PAEDIATRICS

Degree course: 
Corso di First cycle degree in Physiotherapy
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2017/2018
Year: 
2
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2018/2019
Course type: 
Compulsory subjects, characteristic of the class
Credits: 
1
Period: 
Second semester
Standard lectures hours: 
12
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (12 hours)
Requirements: 

- Definition, physiological and pathological signs of the different paediatric ages, neurological and motor development, growing charts, warning signs

Assessment: 
Voto Finale

To provide the basic knowledge about the most common paediatric diseases focusing on the disorders with physiotherapy application

Paediatric ages, steps of development, pathological and warning signs
Fever and pain in children
Newborns at risk and related complications, immunization
Common diseases in children: trauma, infections and dehydration
Nutrition and feeding problems in paediatric ages
Paediatric respiratory diseases
Paediatric neuromuscular disorders at a glance

- Nelson. Essentials of Pediatrics
- www.medscape.com
- slides and videos (provided during the course)
- full-text papers on related paediatric disorders literature and web references of specific topics

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