YEAR 3
subdivided into twelve units

NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
Absorption and digestion, energy metabolism, proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, their absorption, storage, regulation, excretion, physiological effects, recommended intake, deficiency and sources. Nutrition in illness; gastro-intestinal disease, diabetes, anaemia, coronary heart disease, hypertension, thrombosis, renal disease, rheumatic and arthritic disease, gout, skin disorders, mental illness and cancer. Food allergy.

PHARMACOLOGY
Pharmacokinetics; absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of remedies, Basic components; acids, alcohols, carbohydrates, gums and mucilages, phenols, tannins, coumarins, anthraquinones, flavones and derivatives, volatile oils, saponins, cardioactive and cyanogenic glycosides and alkaloids. Remedies and their pharmacology for the urinary system, cardiovascular system, digestive system, respiratory system, nervous system, endocrine system, reproductive system, the skin, infectious conditions and tumours. Allopathic remedies.

GENERAL MEDICINE
Genetic diseases (chromosomal disorders, unifactorial inheritance), immunological diseases (allergy, autoimmunity, immunodeficiency), nutritional diseases (protein malnutrition, water & minerals, vitamins, obesity, climatic and environmental factors in disease (disorders related to heat, cold & pollution), infections (viral, bacterial fungal, protozoal, helminths, sexually transmitted), disturbances in water, electroylte and acid-base balance (depletion & excess of sodium, water & potassium, acidosis, alkalosis), oncology, cardiovascular disease (cardiac disorders, circulatory disorders), respiratory disease (infections, allergic, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, asthma, tumors), alimentary tract and pancreatic disease (mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small & large intestine, pancreas), liver and biliary disease (jaundice, hepatitis, cirrhosis, gallstones, cholecystitis), kidney and urinary tract disease (glomerular disease, kidney & urinary tract infections, chronic renal failure, calculi, tumours).

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT
Mental status. Abnormalities of; head and neck, respiratory system, cardiovascular system, reproductive system, gastro-intestinal system,
peripheral vascular system, musculo-skeletal system and nervous system. The physical examination of infants and children.

DIFFERENTIAL ASSESSMENT
Pain; head, chest and abdomen. anemia, blood loss, haemorrhagic disease, coughs, breathing problems, palpitations, difficulty swallowing, nausea and vomiting, jaundice, weight loss and fever.

THIRD YEAR SEMINAR
The structure of the third year seminar is broadly the same as that of the second year. Lectures in Materia Medica will cover subjects presented in the second year seminar in more depth, with an emphasis on the pharmacological actions of both individual and groups of herbs. Clinical Assessment lectures will deal with the physical findings in common pathological conditions, and will cover disorders of the main systems of the body.

EXAMINATIONS - Year 3
These comprise written papers in Clinical Assessment, Pharmacology and Materia Medica.