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Internal Medicine and Medical Genetics - module of Internal Medicine
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Internal Medicine
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Academic year 2023/2024
- Course ID
- SCB0223A
- Teachers
- Annamaria Iagnocco (Lecturer)
Marco De Gobbi (Lecturer)
Alessandro Morotti (Lecturer) - Year
- 5th year
- Teaching period
- First semester
- Credits/Recognition
- 4
- Course disciplinary sector (SSD)
- MED/09 - internal medicine
- Delivery
- Formal authority
- Language
- English
- Attendance
- Mandatory
- Type of learning unit
- modulo
- Modular course
- Internal Medicine and Medical Genetics (SCB0223)
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Sommario del corso
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Course objectives
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Results of learning outcomes
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Program
Cases of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology will be presented and discussed with the active involvement of students. The presentation will include interactive in-deep discussion of the diagnostic procedure and of the most appropriate treatment choices.
The selected cases will include patients with cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastroenteric, renal, hematological, and rheumatological diseases that are most frequent in the outpatient and hospital practice, with special attention focused on differential diagnosis.
The discussion of therapeutic approaches will also consider the principles of clinical trials, the process and regulation for introducing new drugs in the practice of Internal Medicine, and the perspective of new personalized treatment strategies based on Pharmacogenetics.
INTERNAL MEDICINE
The following topic are discussed:
- pulmonary embolism and thrombosis
- anticoagulant therapies
- anti platelet therapies
- bleeding disorders
- disseminated intravascular coagulation
- thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
- antiphospholipid syndrome
- polycythaemia/polyglobulia and thrombocythemia/thrombocytosis
- heart and kidney failure
- cirrhosis/liver failure
RHEUMATOLOGY
- Introduction to Rheumatology; definition of Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs); epidemiology; general principles of anatomy and physiology of the musculoskeletal system; pathogenetic bases of RMDs; semeiotic of RMDs; early diagnosis of RMDs
- Osteoarthritis
- Crystal-related arthropathies
- Generalised and regional musculoskeletal pain syndromes
- Osteoporosis
- Other bone diseases: osteomalacia, Paget's disease
- Imaging and laboratory of RMDs, including synovial fluid analysis
- Diagnosis and classification criteria of RMDs
- Treatment of RMDs
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Course delivery
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Learning assessment methods
The exam tests will cover all the disciplines included in the course and the final score proportionally will take into account the results of each module.
Examination arrangements
Written and oral.
- Written:
- MED/16 – Rheumatology
- MED/09 – Internal Medicine
- MED/03 - Medical Genetics
- Oral:
- MPSI/08 – Clinical Psychology
- MED/09 – Internal Medicine
There will be a written test with 31 multiple choice questions (1 correct answer out of 4 or 5 possibilities) divided by disciplne:
- Internal Medicine: 16
- Rheumatology: 15
One point for correct answer, no penalty for wrong answer.
Score: 0-17 fail, 18-31 passed- Written:
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Support activities
Suggested readings and bibliography
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Notes
Students with DSA or disabilities are kindly requested to take note of the reception services and support services offered by the University of Turin, and in particular of the procedures required for exam support.
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