INTERNAL MEDICINE AND GERIATRICS

Degree course: 
Corso di First cycle degree in Nursing
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2020/2021
Year: 
3
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2022/2023
Course type: 
Compulsory subjects, characteristic of the class
Seat of the course: 
Varese - Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Credits: 
1
Period: 
Second semester
Ore minime di frequenza: 
11
Standard lectures hours: 
15
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (15 hours)
Assessment: 
Voto Finale

Diseases of the principal geriatric syndromes (falls/syncope; immobility; cognitive syndromes; urinary incontinence; malnutrition); geriatric multidimensional assessment and frailty; rheumatologic diseases (arthrosis/arthritis; rheumatoid arthritis; gout/hyperuricemia; rhematic polymyalgia; vasculitis); endocrine diseases (thyroid; hypophysis; diabetes); cardiovascular risk and clinical manifestations (coronary heart disease; cerebrovascular disease); heart failure

Formal lessons with active interaction with the teacher

For more information students can contact the teacher by email (marcopaolo.donadini@uninsubria.it) to set a meeting