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CODE 66510
ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019
CREDITS
LANGUAGE Italian
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
SEMESTER 1° Semester
MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di:
TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

OVERVIEW

The seminar explores fluid and electrolyte balance with reference to the normal physiology of body fluids and regulation of fluids and electrolytes. It also considers some conditions associated with  fluid and electrolyte imbalance in chronic kidney disease and the important role of diet in fluid and electrolyte balance 

AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aims are to understand

the importance of water and electrolyte balance on body homeostasis and the nutrition strategies in imbalance.

  

TEACHING METHODS

in the seminar the students were actively involved through questions and proposals for consolidation

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Physiology of water and electrolyte balance

Sodium balance

Water and Sodium Imbalance

Potassium and magnesium Imbalance

Phosphorus and Calcium imbalance

 

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Silverthorn DU: Fisiologia un approccio integrato, Casa editrice Ambrosiana (Capitolo 20)

Garibotto G, Pontremoli R: “Manuale di Nefrologia”, Ed. Minerva Medica, Torino.

 EFSA  (European Food Safety Authorithy) Journal 2015;13(7):4186

D’Alessandro c et al The “phosphorus pyramid”: a visual tool for dietary phosphate management in dialysis and  CKD patients  BMC Nephrology 2015, 16:9

Water, Water Everywhere, But What to Drink? An Update on Hidden Phosphorus in Popular Beverages - Journal of Renal Nutrition Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages e1-e5, January 2010

Cupisti A et al  Effect of boiling on dietary phosphate and nitrogen intake.J Ren Nutr. 2006;16:36–40.

A. Nicolai – Curarsi con l’alimentazione – Piccin, 2014

Linee Guida SIN per la terapia conservativa dell’insufficienza renale cronica (2012)

Food composition tables from Istituto Nazionale Ricerca per gli Alimenti e la Nutrizione (INRAN) 

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

CINZIA ZUCCHI (President)

GIUSEPPE D'ANNUNZIO

SIMONE FERRERO

MOHAMAD MAGHNIE

PAOLA CARLA ROBOTTI

MARIA CRISTINA SCHIAFFINO

DANIELA VERZOLA

LESSONS

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral examination

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Oral examination about the importance of water and electrolyte balance on body homeostasis and the nutrition strategies in imbalance

Exam schedule

Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note
11/02/2019 10:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale
11/02/2019 10:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale
16/04/2019 10:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale
16/04/2019 10:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale
18/06/2019 10:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale
18/06/2019 10:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale
02/07/2019 10:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale
02/07/2019 10:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale
16/07/2019 10:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale
16/07/2019 10:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale
10/09/2019 10:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale
10/09/2019 10:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale
24/09/2019 10:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale
24/09/2019 10:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale