Ateneo - UPO

Identification of health care needs of the person suffering from urological conditions -Genito-urinary tract anatomy - Approach to a urological patients: family andphysiological history, remote and current history, medications - Urological clinicalsemiotics: general objective examination, signs and symptoms related to mainurological conditions - Laboratory and instrumental exams: renal function test,urinalysis, urine culture, urodynamics, radiological examinations, endoscopicexaminations - Urological disposables: wire, vesical catheter, ureteral stent, ureteralcatheter, nephrostomy tube - Prostate cancer: clinical features, diagnosis andtreatment - Radical prostatectomy: indications and management with specific focus onaspects of interest for a nurse - Urothelial cancer: clinical features, diagnosis andtreatment - Endoscopic procedures of the bladder (TURB): indications andmanagement with specific focus on aspects of interest for a nurse - Radicalcystectomy: indications and types of urinary diversions with specific focus on aspectsof interest for a nurse - Kidney cancer: clinical features, diagnosis and treatment -Partial and radicalnephrectomy: indications and management with specific focus onaspects of interest for a nurse - Urinary stones: clinical features, diagnosis andmanagement with specific focus on aspects of interest for a nurse - Benign prostatichyperplasia: clinical features, diagnosis and treatment - Endoscopic procedures of theprostate (TURP): indications and management with specific focus on aspects ofinterest for a nurse - Urinary tract infections of the male genital tract: clinical features,diagnosis and hints of therapy, with specific focus on aspects of interest for a nurse -Robotic surgery in urology, with specific focus on aspects of interest for a nurse

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The student, upon completion of the Integrated Course, will be able to: - Identifyand describe signs and symptoms referable to a urological condition, biologicalspecimen and instrumental investigations in support of the patient's clinic -Correlate signs and symptoms to specific pathologies, developing skills aimed atidentifying actual and potential complications - Infer the clinical situation withdecision-making in response to the patient's need for nursing care, referred todifferent clinical manifestations

To access the exam: Sufficiency in morphological sciences and physiological sciences,minimum number of hours required by current regulations

MS powerpoint presentations with on-site lessons. Lessons will be interactive and based on
clinical cases

Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education
Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e
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or-learning-disabilities Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or
special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer
to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities,
concerning academic aspects.

Exam: written test consisting of 60 multiple choice questions with only one
exact option (24 of general surgery and the remaining relating to specialties), structured according to the model of clinical cases - Available
time: 90 minutes - Evaluation: judgment in 30/30 (max) Sufficiency 18/30
(60%)

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At the end of the integrated course, the student will be able to know, identify and
correlate signs and symptoms of pathology or problems susceptible to surgical urological
evaluation.