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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: 
2023/2024
Year: 
1
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2023/2024
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 assessment of the achievement of the objectives set by the Course requires a final exam on all the topics included in the program.
The exams corresponding to the various modules of the integrated course will be carried out in a single day at different times which will be communicated by the course president at the end of each session, through the ESSE3 system.
In detail:
The exam relating to the General Pathology and Clinic Pathology modules consists of a written test with 33 multiple choice questions, for each module, to be completed in 40 minutes. 1 point is awarded if all the answers to the question are correct and zero points if even one answer to the question is wrong. No points will be deducted for incorrect answers. The exam is passed with a score of 18/30
The questions of the General Pathology and Clinical Pathology tests aim to define:
- knowledge and understanding of physiological and pathological mechanisms,
- the ability to apply knowledge and understanding,
- the ability to learn the topics covered in the two aggregate courses.

The exam relating to the Microbiology module consists of a written test of 15 questions to be completed in 15 minutes. A partial test is foreseen in the middle of the course with the same exam modality. Each correct answer is worth two points, a blank or incorrect answer is worth zero points. The exam is passed with a score of 18/30

The overall score of the Microbiology, General Pathology and Clinic Pathology exam is obtained as the average of the evaluations obtained from the three single tests of General Pathology, Clinic Pathology and Microbiology

The student can decide to take the exam of a single course in one session and take the other tests in subsequent sessions. The outcome of this test will be kept valid until the last exam session of the current academic year and the final mark will be registered when all the tests have been passed.

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.

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