Learning objectives
The student must achieve the ability to evaluate clinical emergency requiring the intervention of the specialist in the critical medecine, surgery and cardiologic areas. The student will achieve competence in recognizing main diseases with urgency implications for the prognosis quod vitam, outlining the process for the correct diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and basic treatment. The course will be mainly focused on basic concepts of Triage and early differential diagnosis based on international guidelines and reccommendations in each specific area.<br />
Prerequisites
N.A.
Course unit content
<br /><br />Cardiocirculatory arrest: etiology. Pathophysiology, epidemiology and treatment<br />Acute myocardial infarction<br />Acute renal insufficiency <br />Circulation and respiratory tract ALS <br />Cardiopulmonary resuscitation- Mechanical ventilation principles<br />Shock: etiology, pathophysiology, epidemiology and treatment<br />Serious polytraumas. Coma and cerebral death, organ donation . Poisoning and intoxication<br />Monitoring the critical patient<br /> <br /> <br /> Pulmonary diseases: ARDS,pulmonary embolism,edema,<br /> Cardiac arrhythmias: etiology. Pathophysiology, epidemiology and treatment<br /> Metabolism: uncompensated diabetes and other diseases<br /> Acid-Base balance<br /> <br />Pathophysiology and therapeutic diagnostic path:<br />Acute abdomen: peritonitis and occlusion<br />Penetrating abdominal traumas: Hemoperitoneum.<br />Rupturing aneurysms and limb ischemias<br />Thoracic traumas and emerging diseases of the thorax and of the mediastinum<br />
Full programme
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Bibliography
M. Chiaranda: Guida Illustrata delle Emergenze- Piccin 2004
Teaching methods
The teaching methodology will be based on the analysis of clinical scerarios with practical simulation of the diagnostic process and basis of treatment. Final evaluation will be based on the analysis of a clinical scenario.
Assessment methods and criteria
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Other information
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