Medicine and surgery | University of Parma

Professor
Academic discipline: Pediatria generale e specialistica (MED/38)
Field: Discipline pediatriche
Type of training activity: Characterising

7 hours
of face-to-face activities

1 credits

hub: PARMA

course unit
in ITALIAN

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exam calls

Integrated course unit module: EMERGENCY AND FIRST-AID MEDICINE

Learning objectives

Students will know fundamental concepts of the discipline. He has to recognize and treat main pediatric diseases presenting as an emergency.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Emergency features of main diseases; diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment.

Full programme

1) Acute acid-base abnormalities and fluid or electrolyte imbalance
2) Anaphilaxis and Shock
3) Cardiac emergency(aritmias, pulmonary edema , pericarditis, hypertension).
4) Gastroenteric emergency (intestinal bleeding, caustic ingestion, acute pancreatititis, biliary colic).
5) Neurologic emergency (head trauma, epilepsy, stroke, psicosi acuta).
6) Infective emergency (meningitis, sepsis).
7) Endocrino-metabolic emergency (diabetes, surrenal failure, tyrotoxicosis).
8) Hematologic emergency(coagulopathies, acute anemia , acute leukemia, purpura).
9) Renal-urologic emergency (renal colic, acute renal failure, nephritic syndrome).
10) Respiratory emergency.(bronchiolitis, epiglottitis, respiratory failure).
11) Asthma attack
12) Emergency organization in pediatrics.

Bibliography

Castello M., Duse M. Manuale di Pediatria. Piccin Editore

Maurizio Vanelli ARGOMENTI DI PEDIATRIA
Per la formazione degli studenti del Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Medicina e Chirurgia
ISBN978-88-7847-454-3
Collana Saperi, MUP Editore

GV Zuccotti, M. Giovannini Manuale di Pediatria,
La Pratica Clinica, Società Editrice Esculapio.

N Principi, A Rubino, A Vierucci: Pediatria generale e Specialistica, Casa
Editrice Ambrosiana.

Teaching methods

Interactive lessons with use of slide.

Assessment methods and criteria

Level of knowledge shall be demonstrated by oral examination, score 0-
30. Score is immediately communicated.

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