Competency information
Details
Using representative specimens from a range of tissues, identify cell injury, wound healing and repair in:
- tissue and cell injury
- hypertrophy
- thrombosis
- atherosclerosis
- embolism
- oedema.
Considerations
- Normal morphology of tissues and organs.
- The identification of a range of cell injuries, wound healing and tissue repair in microscopic specimens.
- Rationale of the histological techniques required to demonstrate the different cell types involved in a tissue section.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Recognise and interpret the microscopical appearance of the tissue or cell and relate to the pathobiological process. |
| # 4 | Outcome Advise on or request appropriate additional tests to aid in the diagnosis of disease. |