RESPIRATORY AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
cod. 14340

Academic year 2017/18
3° year of course - Second semester
Professor responsible for the course unit
Alfredo Antonio CHETTA
integrated course unit
7 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Learning objectives

Knowledge and understanding of the main physiopathological mechanisms which underlie the main pulmonary diseases and epidemiological cardiovascolar higher incidence in the area: Asthma, COPD, Pneumonia, Lung Cancer, Respiratory allergies, circulatory failure, arrhythmias, myocardial infarction and ischemic pathology

Prerequisites

Anatomy and Histology, Physiology, Pathology, Biochemistry and Microbiology

Course unit content

Respiratory Diseases (CFU3) Cardiovascular Diseases (CFU2) Allergology (CFU1); Cardiopulmonary Radiology (CFU1)
Knowledge of the physiopathological aspects, clinical and functional respiratory diseases and increased incidence of cardiovascular epidemiology

Full programme

Signs and symptoms diagnostically useful in cardio-pulmonary medicine: cough, sputum, dyspnea, hemoptysis, chest pain, cyanosis, tachyarrhythmia.
Bronchial asthma, COPD, emphysema, bronchitis acute and chronic respiratory failure, pulmonary fibrosis, tumors pleuro-pulmonary edema pulmonary extrinsic allergic Alveloiti, pneumothorax, pleurisy, empyema, pneumonia, pulmonary tuberculosis, mitral regurgitation and aortic stenosis; Cardiomyopathies dilated, ischemic heart disease, angina pectoris, acute myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, hypo-and hyper-kinetic; congestive heart failure. Chronic pulmonary heart.

Bibliography

HARRISON'S: Principi di Medicina Interna. McGRAW-Hill. J.B. WEST. Fisiopatologia.
D.Olivieri, E.Marangio, A.Chetta. Lezioni di Pneumologia Uni NOVa ed. Polmonare

Teaching methods

Lectures and audio-visual material, slides; practical activities in the laboratories of the physiopathology of cardio-respiratory Bronchology; allergology clinics.

Assessment methods and criteria

Periodic tests and CONCLUSIVE ORAL EXAMINATION

Other information

Small groups of students (6-8) accompanied by a tutor attending cardiology and pneumology areas (bedside), the laboratories of respiratory and cardiovascular physiopathology, radiology, Bronchology, clinical seminars

2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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Contacts

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Quality assurance office

Education manager

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Faculty advisor

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