Ateneo - UPO

Pathophysiological bases of cardio-respiratory and systemic diseases

Harrison's Principles of Internal medicine,
Cecil, Medicine,
Rugarli, Medicina Interna Sistematica,
Ettore Bartoli, Medicina Interna

Cognitive objectives: to enable students to understand the pathophysiological mechanisms that lead to the functional alterations characteristic of various groups of diseases that affect each and every organ and apparatus and to promote the understanding of the mechanisms that, starting from pathophysiological changes, cause the appearance of symptoms and characteristic signs of individual diseases; in drafting the mechanism of medical competence through which, starting from symptoms and / or groups of symptoms, from clinical examination and alterations of bio-temporal data, progress is made to the identification and reconstruction of the pathophysiological mechanisms typical of many syndromes and diseases , allowing its recognition and clinical diagnosis; learn the classification and systematic description of internist diseases, their etiology, progression, symptomatic expression, complications and rational basis of therapy; begin the process of critical linking of clinical elements common to different pathologies, their recognition, their interrelation, as well as the clinical deepening of those differences and differences that distinguish the different morbid processes and form the basis of the differential diagnosis method.

Having passed the examination of General Pathology, Immunology and Physiopathology and Medical Semeiotics

Frontal Lesson / distance multimedia teaching

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Written exam with multiple choice questions concerning the subjects that make up the integrated course.
Those who will pass the written test will undergo a further oral examination aiming at assessing the ability of the student to make clinical connections and evaluation

Concepts of physiology of physiopathology of the heart. Exchange of oxygen and tissue oxygenation
Hypoxia and ischemia
Differential diagnosis of dyspnoea and cyanosis
Physiopathology and clinic of pulmonary embolism
The shock; metabolic acidosis
Regulation of arterial pressure, mechanisms and pathophysiology
Systemic arterial hypertension, clinical
Acid-base balance, alkalosis and respiratory acidosis
Physiopathology of insuff. Respiratory, of the restrictive and obstructive S.
Pathophysiology of heart failure and acute pulmonary edema

At the end of the course, the student will be able to recognize the main pathophysiological pictures of heart, pulmonary, renal and immunoreumatological diseases and will be able to conduct a complete clinical examination with the identification of the main problems of the patient and the diagnostic planning of the laboratory and instrumental for their solution