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Università degli Studi di Parma Università degli Studi di Parma
Single cycle degree course 6 years in
Medicine and surgery
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Medicine and Surgery

PHYSIOPATHOLOGY OF CONGENITAL METABOLIC DISEASES
cod. 1002922

Academic year 2021/22
6° year of course - First semester
Professor
Ovidio BUSSOLATI
Academic discipline
Patologia generale (MED/04)
Field
Attività formative affini o integrative
Type of training activity
Related/supplementary
7 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN
lectures timetable unavailable
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Learning objectives


The student will comprehend the physiopathological bases of inherited
metabolic disorders and apply them to the diagnosis and
treatment of the most common inborn conditions.

Prerequisites


Understanding these subjects will require adequate bases of biochemistry,
general pathology and clinical pathology.

Course unit content


Introduction to inborn error of metabolism. Disorders of amino acid metabolism. Disorders of carbohydrate
metabolism. Defects of fatty acid oxydation. Disorders of membrane transport.

Full programme

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Bibliography


Argomenti di Pediatria (M.Vanelli, ed.), Parma 2013 (pp. 197-226). Other
reference material and bibliography/sitography will be provided during
the lessons.

Teaching methods


Lessons will be on site in compliance with safety standards, provided that further instructions on the ongoing health emergency are not implemented.
Lectures will be interactive and will be carried on through a dialogue between the teacher and the students. Examples of true-life situations and clinical cases will be also provided so as to raise the interest of the students.
Supporting didactic material will be available on the specific, student-reserved platform (Elly) and will include slide presentations, audio-video aids or video-recording of the lessons.
Slide consultation will be necessary but NOT sufficient for students preparation.

Assessment methods and criteria


The fulfillment of didactic objectives will be verified at the level of the whole Course in
Pediatrics through an oral examination that will concern also subjects
treated in this Course.

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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