- Docente: Alfonso Iorio
- Credits: 2
- SSD: MED/09
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Alfonso Iorio (Modulo 1) Federico Ravaioli (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 1); In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Rimini
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Nursing (cod. 8475)
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from Dec 17, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026
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from Dec 10, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
Learning outcomes
At the end of the module, the student possesses knowledge, as far as his/her competence is concerned, relating to the care activity in the field of pathophysiology and medical semiotics of adulthood and geriatrics.
Course contents
- Introduction to Internal Medicine. Outline of Clinical Methodology and Medical Semeiotics.
- Geriatric patient. Fragility and Multimorbidity. Geriatric multidimensional assessment. Geriatric syndromes. Sarcopenia and Body Composition Assessment in the Elderly
- Cardiovascular diseases of adults and the elderly
- Diabetes Mellitus of adults and the elderly
- Diseases of the liver, pancreas and gastrointestinal diseases
- Kidney and urinary tract pathologies
- Respiratory diseases
- Anaemia
- Autoimmune diseases and vasculitis
- Delirium and Dementia
- Osteoporosis, falls and fractures
- Dehydration and electrolyte imbalances
- Malnutrition in the elderly
- Pain in the elderly
- Infections in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
- Network of territorial services
- Palliative care and end-of-life care
Readings/Bibliography
Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi. Medicina Interna per scienze infermieristiche. II Edizione. Piccin Nuova Libraria, Padova, 2022
Marci M, Carboni L, Grezzana, M. Lezioni di Geriatria Per i Corsi di Laurea in Scienze Infermieristiche e altre Professioni Sanitarie. Piccin Nuova Libraria, Padova, 2014
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
The exam consists of a written test (multiple choice questions).
As it is an integrated course, the test consists of 90 questions (15 questions x 6 subjects).
Each question has three answers, of which only one is true.
To pass the exam, the student must correctly answer at least
5 of 15 questions per subject and
54 of 90 questions overall (18/30).
The scheme for converting the score into 30ths is as follows:
18/30 score from 54 to 54
19/30 score from 55 to 58
20/30 score from 59 to 60
21/30 score from 61 to 62
22/30 score from 63 to 64
23/30 score from 65 to 66
24/30 score from 67 to 68
25/30 score from 69 to 70
26/30 score from 71 to 72
27/30 score from 73 to 74
28/30 score from 75 to 76
29/30 score from 77 to 78
30/30 score from 79 to 84
30L/30 score from 85 to 90
Teaching tools
The slides' printout the course as PDF will be available for the duration of the academic year on the Virtuale platform.
Office hours
See the website of Alfonso Iorio
See the website of Federico Ravaioli