Learning objectives
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
Graduates will be able to:
- To bring signs and symptoms of patients suffering from chronic pain to their probable physiopathological basis
- Identify, from the clinical characteristics, the probable diagnosis among the most typical ones in chronic pain
- To propose a basic treatment based on the mechanism of action of the drug in relation to the pathophysiology of the painful condition
- To hypothesize possible specialized treatments for the condition, so as to be able to refer patients to the indicated specialist
Prerequisites
NA
Course unit content
Knowledge and Understanding
Graduates will know:
- The physiology of the genesis and transmission of the painful stimulus from the periphery to the central nervous system
- Know the classic types of pain classification
- The pathophysiology underlying the chronicization of pain
- The most common chronic painful affections, their natural history, their signs and symptoms
- Evaluation of the patient suffering from chronic pain
- The mechanisms of action of the most common drugs used in pain therapy
- Common methods of interventional pain treatment
Full programme
Knowledge and Understanding
Graduates will know:
- The physiology of the genesis and transmission of the painful stimulus from the periphery to the central nervous system
- Know the classic types of pain classification
- The pathophysiology underlying the chronicization of pain
- The most common chronic painful affections, their natural history, their signs and symptoms
- Evaluation of the patient suffering from chronic pain
- The mechanisms of action of the most common drugs used in pain therapy
- Common methods of interventional pain treatment
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
Graduates will be able to:
- To bring signs and symptoms of patients suffering from chronic pain to their probable physiopathological basis
- Identify, from the clinical characteristics, the probable diagnosis among the most typical ones in chronic pain
- To propose a basic treatment based on the mechanism of action of the drug in relation to the pathophysiology of the painful condition
- To hypothesize possible specialized treatments for the condition, so as to be able to refer patients to the indicated specialist
Bibliography
- E.Romano, Anestesia- I principi e le tecniche, UTET
- Il dolore. Valutazione, diagnosi e trattamento
di Sebastiano Mercadante - Elsevier
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons and slides
Practical exercises and case
Assessment methods and criteria
The student’s knowledge, topics’ comprehension and her/his skill to apply them on the occupational contexts will be evaluated by questions on the topics related to the course content. Failed answer to one or more questions or proved insufficiency of the basic knowledge on the subject will preclude the successful completion of the exam. In case of completion of the exam, an evaluation that contributes to the final grade of the course will be defined and it will be based on the achievement of the objectives (excellent, good, fair, fully sufficient, barely sufficient).
Other information
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