Edition). Pearson Education, Essex,  Bullock, S, Hales, M 2024, Principles of Pathophysiology (3rd Edition). Pearson, Australia
Recommended	These will be provided when required through MyLO pages.

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