- Docente: Fabio Piscaglia
- Credits: 1
- SSD: MED/09
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Biomedical Laboratory techniques (cod. 8484)
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from Oct 18, 2023 to Nov 09, 2023
Learning outcomes
The course will provide knowledge in Basic Life Support and in other Emergency Medicine topics for which laboratory test contribute in a decisive manner to reach the diagnosis and determine a timely and optimal patient management. The student will know the meaning of the different test, the timing by which they have to be reported to allow adequate patient management in the different clinical situations.
Course contents
Topics:
- Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- Anemia
- Acute liver failure
- Cirrhosis and acute / terminal complications
- Diabetic coma
- Acute abdomen
- Respiratory failure, pneumonia
- Deep vein thromobosis and pulmonary embolism
- Sepsis and multiorgan failure
- Acute pancreatitis
- Abormalities of blood electolyties
- Principles of basic life suppor manouvres
Readings/Bibliography
Slides are enough for studying the course.
To expand the studies:
Handbook dell'Urgenza in Medicina. Autori: M. Fallani et al. CG Edizioni Medico Scientifiche
Medicina di emergenza e di pronto soccorso. Approccio clinico essenziale. Il manuale tascabile. Autore: Balzanelli. Edizioni CIC Edizioni Internazionali.
Teaching methods
Standard lectures in classes
Assessment methods
Oral examination in class
Only in the very unfortunate instance of reactivation of COVID pandemic exams will be carried out orally but from remote (via TEAMS or ZOOM
Teaching tools
Slides of the lessons
Office hours
See the website of Fabio Piscaglia
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.