09151 - Internal Medicine

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student knows the most frequent and serious diseases in our population and how nutrition can play an etiopathological role and be used as a preventive or therapeutic weapon.

Course contents

Module 1 - Functional Gastroenterological Disease


- Gut-Brain Axis Disorders


- Bile Acid Malabsorption


- Food Intolerances, Allergies, and Anaphylaxis


Module 2 - Organic Gastroenterological Disease


- Celiac Disease and Other Enteropathies


- Eosinophilic Disease of the Digestive Tract


Module 3 - Acute Gastroenterological Disease


- Digestive Bleeding


- Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis


Module 4 - The Gut Microbiota and Global Health


- The Gut Microbiota in Human Health


Module 5 - Pulmonary and Neurological Disease


- Blood Gas Analysis, Respiratory Failure, and Pneumonia


- Sepsis and Shock


- Stroke, Syncope, and Epilepsy


Module 6 - Metabolic and Hematological Pathology


- Anemia


- Electrolyte Imbalances


- Metabolic Complications

Readings/Bibliography

Medicina Interna Sesta Edizione - McGraw Hill Education - Roberto Massini

Teaching methods

Face-to-face lessons.


Support through the sharing of computer materials.

Assessment methods

Face-to-face lessons.


Support through the sharing of computer materials.

Teaching tools

Power point

Office hours

See the website of Giovanni Marasco