Ateneo - UPO

The contents concern main heart diseases, with regard to: risk factors for
cardiovascular diseases; ischemic heart disease; valve diseases; conditions
responsible for heart failure; infectious cardiac diseases; arrhythmias.

Harrison's principles of Internal MedicineHarrison's principles of Internal Medicine.

The module aims to allow the learning of the principles that determine and regulate
the functional activity of the cardiovascular system and to provide an
understanding of the main pathological scenarios, making the student mature the understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms that lead to the functional alterations typical of various cardiovascular diseases.

The student must possess the necessary concepts of Anatomy and Physiology.

Teaching is based on projection of slides and videos.

The learning evaluation will include both a written and an oral test.
The written exam consists of 50 multiple-choice questions (MCQ) (just one right answer choice). 40 questions will investigate knowledge, applied understanding and independent judgment through the administration of integrated clinical cases. 10 questions will investigate the knowledge and ability to understand the discipline of pharmacology and in-depth analysis of the same. Time available: 60 minutes. Passing threshold of 60%, equivalent to 30 correct answers from the entire course. Passing the written test grants access to the oral exam, which analyzes a clinical case. The oral exam is scored out of 30 and evaluates the student's ability to investigate the ability to understand applied, independent judgement, communication skills and the ability to learn. A score of 18/30 is considered passed, and if not passed, the whole exam must be repeated (written plus oral). Time available: 15 minutes.

The final certification evaluation is determined by the average of the written and oral evaluations.

Main valvular diseases. Congestive heart failure and pulmonary edema. Risk factors
and prevention of ischemic heart disease. Chronic ischemic heart disease. Acute
myocardial infarction and its complications. Overview of acute myocardial infarction
therapy. Ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias. Endocarditis. Pericarditis.

At the end of the course the student will be able to: acquire the knowledge to identify and describe the signs and symptoms of internal disease (Knowledge and comprehension skills).