Ateneo - UPO

- From Symptom to Diagnosis: the concepts of signs and symptoms; clinical methodology.
- Constitutional Symptoms and Measurement of Vital Signs: fever, asthenia, anorexia, weight loss, and night sweats; measurement of body temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation.
- Symptoms of Cardiovascular Diseases: chest pain, dyspnea, edema, syncope, and palpitations; shock: pathophysiological mechanisms and etiology; venous thromboembolism (VTE): deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE); arterial hypertension and cardiovascular risk factors.
- Arthralgia, Osteoarthritis, and Arthritis.
- Sepsis.
- Cough and Hemoptysis; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Asthma.
- Abdominal Pain; nausea/vomiting and diarrhea; pruritus; gastrointestinal bleeding; malabsorption syndromes; inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD).
Liver Diseases; causes and complications of chronic liver disease; ascites, jaundice, and hepatic encephalopathy.

Medicina Interna 4/ed. [Massini – McGraw-Hill] di Massini Renato, Izzi
Donatello, Marchetti Patrizia, Passaretti Francesca, Recine
Umberto
ean: 9788838636660 | MCGRAW-HILL | 2009
- Infermieristica medico-chirurgica BRUNNER SUDDARTH

To learn the epidemiology and the principles of prevention of the morbid conditions related to the internist pathology; learn the classification and systematic description of the internist illnesses that are most imposing, from theirs pathogenesis to clinical presentation and therapy.

Knowledge of the mechanisms of adaptation to the disease and understanding of the most important and common symptoms and clinical signs in relation to the physiopathological process that generates them. Ability in the collection of elements of clinical evaluation of the patient such as medical history and physical examination. ability to know the most common diseases of international interest, will also be examined some main signs and symptoms.

Frontal lessons, clinical cases and team based learning

Students with disabilities, Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), or Special Educational Needs (SEN) may request dedicated services and accommodations by contacting the Career Development and Student Services Office and consulting the dedicated page on the University website: https://uniupo.it/it/servizi/servizi-studenti-disabili-e-dsa.
After contacting the University's support staff, students with disabilities, SLD, or SEN may also contact the course instructor to discuss examination arrangements and any teaching-related accommodations.

Assessment consists of a written examination followed by an oral examination.
The written examination consists of 50 single-best-answer multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Of these, 40 questions assess knowledge, applied understanding, and clinical reasoning through clinical case scenarios covering the integrated content of all disciplines included in the course. The remaining 10 questions assess knowledge and understanding of Pharmacology, including advanced topics within the discipline.
The examination duration is 60 minutes. The final mark is expressed on a 30-point scale. To pass the written examination, students must achieve at least 60% correct answers, corresponding to 30 correct responses out of 50. Passing the written examination is a prerequisite for admission to the oral examination.
The oral examination consists of the discussion and analysis of a clinical case. It is designed to assess, in particular, students’ ability to apply knowledge, exercise independent clinical judgment, communicate effectively, and demonstrate learning skills.
The oral examination is graded on a 30-point scale. Students will pass if they demonstrate the ability to apply clinical reasoning and the nursing process to address nursing care needs related to the major internal medicine conditions covered in the course. The oral examination is considered passed only with a minimum grade of 18/30. The duration of the oral examination is 15 minutes.
If the oral examination is not passed, the student must repeat the entire examination, including both the written and the oral components.

The Physician's Tools: medical history taking (anamnesis), physical examination, laboratory and instrumental investigations, and the medical record.
The Diagnostic Process: clinical semiotics and clinical methodology. The physician–nurse–patient relationship. The diagnostic approach begins with the patient's presenting symptom and proceeds toward establishing a diagnosis.
Common Signs and Symptoms and Their Pathophysiology: dyspnea, chest pain, fever, shock, vomiting, diarrhea, hematemesis and melena, jaundice, edema, ascites, petechiae, ecchymoses, and hematomas.
The Most Common Internal Medicine Disorders (Epidemiology and Clinical Features): metabolic syndrome; cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases; gastrointestinal and liver diseases; immunological and rheumatological disorders.

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).