DISEASES OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
To be able to follow this course, students will require adequate bases of anatomy, physiology and pathology
The proficiency
test will consist in an oral examination in which both general and specific questions related to the topics of the course will be posed.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The integrated course of CLINICAL PATHOLOGY AND ANESTHESIOLOGY runs during the second semester of the second year and includes the following classes:
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY – 1 credit
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES – 1 credit
UROLOGY – 1 credit
GENERAL ANESTHESIOLOGY - 1 credit
ANESTESIOLOGY IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY-1 credit
Learning objectives are to provide students with the pathophysiological basis of cardiovascular disease in particola in the setting of obstetrics and gynecology, of female pelvic diseases. In addition, specific classes of drugs commonly used in obstetric and gynecology will be presented and their clinical application will be discussed. Finally, the course aims to provide students with basic principles of general anesthesiology, including necessary tools to start resuscitation strategies and to face emergencies.
At the end of the course the student shall be able to know the principles of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, risk factors and clinical presentations of the main cardiovascular diseases, with particular focus on pregnant women;
reach ad adequate knowledge on pelvic diseases;
- to know the principal pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics and mechanisms of toxicity of specific classes of drugs for their correct management in obstetrics and gynecology;
- to know the current procedures aimed at protecting patients from surgical trauma in obstetrics and gynecology;
-to recognize the most common emergency situations;
- to learn decisional and operational skills to support the management of emergencies in obstetrics
The course will deal with the following clinical contents: coronary syndromes, heart failure, acute cerebrovascular diseases, arterial hypertension, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, thrombophilia, syncope, anemia. For each disease the following basic principles will be presented: epidemiology, pathogenesis, risk factors, clinical presentations, main diagnostic approaches, patient management.
Face to face lessons supported by the use of slides and images. Active discussion of the topics of each lesson will be encouraged