39188 - Physiotherapy in Critical Care (IM)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the students will be able to apply knowledge and comprehension regarding the clinical-functional evaluation of the subjects with clinical and functional pathology of the cardio-respiratory system. He will know the goals and knows schedule, plan and implement an intervention of physical therapy in patients with respiratory disease-cardiac and/or undergoing surgery/transplantation. The student will know and understand the epidemiology, preventive aspects and the main operating techniques of burns. He will know and understand the role, the purpose of the rehabilitation plan and he will know, plan and implement an adequate rehabilitation intervention in the burn patient. The student will know and understand the theoretical principles and he will know how to plan, program and implement an intervention of physical therapy in patients with pelvic floor dysfunction or urinary and fecal incontinence.

Course contents

1) CARDIO RESPIRATORY PHYSIOTHERAPY. clinical - functional evaluation of patient with respiratory problems: evaluation of the main symptoms, evaluation of the thoracic-abdominal mechanical, the effectiveness of cough, dyspnea, exercise tolerance and exercise capacity. Hints of physiology that underlie the techniques of physiotherapy respiratory and cardiovascular systems. The techniques of bronchial unblocking Hints of aerosol and oxygen therapy The re-training effort Peculiarities in the treatment of patients with cardiorespiratory disease, of the patient that underwent surgery or transplant, of the neuromuscular patients, of the patient with cystic fibrosis, of the pediatric patient. 2) PHYSIOTHERAPY OF THE BURNED PATIENT • Notes of etiology and clinical causes of burns: thermal, electrical, chemical evaluation of the "burn disease" • Severity ratings depth (1st, 2nd and 3rd degree) extension The "burn disease": systemic involvement and complications • purposes of surgical techniques • Main operating techniques • Scarring § inflammatory-exudative phase § reparative phase § remodeling phase • The role and purpose of rehabilitation in "burn disease" • rehabilitative aspects in the various stages of "burn disease" • rehabilitative aspects in relation to the different anatomical areas • Analysis of the psychological and psychodynamic reactions in the severe burned patient 3) PERINEAL PHYSIOTHERAPY Anatomy and physiology of pelvic floor and sphincter Neurophysiology of urination Urinary incontinence Rehabilitation in the non-neurogenic urinary incontinence and primitive dysfunction of the pelvic floor

Teaching methods

Lectures and practical exercises

Assessment methods

Lectures and practical exercises

Teaching tools

PC-projector-overhead projector

Office hours

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