Learning objectives
Respiratory Diseases:
At the end of the course the Student must have learnt the major lung diseases of the adult, including their diagnostic and therapeutic approach, that will be found in his/her daily clinical practice.
Cardiovascular Diseases:
At the end of the course the Student must have learnt the major cardiovascular diseases of the adult, including their diagnostic and therapeutic approach, that will be found in his/her daily clinical practice.
Thoracic Surgery:
At the end of the integrated course the student will have to have learned the main thoracic pathologies including also the diagnostic-therapeutic approach.
Vascular Surgery:
At the end of the course the Student must have learnt the major arterial and venous diseases of the adult, including their diagnostic and therapeutic approach, that will be found in his/her daily clinical practice.
Cardiac Surgery:
At the end of the course the Student is expected to know all the major surgical diseases of the cardiovascular system , including their diagnostic and therapeutic approach, that will be found in his/her daily clinical practice.
Prerequisites
Respiratory Diseases:
Knowledge of the anatomical, physiopathological, microbiological and methodological diagnostic approach basis of the adult lung diseases.
Cardiovascular Diseases:
Knowledge of the anatomical, physiopathological and methodological diagnostic approach basis of the adult cardiovascular diseases.
Thoracic Surgery:
Knowledge of the anatomical and pathophysiological bases for thoracic diseases of adult surgical relevance.
Vascular Surgery:
Knowledge of the anatomical,
physiopathological, and methodological diagnostic and therapeutical approach basis of the vascular disease
Cardiac Surgery:
Knowledge of the anatomical, physiopathological, and methodological diagnostic approach of the major cardiovascular diseases surgically treatable.
Course unit content
Respiratory Diseases:
Lung functions tests (including spirometry, DLCO, arterial blood gas analysis, pulse oximetry, exercise tests of interest to the Pulmonologist). Methodological approach (including history and physical examination and mediastinal syndromes) to the diagnosis of the adult lung diseases. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological approach of the adult lung diseases (including LTOT and NIV). Infections of the lower airways and the pleura. Bronchial asthma, COPD and pulmonary emphysema and lung bullae and dystrophy, bronchiectasis CF and non CF, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary vasculitis, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary venous-occlusive syndrome. Interstitial lung diseases/Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases, pulmonary and pleural tumours. Pleural effusion, nonsurgical approaches to the pneumothorax, heart and lung, kidney and lung, liver and lung syndromes including diffuse alveolar haemorrhage syndromes, respiratory failure (acute, chronic and acute on chronic).
Thoracic Surgery:
Pneumothorax, thoracic traumatology, tracheal pathology, oesophageal pathology, mediastinal pathology and their treatment as well as for lung cancer, neoplastic pleural pathology, pleural effusions.
Cardiac Surgery:
Methodological approach to the diagnosis of the disease of heart and great vessels of the adult and young. Basic surgical techniques for acquired and congenital disease of heart and great vessels.
Cardiovascular Diseases:
Prevention of cardiovascular disease. Ischemic heart disease. Heart failure. Valvular disease. Arrhythmias, arterial hypertension, myocarditis, pericarditis, pulmonary hypertension, cor pulmonale.
Vascular Surgery:
Etiology, diagnosis and therapy of the arterial disease (aortic dissections, aortic aneurysms, cerebrovascular insufficiency, celiac-mesenteric insufficiency, limbs acute and chronic ischemia). Etiology, diagnosis and therapy of the venous disease (chronic venous insufficiency, thrombophlebitis, deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism).
Full programme
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Bibliography
Respiratory Diseases (Pulmonology):
Malattie dell'apparato respiratorio. Pneumologia e chirurgia toracica. Oliaro A et al. Minerva Medica, 2021.
(https://www.minervamedica.it/en/books/medical-specialties/pulmonarymedicine/scheda.php?cod=L0296).
Lectures of the course by slides and syllabus integrations.
Teaching methods
Lectures and clinical cases. Attendance is mandatory. The attendance records of each Integrated Course will be issued following the achievement of at least 75% attendance, as long as the hours attended for each discipline within the Integrated Course are not less than 50%.
Assessment methods and criteria
Assessment will be carried out according to teaching calendar through an oral final examination (score out of thirty) that verifies the candidate's knowledge level. The evaluation of the final preparation will take into account the commitment shown during the all didactic activity period, the level of preparation, the use of proper language in relation to topics and presentation skills. Preparation will be valued at insufficient level if there will be gaps in one or more topics; the achievement of sufficiency will require a not fragmented knowledge of topics.
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