Learning objectives
The aim of the course is to equip the student with a broad view of inflammatory and degenerative rheumatic tissue diseases. The purpose is
to provide the basic knowledge for the diagnosis (clinical, laboratory and imaging) and treatment. Further aims of the course are to help the student in distinguishing a mechanic or inflammatory pain and to provide short notes on the treatment of rheumatic diseases, including drugs, physical therapies and rehabilitation
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
The term “rheumatic diseases” encompass a large number of pathologic conditions characterized by pain and musculo-skeletal involvement. Rheumatic diseases are very heterogeneous, including inflammatory or degenerative, inherited or acquired, mechanic or immune-mediated conditions. Regardless their tipology, when untreated, rheumatic diseases can become progressive and lead to an impairment of quality of life and work ability
Full programme
- Classification and definition of rheumatic diseases
- Role and significance of laboratory tests
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Fibromyalgia
- Gout and microcrystalline arthropathies
- Chronic inflammatory arthritis: rheumatoid arthritis and seronegative spondylarthritis
- Raynaud's phenomenon
- Notes on connective tissue diseases
- Notes on systemic vasculitis
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Localized synovitis and enthesitis
Bibliography
Reumatologia, Edilson-Gnocchi IV edition, 2018
Core curriculum. Reumatologia, McGraw-Hill Education, I edition, 2014
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons, discussion of clicial cases
Assessment methods and criteria
Multiple choice written test
Other information
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