At the end of the course, the student will be able to differentiate and discuss the fundamental aspects concerning the diagnosis, the interpretation of instrumental data and laboratory, and the role of the nurse in the the treatment of major diseases pertaining to internal medicine.
Diagnosis and interpretation of instrumental data and laboratory. Inflammation, necrosis, fibrosis, fever and thermal curve, acute and chronic hepatitis, fatty liver, fibrosis and cirrhosis and complications, liver failure, portal hypertension, acute and chronic ischemic heart disease, acute myocardial infarction, the role of nurses in the Coronary Care Unit, congestive heart failure, pneumonia, COPD, bronchial asthma, emphysema, respiratory failure, high blood pressure and complications, diabetes mellitus and complications, obesity, hyperuricemia, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome, gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, reflux esophagitis, dyspepsia, malabsorption, enterocolitis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, acute and chronic pancreatitis, anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, leukocytosis, thrombocytosis, myelodysplastic syndrome, blood transfusions, thyroiditis, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis, nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, acute renal failure and chronic prophylaxis infectious diseases.
Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi. Medicina interna. Per scienze infermieristiche. Ediz. Piccin.
Renato Massini, Donatello Izzi, Patrizia Marchetti, Francesca Passeretti e Umberto Recine. Medicina Interna. Collana Laurea Infermieristica. Ediz. McGraw-Hill.