Learning objectives
Once completed the course, students will comprehend causes and mechanisms underlying the main disorders of osmotic and electrolyte
homeostasis so as and apply this information to the pathophysiology of common clinical conditions.
Prerequisites
Adequate reharsal of information acquired in the courses of Chemistry and Human Physiology is highly recommended.
Course unit content
The pathophysiology of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base disorders.
Full programme
Osmotic and Volume disorders: pathophysiology of water and sodium
disorders.
Hypernatremia and hyponatremia.
Disorders of potassium homeostasis: hyperpotassemia and hypopotassemia.
Acid-base
disorders: acidosis and alkalosis.
Disorders of calcium, phosphorus and magnesium.
Bibliography
Harrison's: Principles of Internal Medicine. McGraw-Hill Ed., 19th ed, 2015
McCance, Huether, Brashers, Rote Fisiopatologia ed elementi di Patologia Generale
EDRA-Masson, 2016
Teaching methods
The course will be held through lectures to Students either in the classroom (“in presenza”) or in synchronous-streaming (“in telepresenza”) on the Teams platform. Therefore, the opportunity of Student/Teacher interaction will be preserved both face to face and remotely, by the simultaneous use of the Teams platform.
Lectures will be supported by slide presentations, which will be available to students on the Elly platform (https://elly2020.medicina.unipr.it/).
Active participation of the
students will be stimulated through questions and simple problems.
Assessment methods and criteria
No interim summative evaluation is programmed, while valutative or diagnostic evaluations will be possible.
The final summative evaluation will consist in the oral examination of the Integrated Course.
For further information see the Integrated Course of General Pathology and History of Medicine.
Other information
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