The course aims to promote the understanding of the main mechanisms that characterize the body's pulmonary regulation. In addition to the general aspects of lung function, the main etiopathogenetic, pathophysiological and clinical characteristics of the most common respiratory diseases will be treated, making prevalent reference to those relevant to the Degree Course
The main AIM is to transfer to the studnets all the neccessary informations on thoracic diseases of surgical interest.
Frontal academic lessons and practical ward round and discussion
Pathophysiology and lung defense mechanisms
- Respiratory function tests
- Asthma
- COPD
- Pneumonia
- Pleural effusions
- Interstitial lung diseases
- Acute and chronic respiratory failure
- bronchiectasis
- TB
Invasive diagnosis of thoracic diseases | ||
Preoperative LFT and emogas | ||
Pneumothorax | ||
Empyema | ||
TNM staging | ||
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Lung cancer | |
Mesothelioma | ||
Mediastinal tumours | ||
Mediastinal syndrome | ||
Thoracic trauma | ||
Malformations | ||
Congenital diaphrammatic herniaa | ||
Iatal hernias | ||
Esophageal diverticula | ||
Esophageal cancer Lung Transplantation Echinoccosis Lung absecess Bronchiectasis |
Harrison’s Principi di Medicina Interna – McGraw-Hill 18° ed
Manual of Thoracic Surgery