99224 - Medicina interna e geriatria

Learning outcomes

At the end of the module, the student possesses knowledge, to the extent of his/her competence, relating to healthcare activities in the field of physiopathology and medical semiotics of adulthood and geriatrics.

Course contents

1. Internal Medicine

Liver and biliary tract diseases:

- Anatomy and clinical physiology
- Clinical manifestations
- Laboratory evaluation
- Liver and biliary tract diseases: acute hepatitis, chronic hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, liver disease associated with metabolic dysfunction (MAFLD), drug-induced liver disease, liver cirrhosis, cholelithiasis

2. Connective tissues diseases

- Clinical anatomy
- Autoimmunity
- Laboratory evaluation
- Connective tissues diseases: rheumatoid arthritis, seronegative spondyloarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis, Sjögren's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, progressive systemic sclerosis, polymyositis and dermatomyositis, anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome, mixed connective tissue.

3. Geriatrics

- Aging and atypical presentation of diseases
- Frailty and functional decline
- Complexity of the elderly patient
- Geriatric syndromes
- Cognitive decline
- Delirium
- Falls
- Sarcopenia
- Pharmacotherapy in the elderly
- Nutrition in the elderly

Readings/Bibliography

Massini R, Izzi D, Marchetti P, Passeretti F, Recine U. Medicina Interna (collana Laurea Infermieristica). Milano: McGraw Hill Education; 2019.

Teaching methods

Classroom-taught lessons

Assessment methods

Written exam: multiple choice questions.

Students with learning disorders and\or temporary or permanent disabilities: please, contact the office responsible (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students) as soon as possible so that they can propose acceptable adjustments. The request for adaptation must be submitted in advance (15 days before the exam date) to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of the adjustments, taking into account the teaching objectives.

Teaching tools

Course handouts

Office hours

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