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Introduction to Histopathology. Fixation – Autolysis, bacterial decomposition. Effects of fixation, common fixing agents and their uses. Secondary fixation, post-fixation and post-chroming and post-mordanting. Fixation pigments, Decalcification – Aims and applications, decalcifying agents. Tests for clearing of decalcification. Dehydration, clearing and infiltration/embedding. Frozen and celloidin sections. Embedding media. Basic histology of organs. Principles and application of Exfoliate Cytology. Collection and fixation of specimens for cytological examination. Museum technique-colour restoration. Mounting in museum jars. Tissues and cellular injury inflammation. Healing and repairs. Gross appearance of diseased organs in routine post-mortem examination. Slide sections to illustrate common tumours.

The Historical background of Immunology. Classification of Immunity. Innate immunity. Development and structure of cells in the Immune System Cellular interaction the expression and regulation of immunity. Acquired Immunity.

Introduction to basic instrumentation in environmental health principles. use and maintenance of laboratory and field instruments in environmental health:- Centrifuge, Refrigerator, Deep freezer, Hot Air Oven, Spectrophotometer (VIS & UV), Colorimeter, Water distiller, Incubator, Semi Auto- Analyser, Hot plate, heater, Water bath, Fume chamber, Electrophoretic tanks (Shandon model), Electronic weighing balance (Top load), Hematological Analyser, Thermostat oven, Fume cupboard, Magnetic hot plate, Temperature control oven, Heating mantle, Microscopes(camera, teaching and many others); Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) Machine, Colorimeter (Hand held), Autoclave, Dessicators, Rotators, De-ionizer, Distiller machine, Hood fume cabinet, Laminar flow hoods, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS), Light meters and Luminance meters, Anemometers, Manometers, Magnifying Lens, Food probes Thermometer, Refractometer, Dust detector, Ozone monitor, Radiation monitors, Flame Ionization detector (FID), Global Position Systems (GPS) and remote sensing, Gas chromatographty, Toxic gas meters, Combustible gas and Oxygen meters, Infrared Analyzers, Isocyanate monitors, Heat stress monitor, Volatile organic compounds Monitors (VOCs), Smoke generators, Spirometer, Audiometer, Blood gas meter, Gas analyser -CO, CO2, NO4, SO4, H2S, Methane, Particulate meter 2.5 & 10, Gel electrophoresis apparatus, magnetic stirrer, vortex mixer and many others; Documentation, preservation and transportation; calibration, maintenance of basic instruments; standard operating procedures in the use of basic instruments; safety management; documentation and reporting.

Introduction to the parasites. Classification of protozoa, (the amoebas, the ciliates, the flagellates, Nematodes. (Ascaris, Strongloides, Trichuris, guineaworm, hookworms, Trichinella, Enterobius and many others). Life cycle and pathogenicity of Cestodes. (The tapeworms, Larval forms of cestodes). Life cycle and pathogenicity of the Trematodes (The Schistosome, Fasciola, Paragonimus, and many others). Methods of demonstration of parasites in blood, faeces, vagina, urine, urethra, pus from lung and liver, skin snips, and many others. Mechanisms of their disease production; Epidemiology and control of parasitic diseases.Arthropods of medical importance particularly members of the class Diptera, the crustaceans, Arachnida, Hexapoda, Myiasis and many others, their biology, life cycles and control. Life history as disease vectors; various diseases of importance transmissible by insects. Biology of mosquito in relation to transmission of malaria, filariasis, viral infections and many others.

Basic medical terminology vocabulary for use in the health care setting. Prefixes, suffixes, and root words of medical terms and their meaning, spelling, and pronunciation. Building a working medical vocabulary based on body systems. How to become successful communicators (especially in the health care setting).

Scope of microbiology: Historical approach and many others. Classification and nomenclature of microorganisms. Introduction to the microbial world; Introduction to Bacteriology, Mycology, Virology and Parasitology (the protozoan). Bacteriology: The general properties of bacteria, structure, growth, reproduction, requirements both environmental and nutritional. Aspects of Bacterial metabolism, bacterial genetics and variation. Sterilisation in Microbiology, bacteria in health and disease: Antibiotics and chemotherapy; infection and immunity; introduction to laboratory techniques and methods including serology. Viruses: General properties, structure and biology of viruses, classification – various methods, reproduction, resistance, pathology, purification of viruses, propagation of viruses, immunity and diagnosis of viral infection, interferon and interference, inclusion bodies, cytopathic effects. Viral- host interactions and identification. Fungi: Morphology, groups and classification. Types of lesion and types of mycoses, growth requirements. Characteristics and general features of fungi and their diseases. Identification, and demonstration in the laboratory.

Identification and treatment of diminished hearing. Ability and inability to hear in noisy environment. Assessing and rehabilitating tinnitus (ringing) in the ears. Vestibular disorders. Assessing and managing noise-induced, ototoxic induced, and age-induced hearing impairments. Otologic tests in detecting hearing disorders. Otitis externa. Otitis media. Types of tympanic membrane perforation. Otomycosis. Mastoiditis. Meniere’s disease. Labyrinthitis. Cerebello- pontine angle tumour. Tinnitus. Vertigo. Hyperacusis diagnosis. Clinical characteristics and management of ENT related diseases. Surgical interventions such as grommet insertion for glue ears. Impacted cerumen, its hearing effect and management. Oro-nasal-pharyngeal pathologies and auditory effect.

Basic first Aid, Principles of Nursing, general and special preparation, General and special care, professional attitude of the Radiographer. Hygiene. Infection and Principles of Asepsis Special and Emergency Care of the Patient. Use of Hospital and Nursing Equipment. Moving and lifting. Drugs, Hospital Practice: The Radiographer in the hospital team. Medico-Legal aspects. Health Services Organisation and Management. Professional Ethics. Nursing procedures; Understanding the recipients of patient’s care; Concepts and basic care of patients; emergency situations and first aid treatment. Principles of asepsis and infection. Assessment of vital signs. Documentation and Reporting. Hospital posting weekly for ward/clinical/hospital experience in nursing/care of patients. Nursing Posting to familiarise themselves with the use of some basic Hospital and Nursing Equipment. Posting for twelve weeks to recognised and relevant placement areas of their choice during the industrial training. Continuous assessment of students will be undertaken jointly by their industry- based supervisors, ITF officials and institutional supervisors. Presentation of a seminar on major duties performed and skills acquired during the training.

Scope of Pharmacology. Origin and sources of drugs, routes of administration of drugs, drug receptors and receptor isolation. Pharmacokinetics, absorption of drugs excretion, biotransformation. Structure-activity relationship. Mode of action of drugs. Types of drug action. Drug action in man-compliance, individual variations, presence of other drugs, genetic effects, tolerance and tachyphylaxis, effects of diseases, drug toxicity adverse drug reactions, drug dependence and drug interactions. Antimicrobial Pharmacology chemotherapeutic agents, anti- metabolic base analogues, mitotic inhibitors, antibiotics, enzymes, alkylating agents and hormones. Radiation therapy, immune therapy and cancer therapy, synthesis and physiology of neurotransmitters Biochemical basis of depression. Marcotics-Mechanism of action. Fluorescent, radio and chromatographic methods in drug studies. Methods of evaluation of toxins mutagens and carcinogens. 400 Level

Fundamental and derived quantities and units. Equation of motion, concepts of force work energy, power, momentum energy conservation. Fields, Electrostatics, Physical Factors governing capacitance, charging and discharging capacitor and their uses in Radiological Equipment, basic x-ray circuitry and many others. Basic computer Architecture and peripherals. Electromagnetic and Electromagnetic induction, Lenz laws, Mutual and Self-induction. principles and construction of the transformer. Transformer Parameters, uses of mutual and self-inductance in autotransformers and High Tension transformers, AC theory and sources of electric power supply. current electricity, solid state devices, Rectification, principles and uses in Radiology, concept of energy. Atomic structure, Bohr’s atom elements of quantum mechanics applied to atom, Heisenberg’s uncertainty theory, de Broglie wavelength, Schrodinger equation and configuration of atoms. The nuclear structure and models, nuclear instability and radioactivity, Wave and Quantum methods of Energy Transfer and applications in radiology, production of X-rays, Radioactivity and radioactive decay, half-life, counters, units of activity and measurement, K- capture. The atom, isotopes, isobars, isomers, nuclear binding energies, and inverse square law, effects of filtration. Luminescence and their applications. Interaction of radiation (emr and particulate radiation) with matter and their applications in medical imaging and radiotherapy. Attenuation of radiation shielding and filtration.