Internal Medicine
A.Y. 2023/2024
Learning objectives
The course has the objective to give students the ability to collect patient's medical history (history taking), to perform a physical examination of adults and elder elderly, of both sexes, to discuss the main diagnostic issues and to propose the more common therapies.
Presentation, symptoms, signs, diagnosis (with differential), prevention and treatment of the main clinical syndromes of the following organ and systems are discussed:
- heart and cardiovascular system,
- lung,
- gastrointestinal system,
- kidney,
- endocrinology and diabetes mellitus,
- blood,
- main neoplasms,
- immune system, connective tissue and joints,
- some infectious diseases, such as mononucleosis, viral hepatitis, infective endocarditis.
Pluripathology and frailty is considered.
The main therapies are presented, including corticosteroid therapy and first level antibiotic therapies.
There is a special focus on specific aspects of clinical presentation, diagnosis, prevention and therapy.
The course has also the objective to give the student the ability to critically evaluate laboratory tests and imaging studies. The student acquires the relational abilities that are needed when speaking with parents.
Presentation, symptoms, signs, diagnosis (with differential), prevention and treatment of the main clinical syndromes of the following organ and systems are discussed:
- heart and cardiovascular system,
- lung,
- gastrointestinal system,
- kidney,
- endocrinology and diabetes mellitus,
- blood,
- main neoplasms,
- immune system, connective tissue and joints,
- some infectious diseases, such as mononucleosis, viral hepatitis, infective endocarditis.
Pluripathology and frailty is considered.
The main therapies are presented, including corticosteroid therapy and first level antibiotic therapies.
There is a special focus on specific aspects of clinical presentation, diagnosis, prevention and therapy.
The course has also the objective to give the student the ability to critically evaluate laboratory tests and imaging studies. The student acquires the relational abilities that are needed when speaking with parents.
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is supposed to be able to make diagnostic hypotheses for the most important diseases of each different system, to know the differential diagnosis, the diagnostic procedures, including laboratory diagnosis and imaging, to propose therapies.
Lesson period: First semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Course syllabus
"· Heart and cardiovascular system, · lung, · gastrointestinal system, · kidney, · endocrinology and diabetes mellitus, · blood, · main neoplasms, · immune system, connective tissue and joints, · some infectious diseases, such as mononucleosis, viral hepatis, , infective endocarditis.
Pluripathology and frailty is considered.
The main therapies are presented, including corticosteroid therapy and first level antibiotic therapies.
There is a special focus on specific aspects of clinical presentation, diagnosis, prevention and therapy.
The course has also the objective to give the student the ability to critically evaluate laboratory tests and imaging studies. The student acquires the relational abilities that are needed when speaking with parents.. Diseases which can be matter of discussion during the diagnostic-therapeutic workup are detailed separately, in a document that is easily available to the students."
Pluripathology and frailty is considered.
The main therapies are presented, including corticosteroid therapy and first level antibiotic therapies.
There is a special focus on specific aspects of clinical presentation, diagnosis, prevention and therapy.
The course has also the objective to give the student the ability to critically evaluate laboratory tests and imaging studies. The student acquires the relational abilities that are needed when speaking with parents.. Diseases which can be matter of discussion during the diagnostic-therapeutic workup are detailed separately, in a document that is easily available to the students."
Prerequisites for admission
The knowledge acquired in previous years will be useful for this course. In particular it is necessary to have acquired the knowledge of the following courses: PHARMACOLOGY, SYSTEM DISEASES, CLINICAL AND SURGICAL PATHOLOGY
Teaching methods
Frontal lectures Clinical cases. Home excercises (ECG, emogas, hemayological exams, etc)
Teaching Resources
1, Harrison's principles of internal medicine 2, Rugarli Medicina Interna Sistematica 3, le diapositive delle lezioni vengono caricate sul sito ARIEL e su Temas
Assessment methods and Criteria
At the end of the course the student is supposed to be able to make diagnostic hypotheses for the most important diseases of each different system, to know the differential diagnosis, the diagnostic procedures, including laboratory diagnosis and imaging. The Internal Medicine exam usually is oral and consists of the discussion of a clinical case (e.g. patient with dyspnoea, high/low blood pressure, fever, cough, haemophtoe, chest/abdominal/ osteoarticular pain, jaundice, palpable nodules, and so on), starting from symptoms and signs, going on with the physical examination and finally discussing the diagnostic workup, with possible differential diagnoses and the management of the condition (therapy together with non pharmacological recommendations).
Knowledge of the physical examination is to be considered a prerequisite.
The candidate should be able to comment on diagnostic tools such as biochemical exams, EKG, blood gas analysis, imaging studies and provide an interpretation consistent with the clinical picture.
As far as therapy is concerned, the student should be able to discuss most commonly used antibiotic treatments (indications and doses) as well as corticosteroid therapy. "
Knowledge of the physical examination is to be considered a prerequisite.
The candidate should be able to comment on diagnostic tools such as biochemical exams, EKG, blood gas analysis, imaging studies and provide an interpretation consistent with the clinical picture.
As far as therapy is concerned, the student should be able to discuss most commonly used antibiotic treatments (indications and doses) as well as corticosteroid therapy. "
MED/09 - INTERNAL MEDICINE - University credits: 4
Lessons: 32 hours
: 16 hours
: 16 hours
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