21331 - Internal Medicine and Geriatrics

Academic Year 2017/2018

  • Docente: Pietro Andreone
  • Credits: 2
  • SSD: MED/09
  • Language: Italian
  • Moduli: Pietro Andreone (Modulo 1) Carlo Calabrese (Modulo 2) Davide Campana (Modulo 3)
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2) Traditional lectures (Modulo 3)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Nursing (cod. 8473)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the module, the student possesses, as far as his / her competence is concerned, the care in the field of physiopathology and the medical semeiotics of adulthood and geriatrics.

Course contents

ENDOCRINE DISEASES

  1. General aspects of the endocrine system
  2.  Hormones and biorhythms
  3. Thyroid gland (anatomy and functions)
    - The hyperthyroidisms
    - The hypothyroidism
    - The thyroid nodules
  4. Adrenal glands (anatomy and functions)
    - Diseases from increased production of adrenal hormones
    - Diseases from reduced production of adrenal hormones
  5. The Pituitary gland (anatomy and functions)
    - The diabetes insipid
    - The acromegaly
    - Hyperprolactinemia

METABOLIC DISEASES

  1. The diabetes mellitus
  2. The metabolic syndrome
  3. The hyperlipidemia

GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES

  1. General Aspects (Symptoms and Signs)
  2. The liver diseases
  3. The gallbladder diseases
  4. The gastro-esophageal reflux
  5. The gastritis and peptic ulcer
  6. The celiac disease
  7. The intestinal inflammatory diseases
  8. The pancreatitis

DISEASE OF EMO-LINPHOPOIETIC SYSTEM

  1. The anemias
  2. The leukemias
  3. The lymphomas
  4. The myeloma

RHEUMATIC DISEASES

  1. The rheumatoid arthritis
  2. The serum-negative arthritis
  3. The ankylosing spondylitis
  4. The psoriatic arthritis
  5. The reactive arthritis

AGING

  1. General considerations
  2. Physiological and physical-pathological changes
  3. The frail elder

THE FALLS IN THE ELDER

  1. The Causes and consequences
  2. The fractures
  3. The immobilization syndrome

THE MALNUTRITION IN THE ELDER

  1. The causes
  2. The diagnosis
  3. The consequences
  4. The prevention

THE DEPRESSION IN THE ELDER

  1. Risk factors
  2. Manifestations
  3. Prevention

Teaching methods

Frontal Lessons

Assessment methods

Written exam (quiz with multiple choise)

Teaching tools

Lesson slides available on the UNIBO teacher site

Office hours

See the website of Pietro Andreone

See the website of Carlo Calabrese

See the website of Davide Campana