Module Details

Clinical physiology in simulation

MS2371

Course
Clinical physiology in simulation
Code
MS2371
Academic Year
2023/2024
Curriculum Year
2022/2023
Degree Programme
MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Curriculum
000 - CORSO GENERICO
Course coordinator
Credits
1
Lecture Hours
0
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MED/41 - Anaesthesiology
Course Type
Single-subject learning activity
Course Delivery
OBB - Obbligatoria
Year
2
Teaching period
Primo Semestre
Campus
ALESSANDRIA
Teaching language
Italian
Course Contents
The course includes the following topics:
- Pathophysiology of intracranial pressure
- Physiology of Baste Acid Balance
-Anatomical physiology of the cranial nerve
Reference Texts
Students are provided with course slides integrated by training videos
Learning Outcomes
The objectives of the course are aimed at achieving the following
objectives:
ANATOMO PHYSIOLOGY OF THE INTRANIC SYSTEM
- review of the macroscopic anatomy of the central nervous system and
the anatomical-physiological correlations in order to integrate them to
define the biophysics of the intracranial system
- know the physiological mechanisms underlying the normality of intranial
pressure and its possible changes in the event of pathological
perturbations
- hemodynamic variations in the intracranial system
CRANIAL NERVES
- review of the anatomy of the cranial nerves with specific references to
the ongoing consequences of the main pathological expression of their
damage
- guiding principles for the clinical examination of their lesions
EAB extension
-The fundamental elements of the physiological acid-base balance of the
blood
-The mechanisms of variations and their compensations
-The pathological consequences of the main variations
and their corrections.
-The transport of oxygen in the blood
-The execution of blood gas analysis and its interpretation
Prerequisites
The student should have a competence on nomal human anatomy and of
biochemestry
Teaching Methods
The lessons are held face-to-face with maximum interaction to facilitate
understanding of the contents.
The teaching material is delivered at the end of the lesson including the
interactive videos presented during the course.
Additional Information
As regards the interpretation of blood gas analysis, clinical cases are
presented that require the interpretation and initiation of therapeutic
basics
Assessment Methods
The final exam takes place within the Physiology 1 exam with a direct
interview to the interpretation of pathological cases and interpretation of
results of the EAB exam
Detailed Syllabus
EAB:
The biochemical basis of blood gas analysis
The determinants of their intended variations
The compensation mechanisms and the role of physiological buffer
mechanisms
The clinical consequences of their variations
The transport of gases in the blood
CRANIAL NERVES
The anatomical features of the 12 cranial nerves
The functions of individual cranial nerves and their interaction and
coordination of activities
The basics of assessing PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF THE INTRANIAL SYSTEM
-Definition of the intracranial system
- Summary of the main anatomical aspects
-Physiology of the normal intracranial system
-The causes that modify the normal physiology
-Definition of intracranial pressure
-The physiological values of intracranial pressure
-Intracranial pressure measurement techniques cranial nerve function
Expected Learning Outcomes
From the course (1 Credit), it is expected that- the student:
-understand the physiology of the intracranial system
- know the normal human physiology of acid-base balance and its main
changes and how these can impact on clinical conditions
- associate their functioning and any associated pathology with the
normal human anatomy of the cranial nerves
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