CODE 67388 ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017 CREDITS 2 cfu anno 3 MEDICINA E CHIRURGIA (LM-41) - SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/10 LANGUAGE Italiano TEACHING LOCATION SEMESTER 2° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: CARDIOLOGY AND PNEUMOLOGY OVERVIEW Within the integrated teaching course of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, the specific part concerning pulmonology will cover the clinical and scientific aspects of the more frequent respiratory diseases, this including the diagnostic and therapeutic aspects AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (FURTHER INFO) Knowledge: pathopysiological and clinical bases of the main respiratory diseases. Practical: clinical examination and basic diagnostic maneuvers (e.g. spirometry, arterial blood gas analysis, saturimetry, venipuncture, skin prick test, interpretation of chest X ray and CT scan) TEACHING METHODS Lessons: 14 hrs Practical teaching: 2 wks Seminars: 8 hrs Case discussion: 10 hrs Attendance: mandatory SYLLABUS/CONTENT Overview on the anatomy and physiology of respiratory system Measurement of pulmonary function Diagnostica and lab techniques Pneumonia TB Asthma and COPD Pulmonary embolism and right cardiac failure Malignancies of lung and pleura Pulmonary nodules Pneumothorax Pleural effusion Interstitial lung diseases Respiratory failure, oxygen therapy, ventilation Respiratory sleep diseases RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Essential textbook. Elementi di malattie dell’apparato respiratorio (Passalacqua G et al, online) Teaching slides (available online and on direct demand). Adjuncts/updates: - Trattato di malattie respiratorie (Fabbri LM e Marsico S edts. Edises 2016) – Malattie del torace (Fraser et al, Masson 2006) – Trattato di Allergologia e Immunologia Clinica (Passalacqua et al, Pacini Ed, 2017) TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD GIORGIO CANONICA EMANUELE CRIMI GIOVANNI PASSALACQUA MARIO TAVIANI FULVIO BRAIDO Exam Board GIORGIO GHIGLIOTTI (President) GIOVANNI PASSALACQUA (President) MANRICO BALBI CLAUDIO BRUNELLI GIORGIO CANONICA ROBERTO FIOCCA EZIO FULCHERI LUCA MASTRACCI DOMENICO PALOMBO GIANCARLO PASSERONE ANNA MARIA RICCIO GIAN MARCO ROSA FLAVIO SCARANO MARIO TAVIANI EMANUELE CRIMI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course) LESSONS Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral exam Direct feedback/assessment during clinical practice training ASSESSMENT METHODS The evaluation of the skills in the specific matter of teaching will be evaluated with the oral final exam. A minimum of 18/30 is required to be certified. The candidate should be able to describe the essentials of the main respiratory diseases and of the basic diagnostic procedures (SEE SECTION 2). Those latter aspects will be directly verified during the clinical practice training. These include: Knowledge: pathopysiological and clinical bases of the main respiratory diseases. Practical: clinical examination and basic diagnostic maneuvers (e.g. spirometry, arterial blood gas analysis, saturimetry, venipuncture, skin prick test, interpretation of chest X ray and CT scan). It is required, for the final exam, that the student is able to discuss properly (also in term of medical language) his/her competence both in description and in practice. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 04/07/2017 09:00 GENOVA Orale 25/07/2017 09:00 GENOVA Orale 19/09/2017 09:00 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION All sudents/trainees, independent of their academic status are invited to directly contact the personnel of Clinica di Malattie Respiratorie e Allergologia, Policlinico Ospedale San Martino, Pad. Maragliano, Lato levante I piano 0105553540 (preferably 08.30- 17.00) or to contact by mail passalacqua@unige.it