- Docente: Fabio Piscaglia
- Credits: 3
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 8415)
Course contents
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO BE ACQUIRED AT THE END OF THE ENTIRE INTEGRATED COURSE:
The course is integrate more strictly with the lessons held by prof. Bianchi. See at: pagina:http://www.medicina.unibo.it/it/corsi/insegnamenti/insegnamento/2017/409766
PROGRAM OF THE COURSE MODULE HELD BY PROF. PISCAGLIA (non all topics will likely be delivered during the lessons due to time contrainsts and some are partially held by the course module held by prof. Bianchi)
1. Basic principles of EKG and pattern of normal traces. How to acquire and read an EKG. Main EKG abnrmalities in the elders. (atrial fibrillation, bundle blocks, main supraentricular arrythmias, atrioventricular blocks, ischemic abnormalities)
Epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnostic assessment, differential diagnosis, complications and treatment of
2. Atrial Fibrillantion and other common arrhytmias of the elders
3. Cerebral ischemia
4. Cardiac failure and valvular disease
5. Venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. (including magement of anticoagulants)
6. Arterial hypertension
7. Osteoporosis
8. Diabetes mellitus, long and short term complication and treatment.
9. Dehydration. Anormalities of the serum electrolites
11. COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
Readings/Bibliography
Bosello Ottavio; Zamboni Mauro - Manuale di Gerontologia e Geriatria - Ed. Piccin, Nuova Libraria
Harrison Principle of Internal Medicine. Ed 16th or subsequent
Teaching methods
Frontal lectures
Assessment methods
Oral test during the overall integrated course exam
Teaching tools
Slides presented during the lessons and delivered to the students on those occasions.
Office hours
See the website of Fabio Piscaglia