Unitary and global vision of symptoms and / or signs through semeiotic meotodology. This requires knowledge and evaluation of multiple functional interelations. Knowledge of the basic elements of the main internist diseases and of the main clinical situations that put life at risk. The topics will be dealt with attention to the approach to the symptomatology of the main diseases through anamnesis, objective examination and laboratory tests defining the elements useful for prevention and for correct lifestyles by maintaining the optimal psychophysical condition.
The purpose of the course will be to train the student in:
-collect anamnestic information, define symptoms, fill out the clinical scores;
-know and perform the semeiotic of organs and systems drawing on from the main diseases of the surgical pathology;
-know the most important changes in laboratory parameters and instrumental examinations for the study of the major organs and systems of surgical competence;
-interpretare symptoms, clinical signs, laboratory and instrumental findings of the main diseases of surgical pathology in key pathophysiological and start a clinical diagnostic reasoning;
-start to use the principles of surgical semeiotics and pathophysiology in the diagnostic workup of the main surgical diseases.
Lessons with presentation of clincal cases
The program includes the training of the student in the pathophysiology, semeiotic and surgical approach in the following diseases:
1) alterations of the abdominal wall
2) biliary secretion and jaundice
3) pancreatic secretion and acute pancreatitis
4) Portal hypertension
5) Septic shock
6) Physical examination and diagnostic of the breast
7) Pathophysiology of esophageal motility
8) The neoplastic disease of the digestive system
9) Haemorrhagic syndrome of the digestive system
10) Physical examination and diagnostic of the thyroid
11) Acute abdomen
12) Bowel obstruction
- Guida all'esame fisico e Semeiotica clinica (Siedel)
- Semeiotica Medica (Rasario)
1) CHIRURGIA di RENZO DIONIGI - Editore: Elsevier
2) Manuale di Semeiotica e Metodologia Chirurgica - di Basile - Di Candio - Bellantone - Biondi - Dionigi - Docimo - Lombardi, Editore: Edra - Masson