CODE 68418 ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/2024 CREDITS 2 cfu anno 2 IGIENE DENTALE 9289 (L/SNT3) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/09 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: BASIC CONCEPTS OF GENERAL MEDICINE TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW Internal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases, in particular of multi-system disease processes. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Internal Medicine fundamentals AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The objective of the course is to provide to dental hygiene students a basic knowledge of the main, and most common, medical conditions managed in Internal Medicine. The student will approach fundamental concepts concerning the pathophysiology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations and treatment/prevention principles of the diseases presented during the course. TEACHING METHODS The course is articulated in 20 hours of frontal lecture. For admission to the examination it is required that at least 75% of the lectures have been attended. SYLLABUS/CONTENT The “Internist's approach” to the patient (introduction, patient’s history, physical examination) Acute and chronic renal failure Asthma Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Hypertension Diabetes Atherosclerosis and related diseases (coronary disease, stroke, peripheral arterial disease) Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism Bleeding Disorders Heart failure Sexually Transmitted Infections Oral manifestations of systemic diseases RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Didactic resources presented by the teacher (e.g. they will be available on the platform “Aulaweb”). TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD DAVIDE BEDOGNETTI Exam Board DAVIDE BEDOGNETTI (President) MARCO MILANESE (President) CHIARA ROBBA (President) PATRIZIA ZENTILIN (President) ROBERTA CENTANARO (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course) LESSONS Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Written test Multiple Choice ASSESSMENT METHODS The assessment takes place only through the final exam which aims to ensure the effective acquisition by the student of the expected learning outcomes. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 10/01/2024 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 05/02/2024 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 06/06/2024 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 04/07/2024 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 02/09/2024 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 09/01/2025 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 12/02/2025 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 12/06/2025 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 11/07/2025 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 02/09/2025 09:00 GENOVA Scritto FURTHER INFORMATION Contact by e-mail : negrini@unige.it