AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims at providing basic knowledge on internal medicine diseases and semeiotics:

• Anamnesis
• Physical examination - Semeiotics
• Gastrointestinal diseases
• Respiratory diseases
• Cardiovascular diseases
• Emergency and shock

At the end of the course, the students will knowbasic diagnostic principles in internal medicine.

TEACHING METHODS

Interactive lessons with slides

Any Student with documented Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), or with any special needs, shall reach out to the Lecturer(s) and to the dedicated SLD Representative in the Department before class begins, in order to liase and arrange the specific teaching methods and ensure proper achievement of the learning aims and outcomes.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

• Anamnesis
• Physical examination - Semeiotics
• Gastrointestinal diseases
• Respiratory diseases
• Emergency and shock
• Diabetes mellitus and related retinopathy
• Arterial hypertension and related retinopathy
• Atherosclerosis and related retinopathy
• Sickle cell anaemia and related retinopathy
• Atrial fibrillation and retinal vascular occlusions.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Slides introduced during the lessons

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

To be defined 

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Final oral exam

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The oral exam assesses the understanding of the concepts and reasoning skills acquired by the students and the knowledge of the theoretical part of the program.

FURTHER INFORMATION

None