Ateneo - UPO

- General information on the endocrine system
- hypothalamic-pituitary diseases
- Thyroid diseases
- Diseases of the adrenal gland
- Diseases of the male and female gonads
- Type 1 diabetes mellitus
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Gestational diabetes
- Peculiar nursing aspects in Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases: stimulus and inhibition tests

Internal medicine for nursing sciences – Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi – PICCIN

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The module aims to prepare students for the most important endocrine-metabolic diseases commonly found in clinical practice. Some basic etiological, diagnostic and therapeutic notions of these pathologies will be provided, emphasizing the role of the nurse for each one.

The student must be aware of the indispensable notions of Anatomy, Physiology and General Pathology.

Lesson

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.

General information on the endocrine system
- hints at hypothalamic-pituitary diseases
- Thyroid diseases
- Diseases of the adrenal gland
- Diseases of the male and female gonads
- Obesity: diagnostic and dietetic approach
- Type 1 diabetes mellitus
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Gestational diabetes
- Dyslipidemia and pharmacological management
- Peculiar nursing aspects in Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases: stimulus and inhibition tests

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).