DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
Bachelor's Degree in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Techniques
Academic Year 2016/2017 - 2° Year
Bachelor's Degree in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Techniques
Academic Year 2016/2017 - 2° Year
PEDIATRIA E ANATOMIA PATOLOGICA
4 CFU - 1° Semester
Teaching Staff
ANDREA DI CATALDO - Module PEDIATRIA GENERALE - MED/38 - 2 CFULIDIA PUZZO - Module ANATOMIA PATOLOGICA - MED/08 - 2 CFU
Email: lipuzzo@unict.it
Office: Comp.10, Edif.A, V. S.Sofia 87
Phone: 0953782026
Office Hours: mercoledì ore 9.30
Office: Comp.10, Edif.A, V. S.Sofia 87
Phone: 0953782026
Office Hours: mercoledì ore 9.30
Learning Objectives
- PEDIATRIA GENERALEKnowledge of stages of child development and of the major diseases of infants and children.
- ANATOMIA PATOLOGICAAcquisition of the basic elements relevant for evaluation of anatomical and clinical correlations of the main diseases
Detailed Course Content
- PEDIATRIA GENERALE- Semiotic in paediatrics - Mendelian diseases - Chromosomal diseases o Down Syndrome o Turner Syndrome o Klinefelter Syndrome - Neonatal screening - Healthy infant's features and adjustment to the extra-uterine life - Normal Growth - Causes of small gestational age - Perinatal asphyxia - Neonatal jaundice - Infantile convulsions - Neonatal infections - Infant's nutrition - Natural breastfeeding, adapted milk, weaning - Infant's gastroenteritis - Obligatory and recommended vaccinations - Rheumatic disease - Allergic diseases: o Allergic dermatitis (rash) o Asthma - Cough and Dyspnoea - Bronchiolitis - Bronchopneumonia - Acute diarrhoea - Cystic fibrosis - Celiac disease - Urinary infections - Infectious diseases: o Streptococcus infection o Pertussis o Brucellosis o Rickettsiosis o Leishmaniasis o Measles o Rubella o Roseola infantum o Varicella o Mumps o EBV infection - Congenital metabolic diseases o Phenylketonuria - Intracranial hypertension - Meningitis and Encephalitis - Phakomatosis: o Neurofibromatosis o Tuberous sclerosis -Endocrine diseases o Diabetes o Congenital hypothyroidism o Adrenogenital syndrome -Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis - Normal hematologic values in childhood - Iron deficiency anaemia -Haemolytic anaemia -Haemoglobin disorders o Thalassemia o Sickle cell anaemia -Congenital immunodeficiency -Acquired immunodeficiency and HIV infection -Splenomegaly - Lymphadenopathy - Low platelet count causes -Acute leukaemia - Main paediatric solid tumours Prof. Andrea Di Cataldo
Textbook Information
- PEDIATRIA GENERALE1. Rudolph-Kademi-Overby -Manuale di pediatria - McGraw Hill
2. Careddu Castello – Pediatria generale e specialistica – Ambrosiana
3. Bona G-Miniero R Pediatria Pratica – Minerva Medica
4. Nelson Manuale di Pediatria - Elsevier
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