AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

to acquire knowledge and practical skills for the first aid approach to cardiac arrest and to the use of AED and in General Medicine first aid

to be able to recognize the most common diseases in Internal Medicine

TEACHING METHODS

lectures (in presence or on-line) with audiovisual support

interactive lecture (if feasible) on a First Aid manikin

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

First aid and initial treatment of cardiac arrest, with notions on the semi-automatic external defibrillator.

Cardiovascular system: Acute myocardial infarction, Cardiac arrhythmias, Cardiovascular decompensation, Hypertension, Syncopes, lipothymias

Respiratory system: Acute respiratory failure, Asthma, COPD

Endocrinology: Dystyroidism, Hyper-hypo surrealism, Diabetes

Thromboembolic disease: Deep vein thrombosis, Pulmonary embolism

Abdomen: Acute abdomen Mechanical or paralytic ileus, Biliary tract obstruction, Pancreatitis

Urinary system: Acute renal failure, Chronic renal failure, Edema Urinary tract infections, Urinary tract stones,

Hematopoietic system: Leukemias, Lymphoid cell neoplasms, Anemias, polyglobulias, thrombocytopenias and thrombocytosis

Nervous system: Epilepsy, Ischemic and haemorrhagic stroke

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Extracts from the lectures and audiovisual material used in the lectures

Medicina Interna per Scienze Infermieristiche di R. Antonelli Incalzi, Piccin;

Medicina Interna per scienze infermieristiche di Renato Massini, Quinta edizione, Mc Graw Hill Education;

in alternativa potranno essere consultati i capitoli, corrispondenti al programma, dei: “Principi di Medicina interna” di Harrison