- Docente: Francesco Ursini
- Credits: 2
- SSD: MED/16
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Physiotherapy (cod. 8476)
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from Mar 23, 2023 to Apr 27, 2023
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student has the knowledge and ability to understand the pathophysiological bases, symptoms and signs of the main rheumatic diseases.
Course contents
- Outline of anatomy, histology and physiology of the musculoskeletal system
- Pathophysiology of rheumatic diseases
- Semeiotics of inflammatory and non-inflammatory joint diseases
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Axial spondyloarthritis (SpA)
- Peripheral spondyloarthritis (SpA)
- Infectious arthritis
- Crystal-induced arthritis (gout, CPPD)
- Inflammatory myopathies
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Connective tissue diseases
- Fibromyalgia
- Osteoporosis
- Vascular bone diseases
- Paget's disease
Readings/Bibliography
- Unireuma, Reumatologia per le professioni sanitarie, Idelson-Gnocchi Editrice.
Teaching methods
Lezioni frontali.
Assessment methods
Verification of learning takes place through a written test aimed at assessing the achievement of the educational objectives of the course.
The test will consist of 21 multiple-choice questions (4 or 5), of which only one will be the correct one. The time allowed will be 30 minutes.
Correct answers will be awarded a score, while wrong answers or questions with no answer will have no score.
Teaching tools
The didactic material (slides) presented during the lesson will be made available to students on the Virtual portal. In addition, the slides of the lessons are provided with a bibliography in the margin, in order to allow the student any further information.
Office hours
See the website of Francesco Ursini