Learning objectives
<br />Aims of the CourseKnowledge of the main diseases observed in the sports field concerning Internal Medicine (Endocrine, Metabolic, Nutritional, Osteoarticular and Rheumatological Diseases) e Specialist Medicine (Cardiological, Dermatological, Gynecological and Child Neuropsychiatry Diseases) and related anatomopathological aspects.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology and biochemistry
Course unit content
<br />Prof. Giuseppe Magna ti<br /> <br />Energetic and non-energetic nutritional principles.<br />Food intake control. Hunger and Satiety.<br />Nerve centres and routes. Eating behaviour disorders (EBD).<br />Nutritional requirements. Caloric intake requirements. Nutrition in the various phases of life <br />and during illness. Nutrition in sport.<br /> <br />Prof. Vittorio Coiro<br /> <br />Liver and kidney stone disease.<br />Respiratory rehabilitation at the thermal spa.<br /> <br />Prof. Daniele Costi<br /> <br />Bone quality.<br />Physical activity and bone mass in the various phases of life.<br />Physical activity in the elderly.<br />Physical activity protocol in osteoporotic patients.<br /> <br />Prof. Giovanni Passeri <br />< FONT>(Osteometabolic Disease Unit) <br />DEXA evaluation of mineral, muscle and fat content.<br /><P class=MsoNormal style=" TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Post-menopause, senile osteoporosis and osteoporosis in men. <br /><br />Calcium and mineral waters in osteoporosis prevention.<br /> <br />Prof. Domenico CORRADI<br /> <br />Bone macroscopic and microscopic anatomy overview.<br />Non tumoural bone diseases.<br />Tumoural bone diseases.<br />Classification of bone tumours sec. la WHO.<br />Overview of the main bone tumours.<br />Skeletal muscle macroscopic and microscopic anatomy overview.<br />Non neoplastic diseases of the skeletal muscle.<br />Neurogenic atrophies: overview.<br />Diseases of the neuromuscular function: overview, myasthenia gravis.<br />Primary myopathic disorders. <br />Sudden death of young athletes.<br /> <br /> <br />Prof. Alessandro Grignaffini<br /> <br />Cerebral palsy, aspects of obstetric interest:<br />Labour as a potentially stressful event for the foetus ? foetal vulnerability;<br />Hypoxia-ischemia;<br />Risk factors.<br /> <br />Prof. Francesco PISANI<br /> <br />Main steps of neuromotor development.<br />Infantile cerebral palsy.<br />Neuromuscular diseases in developmental age.<br />Paroxystic manifestations.<br />Hyperactivity and attention lability/deficit syndrome.<br />Anxiety disorders.<br />Infantile depression.<br /> <br />Prof. Walter TROISE RIODA<br /> <br />Classification of Rheumatic Diseases.<br />Inflammatory arthropathies (epidemiology, etiopathogenesis and clinical pictures)<br />Polymyalgia Rheumatica.<br />Osteoarthrosis (epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, clinical pictures).<br />Microcrystalline Arthropathies (epidemiology, etiopathogenesis and clinical pictures).<br />Extra-articular rheumatism (epidemiology, etiopathogenesis and clinical pictures).<br />Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of arthrorheumatic diseases.<br /> <br />Prof. Umberto SQUARCIA<br /> <br />Heart structure in children and young adults.<br />Cardiocirculatory function principles.<br />Risks and benefits of motor activity in young people.<br />Fitness for competitive sports.<br />Main causes of syncope or cardiac arrest during motor activity.<br />Fundamental elements of cardiorespiratory resuscitation.<br /> <br /> <br />Prof. Alfredo ZUCCHI<br /> <br />Skin anatomy and physiology.<br />Outline of the most common dermatologic diseases.<br />Viral dermatological diseases (warts, condylomas, molluscum contagiosum).<br />Bacterial dermatological diseases (intertrigo, erythrasma, pyodermatitis, folliculitis, erysipelas).<br />Mycotic dermatological diseases (candidiasis, dermatophytosis).<br />Nail diseases.
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Bibliography
<br />Recommended texts <br /> <br />Medicina Interna Sistematica. C. Rugarli, M ASSON Ed., Milano.<br />Nutrizione Clinica, G.Magnati e coll., EdiSES Ed., Napoli.<br />Le basi patologiche delle malattie. Robbins e coll., Elsevier Ed.<br />Manuale di Dermatologia. T. Cainelli e coll., McGraw-Hill Ed.<br />Malattie Reumatiche. S. Todesco McGraw-Hill Ed.<br />Manuale di Neuropsichiatria Infantile. M. De Negri, Piccin Ed.
Teaching methods
<br />Oral lessons and interactive learning activities in small groups:<br /> <br />Oral examination.
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