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MICROBIOLOGY, GENERAL PATHOLOGY AND CLINICAL PATHOLOGY

Degree course: 
Corso di First cycle degree in Midwifery
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2021/2022
Year: 
1
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2021/2022
Credits: 
4
Period: 
Second semester
Standard lectures hours: 
62
Requirements: 

There are no pre-requisites for the integrated course. However, it is important to have basic knowledge of cytology, histology and genetics.

Final Examination: 
Orale

The exam will be written and will consist of one multiple choice quiz, that include 33 questions, to be solved in 40 minutes, in which the student will be called to demonstrate knowledge about the whole program of three modules. The objective of the exam is to verify the level of achievement of the previously indicated training objectives.

The outcome of the exam will be out of thirty and to pass the exam, the student must achieve a mark of not less than 18 (eighteen). If student got 31 or 32 or 33 correct answers he/she will take 30L.

The questions tend to define the degree of knowledge, the ability to apply knowledge and understanding and the learning ability in relation to the course program.

Assessment: 
Voto Finale

The aim of the integrated course is to provide the student with the knowledge necessary to understand the main biological phenomena of General Pathology, Immunology, Clinical Pathology and Microbiology, as well as the basic concepts in the field of Diagnostic Medicine and Laboratory, which are included in the training course common to the different types of professional training in the Nursing and Midwifery field and with them the appropriate scientific terminology for the communication of these disciplines.
The course consists of three distinct modules: a module of General Pathology and Immunology (which provides 30 hours of teaching in 15 lectures), a module of Clinical Pathology (which provides 15 hours of teaching in 7 lectures), and a module of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology (which includes 15 teaching hours in 7 lectures).

The aim of the integrated course is to provide the student with the knowledge necessary to understand the main biological phenomena of General Pathology, Immunology, Clinical Pathology and Microbiology, as well as the basic concepts in the field of Diagnostic Medicine and Laboratory, which are included in the training course common to the different types of professional training in the Nursing and Midwifery field and with them the appropriate scientific terminology for the communication of these disciplines.
The course consists of three distinct modules: a module of General Pathology and Immunology (which provides 30 hours of teaching in 15 lectures), a module of Clinical Pathology (which provides 15 hours of teaching in 7 lectures), and a module of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology (which includes 15 teaching hours in 7 lectures).

At the end of the integrated course, the student must demonstrate that he / she knows:

1) explain the fundamental principles of innate and acquired immunity, and the functioning of the main molecules of the immune system;
2) know the mechanisms underlying the main hereditary diseases, pathologies that reduce the efficiency of defense mechanisms, inflammation and hypersensitivity;
3) discuss critically and concisely the notions of cell pathology, the alterations of cell growth and differentiation, and cell death;
4) explain the basic aspects of the etiology and pathogenesis of tumors;

5) explain the basic concepts of laboratory tests and argue on preanalytical variability, the analytical and post-analytical method of a diagnostic test;
6) describe the characteristics of the main circulating tumor markers, the classification and clinical use of tumor markers;
7) argue about diagnostic mechanisms in various areas such as: hematology; liver function; the exocrine pancreas; cardiovascular pathology; diabetes, bone remodeling and kidney function;

8) explain and describe the morphology, physiology, taxonomic and genetic position of bacteria and viruses, and the cellular and molecular basis in the interactions they establish with each other or with the host cells;
9) know and describe the main diagnostic techniques in clinical microbiology for the identification of bacteria and viruses;
10) explain the mechanisms of action of antibiotics and the statistical models that are most frequently used in epidemiology as an analysis tool in the prevention and spread of diseases;
11) explain and describe the vaccines and their principle of action.

Modules