INTERNAL MEDICINE
MED/09 - 7 CFU - 2° Semester
Teaching Staff
RICCARDO POLOSA
Learning Objectives
At the end of the course, the student will be able differentiate and discuss the fundamental aspects concerning the diagnosis, prognosis, assessment of the complexity and individuality of the patient, and the treatment of major diseases pertaining to internal medicine.
Detailed Course Content
- Risk factors of Morbidity and mortality
- Absolute and relative risk
- Clinical application of Bayesian statistics
- Nutritional status. Hypo and over nutrition
- Intestinal mal absorption and celiac disease
- Over and under hydration
- Peptic ulcer
- Metabolic liver diseases
- Acute and chronic hepatitis
- Hepatic chirrosis and its complications
- Acute and chronic pancreatitis
- Metabolic syndrome and diabetes
- Dislipidemias and atherosclerosis
- Surrenal syndromes
- Hypogonadism
- Bone disease and osteoporosis
- Hyper and hpo thiroidism
- Ischaemic heart disease
- Heart failure
- Hypertension and its complications
- Urinary tract infection
- Anemias
- Purpuras
- Piastrinopenias
- Vasculitis
- Arthritis
- LES
- Sclerodermias
- Amyloidosis
- Peripheral vascular disease and microangiopathy
- Thromboembolic diseases
- Thrombophylias
- Respiratory insufficiency
- COPD
- Allergy and anaphylaxis
- Drugs interactions in the complex patient
Textbook Information
Longo, Fauci, et al. Harrison. Principi di medicina interna. 18° ed., Casa editrice Ambrosiana.
Rugarli C et al. Medicina Interna Sistematica. 6° ed, Masson.
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