OVERVIEW

Interactive teaching through slides of issues in the field of Internal Medicine.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES (FURTHER INFO)

- To acquire knowledge about diseases commonly treated in internal medicine.

- To acquire a method of reasoning about the pathophysiological and clinical issues in Internal Medicine.

- Acquire autonomy in learning, also using Databases such as PubMed.

TEACHING METHODS

- Lectures with slides.

- Interactive lessons, questioning students about anatomical and pathophysiological knowledge they already have from previous years.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Objective signs in diseases. Body temperature changes: hyperthermia, fever; dyspnoea, and cyanosis; edema; ascite; jaundice; hemorrhages; impairment of digestive functions: anorexia, dysphagia, nausea and vomiting, dyspepsia, constipation and diarrhea; diabetes mellitus; diabetic foot screening.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Semeiotica Medica: Metodologia Clinica di R. Nuti, Edizioni Minerva Medica, IX edizione;
Medicina Interna per Scienze Infermieristiche di R. Antonelli Incalzi, Piccin;
Medicina Interna per scienze infermieristiche di Renato Massini, Quinta edizione, Mc Graw Hill Education;

as an alternative, students can study on corresponding chapters on: “Principi di Medicina interna” di Harrison.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

LUIGI ROBBIANO (President)

ANTONIO AMATO

ALBERTO ARTOM

FEDERICA BARBIERI

CLAUDIO BIANCHI

FRANCESCO BOCCARDO

CORRADINO CAMPISI

ROBERTO CARROZZINO

BABETTE DIJK

TULLIO FLORIO

ROSARIO FORNARO

MARCO GHIA

GIULIANO LO PINTO

ANTONIETTA MARIA MARTELLI

FRANCESCA MATTIOLI

TIZIANO MONDIN

LUCIANO MORESCO

FRANCESCO ORLANDINI

LIONELLO PARODI

ANDREA PERCIVALE

ANTONIETTA PIANA

LIVIA PISCIOTTA

MARIA PUGLISI

FRANCESCO TORRE

GIANMARIA ZAVARISE

GIOVANNI CORSINI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

November and December

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Written.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Ability to apply knowledge by choosing the right answer among multiple answers to direct questions about the topics covered during the lectures.

Exam schedule