Ateneo - UPO

Hints of pathophysiology and clinic of neurological diseases and prostheses of the lower limbs.
Rehabilitation of the same.

The module aims to allow the learning of the basic principles of physical and rehabilitation medicine and to provide knowledge on organizational methods, the provision of related services and on work in an interprofessional team. The aforementioned module also aims to clarify the evaluation and therapeutic procedures of some pathologies most frequently the cause of disability and object of rehabilitation intervention.

The student must possess the indispensable notions of anatomy, physics, physiology, pathophysiology and clinical semeiotics.

Frontal lessons with presentations in MS-Power Point format. - Discussion of clinical cases and care situations in order to plan interventions in relation to the areas covered and to develop autonomy of judgment

The exam consists of a written test and an oral test. The written test consists of multiple choice questions on the topics in the program aimed at verifying knowledge and understanding of the disciplines of Neurology, Geriatrics, Physical and Rehabilitative Medicine and Dietary Sciences (14 questions per discipline for a total of 56 questions). Passing this test (60% for each discipline) gives access to the oral exam of Clinical Nursing in Chronicity and Disability. The oral exam aims to evaluate the autonomy of judgment, learning ability, communication ability in exposing and making connections between topics. The student must be able to autonomously use diagnostic reasoning and critical thinking, using and correlating the knowledge learned, addressing the in-depth discussion on specific welfare aspects related to two situations of people with disabilities and / or chronicity.

Definition of rehabilitation
Structural and functional organization of rehabilitation
The individual rehabilitation plan. Nursing interest rating scales
The regulations in force
The aids
Orthotic prostheses and mobility and assistance aids
For other functions (e.g. communication, breast implants, etc.)
Home automation
Femur fractures
Risk factors
Fracture classification
Surgical interventions
Expected complications
Clinical-functional evaluation
General mobility criteria
Hip and knee osteoarthritis
Risk factors Surgical interventions
Expected complications
Clinical-functional evaluation
General mobility criteria
stroke
Classification
Possible clinical pictures (motor-communicative-dysphagic-cognitive, etc.)
Dysarthria and aphasia
Expected complications (post-stroke epilepsy, contractures, etc.)
Clinical-functional-rehabilitative evaluation and rehabilitation goals
Myeloinjury
Classification
Possible clinical pictures in correlation to the lesion site
Expected complications
Clinical-functional-rehabilitative evaluation and rehabilitation goals
spasticity management
Definition
Clinical-functional evaluation
Treatments
cranioencephalic trauma
Classification
Possible clinical pictures (motor-communicative-dysphagic-cognitive, etc.)
Neurovegetative syndrome
Expected complications
Clinical-functional-rehabilitative evaluation and rehabilitation objectives
neuromuscular diseases
Definition
Clinical pictures
Expected complications
Clinical-functional-rehabilitative evaluation and rehabilitation objectives
Neurodegenerative diseases
Definition
Clinical pictures
Expected complications
Clinical-functional-rehabilitative evaluation and rehabilitation goals
Dysphagia
Definition of dysphagia and pathophysiology of the symptom
Dysphagia for liquids and solids
Evaluation paths
Evaluation of dysphagia in the patient with trachestomy tube
Administration of drugs to the dysphagic patient

The student must demonstrate that he has assimilated the basic notions of Physics and Rehabilitation and learned during the lessons in an adequate manner to face the future work effectively and efficiently