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MOL3018

Medical Toxicology

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Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Spring 2025
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement School exam

About

About the course

Course content

The course gives an introduction to toxicokinetics general pharmacokinetic models. Liver, kidney, lung, the immuno- and nervous system will be discussed as target organs for chemical toxicity. Groups of toxic agents and substances of abuse will also be included. Major weight will be put on available methods for risk assessment of human expose to cancer and non-cancer agents.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

After completing the course MOL3018, the student is able to:

  • describe and explain toxicological mechanisms

Skills

After completing the course MOL3018, the student is able to:

  • perform simple analysis of how some chemicals might be a possible health hazard upon exposure
  • collect relevant background data regarding toxicologial problems

General competence

After completing the course MOL3018, the student is able to:

  • explain how certain xenibiotics in the environment and work can have toxic effects on central organs and organ systems in humans

Learning methods and activities

Lectures. The language of instruction and examination is English. The course is taught in the spring semester, and starts in late January or early February.

Further on evaluation

Students with legitimate leave of absence at the final examination and students who receive the grade F, must retake the whole exam the following semester. The language of instruction is English, and the exam must be answered in English.

Course materials

Teaching material: Introduction book Casarett & Doull´s ESSENTIALS OF TOXICOLOGY. Handouts. Lecture notes.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
TOKS1010 7.5 sp Autumn 2012
TOKS3001 7.5 sp Autumn 2012
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Biotechnology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Medicine
  • Food Subjects

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine