Data
Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2025-2026
Course director
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Barthó Loránd
professor emeritus,
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy -
Number of hours/semester
lectures: 24 hours
practices: 0 hours
seminars: 0 hours
total of: 24 hours
Subject data
- Code of subject: OAF-GOM-T
- 2 kredit
- General Medicine
- Optional modul
- autumn
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Course headcount limitations
min. 5 – max. 25
Topic
Family physicians may play an important role in the early identification and management of mushroom poisoning (MP).
This course:
- deals with the various types of MP and their symptoms;
- molecular mechanisms encountered with the effects of cytotoxic MPs
- morphological features of the most important toxic mushrooms/fungi and their edible counterparts.
Lectures
- 1. Introduction - Barthó Loránd
- 2. Amanitas, Lepiotas (parasols) and their poisonings - Barthó Loránd
- 3. Amanitas, Lepiotas (parasols) and their poisonings - Barthó Loránd
- 4. Amanitas, Lepiotas (parasols) and their poisonings - Barthó Loránd
- 5. Amanitas, Lepiotas (parasols) and their poisonings - Barthó Loránd
- 6. Other mushrooms with white spores and their poisonings - Barthó Loránd
- 7. Other mushrooms with white spores and their poisonings - Barthó Loránd
- 8. Mushrooms with pink, brown or black spores - Barthó Loránd
- 9. Mushrooms with pink, brown or black spores - Barthó Loránd
- 10. Mushrooms with pink, brown or black spores - Barthó Loránd
- 11. Mushrooms with tubes, pores, wrinkles or spines - Barthó Loránd
- 12. Mushrooms with tubes, pores, wrinkles or spines - Barthó Loránd
- 13. Molecular mechanisms encountered with the effects of cytotoxic MPs - Szeberényi József
- 14. Molecular mechanisms encountered with the effects of cytotoxic MPs - Szeberényi József
- 15. Morels, false morels, puff-balls, corals, etc. Pre-exam - Barthó Loránd
- 16. Morels, false morels, puff-balls, corals, etc. Pre-exam - Barthó Loránd
- 17. Some forensic aspects of MPs - Barthó Loránd
- 18. Muscarine, muscimol, ibotenic acid - Barthó Loránd
- 19. Coprin, orellanin, aflatoxin - Barthó Loránd
- 20. Reprise of poisonous mushrooms - Barthó Loránd
- 21. Toxins of moulds - Barthó Loránd
- 22. Tasks of GP sin case of MP - Barthó Loránd
- 23. Reprise of types of poisoning; Exam - Barthó Loránd
- 24. Exam - Barthó Loránd
Practices
Seminars
Reading material
Obligatory literature
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Literature developed by the Department
CD prepared by Prof. Barthó
Most terms will be explained in the lectures.
Notes
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Recommended literature
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Conditions for acceptance of the semester
- Attending at least 75% of the lessons, passing the oral exam
- Oral exam includes matters of poisonings, as well as recognizing the most important PMs and their edible counterparts
Mid-term exams
Exam on week 12
Making up for missed classes
Individual
Exam topics/questions
Oral exam including matters of poisonings, as well as recognizing the most important PMs and their edible counterparts
Cytotoxic MPs
Gastrointestinal MP
Muscarine-type of MP
Psychotropic MP
Other types of MP
Tasks of the general practitioner in case of MP