DISEASES OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Degree course: 
Corso di First cycle degree in Midwifery
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2021/2022
Year: 
2
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
Standard lectures hours: 
16
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (16 hours)
Requirements: 

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.

Assessment: 
Voto Finale

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