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Laurea magistrale a ciclo unico in Medicina e chirurgia - Enrollment from 2025/2026Systematic pathology II (2020/2021)
The teaching is organized as follows:
DIDATTICA PRATICA DI NEFROLOGIA, ENDOCRINOLOGIA, CARDIOLOGIA
Credits
3
Period
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Location
VERONA
Academic staff
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Learning outcomes
The course aims to provide theoretical and practical knowledge on the etiology, pathophysiology, clinical, diagnostics and prognosis of the main diseases of the endocrine, metabolic, respiratory, cardiovascular, renal systems. Morevover, the key elements to describe and identify the pathologic features correlated to the above disorders will be presented.
Program
Module: CHIRURGIA TORACICA
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Respiratory failure (IR)
Bronchiectasis
Interstitial lung disease
Pulmonary embolism and pulmonary heart
Lung cancer
Pleural effusions, pleurisy, neoplasms of the pleura
Solitary pulmonary nodule
Pneumothorax (PNX)
Pathology of the mediastinum
Lung transplantation
Module: MALATTIE DELL'APPARATO RESPIRATORIO
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Respiratory failure (IR)
Syndrome of apnea during sleep
Chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma and pulmonary emphysema
Bronchiectasis
Interstitial lung disease
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
acute bronchitis and bacterial pneumonia, viral, fungal
pulmonary tuberculosis
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Pulmonary embolism and pulmonary heart
lung cancer
Pleural effusions, pleurisy, neoplasms of the pleura
Solitary pulmonary nodule
Pneumothorax (PNX)
Pathology of the mediastinum
Module: ANATOMIA PATOLOGICA II
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Endocrine pathology
Pulmonary pathology
Module: ENDOCRINOLOGIA E MALATTIE DEL METABOLISMO
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Topics
Hypoglycemia
Endocrine tumors of the gastrointestinal tract and pancreas
Diabetes Mellitus
Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism
Hyperuricemia and gout
Metabolic syndrome
Cardiovascular risk factors
Disorders of the anterior pituitary
Acromegaly
Hyperprolactinemia
Anterior pituitary insufficiency
Diabetes insipidus and SIAD
Goiter, nodules thyroid tumors
Thyroiditis
Thyrotoxicosis
Hypothyroidism
Hyperparathyroidism
Hypoparatiroidism
Hypercalcemia and hypocalcemia
Osteoporosis
Multiple endocrine neoplasia
Hypercortisolism
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Hyperaldosteronism
Adrenal insufficiency
Pheocromocitoma
Polycistic ovary syndrome
Amenorrohea and oligoamenorrohea
Hypogonadism in male
Gonadic tumors
Module: CARDIOLOGIA
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Course table of contents
Chapter 1
Anatomy of the heart and vessels
Chapter 2
Cardiovascular physiology, and bases of hemodynamics
The cardiac cycle
Bases of electrocardiography
Pulmonary gas exchange
Tissue perfusion
Cardio-vascular hemodynamics
Chapter 3
Diagnostic techniques based on physiopathology
Electrocardiogram, stress test and Holter-loop recorder
Chest X-ray and CT scan
Echocardiogram
SPECT
Angiography and heart catheterization
Chapter 4
Ischemic heart disease
Epidemiology and risk factors
Atherosclerosis and chronic coronary artery disease
Acute coronary syndromes
Acute myocardial infarction
Myocardial revascularization techniques
Chapter 5
Syncope and arrhythmias
Syncope
Strokes
Brady and tachy arrhythmias
Chapter 6
Heart failure, heart valve disease and cardiomyopathies
Cardiac dyspnea
Right and left heart failure
Cardiomyopathies
Valve heart disease
Chapter 7
Cardio-active drugs
Anti-ischemic drugs
Anti-hypertensive agents
Anti-arrhythmic drugs
Anti-platelet agents and anti-coagulants
Statins
Module: CARDIOCHIRURGIA
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Pathophysiology of operable cardiopathies and extracorporeal circulation
-Surgery of aortic aneurysms
-Heart valve surgery
-Surgery of ischemic heart disease
-Congenital heart disease
-Heart Transplants and mechanical assist devices
Module: DIDATTICA PRATICA DI NEFROLOGIA, ENDOCRINOLOGIA, CARDIOLOGIA
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Module: NEFROLOGIA
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RENAL PHYSIOLOGY
DIAGNOSTIC ELEMENTS OF NEFROPATIES
NEFROPATIE GLOMERULARI
VASCULAR NEFROPATIES
TUBULOUS-INTERSTITIAL NEFROPATIES
INFECTION OF THE RIBBON AND THE URINARY VIEWS
RENAL CALCULATIONS
MALFORMATIVE AND DISPLAYING NEFROPATIES
ACUTE RENAL INSUFFICIENCY
CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
THE RENE IN GRAVIDANCE
THE RENE IN THE ANCIENT
RENAL PHYSIOLOGY
DIAGNOSTIC ELEMENTS OF NEPHROPATIES
- Evaluation of renal function (glomerular filtration, tubular function, renal blood flow)
- Evaluation of Urine Examination
Signs and symptoms of the disorder
- Nephrology syndromes
- Instrumental Investigations (Ultrasound, Radiological Investigations, Radioisotopic Investigations)
- Renal Biopsy
GLOMERURAL DISEASES
- Classification
- Ethiopathogenesis
- Main anatomy-clinical pictures of primitive glomerular nephropathy
- Nephrotic syndrome (causes, pathophysiology, complications)
- Nephritic syndrome (causes, pathophysiology, complications)
- Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (etiopathogenesis, anatomo clinic framework)
- Secondary and hereditary glomerular nephropathy (lupus nephritis, cryogenic nephritis,
Diabetic nephropathy, pregnancy purpura, Alport syndrome)
VASCULAR NEPHROPATIES
- Thrombosis of the renal vein
- Renal failure
- Renal artery stenosis (nephrovascular hypertension): ethiopathogenesis, pathophysiology, diagnostics)
- Nephroangiosclerosis
- Vasculitis (classification, ethiopathogenesis, pathology and clinical aspects)
- Thrombotic microangiopathy
TUBULOUS-INTERSTITIAL NEPHROPATIES
- Acute interstitial nephritis (ethiopathogenesis, anatomic-clinical picture)
- Chronic interstitial nephritis (classification, ethiopathogenesis, anatomic-clinical frameworks)
- Reflux nephropathy (ethiopathogenesis, anatomic-clinical picture, diagnostics)
INFECTIONS and KNIDNEY
- Acute pielonephritis (ethiopathogenesis, anatomic-clinical picture)
- Chronic Pielonephritis (ethiopathogenesis, anatomic-clinical picture)
- Renal tuberculosis (ethiopathogenesis, anatomic-clinical picture)
RENAL STONES
- Classification
- Ethiopathogenesis
- Diagnostic and clinical elements
MALFORMATIVE NEPHROPATIES
- Abnormal shape, number and position of the kidney
- Renal dysplasia
- Cystic cystic diseases: simple cysts, dysplastic cysts, polycystic kidney, sponge kidney,
ACUTE RENAL INSUFFICIENCY
- Classification
- Ethiopathogenesis
- Diagnostic and clinical elements
CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
- Cause
- Physiopathology
- Metabolic changes
- Clinical features and therapy
PREGNANCY and KIDNEY
AGING KIDNEY
Module: CHIRURGIA VASCOLARE
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Vascular Surgery Module
Arterial Disease
1. Abdominal Aorta Aneurysm
2. Carotid artery disease
3. Acute and chronic arterial disease of the lower limbs
4. Surgical aspect of the diabetic foot
Venous Disease
1. DVT prophylaxis in Surgery
2. Post-thrombotic syndrome
3. Leg ulcers
4. Varicose veins
Bibliography
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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| Dennis L. Kasper, Eugene Braunwald, Anthony Fauci, Stephen Hauser, Dan Longo, J. Larry Jameson | Harrison - Principi di Medicina Interna.2 voll. (Edizione 19) | McGraw-Hill, Milano | 2015 | ||
| Kasper Gl, et al. | Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 19th Edition, | Mc Graw Hill, | 2018 | ||
| Shlomo Melmed, Ronald Koenig, Clifford Rosen, Richard Auchus, Allison Goldfine | Williams Textbook of Endocrinology (Edizione 14) | Elsevier | 2019 | 9780323555968 | |
| Garibotto - Pontremoli - Biancone - AAVV | Manuale di nefrologia (Edizione 2) | Minerva Medica | 2017 | 9788877118868 | |
| Andreucci M e AAVV | Nefrologia per Studenti e Medici di Medicina Generale (Edizione 1) | Idelson-Gnocchi | 2020 | ||
| Jameson J - Loscalzo J - Fauci A - Kasper D - Hauser S - Longo D | Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine (Edizione 20) | McGraw-Hill Education | 2018 | 9781259644030 | |
| Fauci, Braunwald, Kasper, Houser, Longo, Jameson, Loscalzo | Harrison Practice. Cardiologia | McGraw-Hill Education | 2012 | 8808185494 | |
| J-W.Hurst | Il cuore | Ed. Mc Graw-Hill Libri - Italia | |||
| ELSO | ECMO Specialist Training Manual 4th Edition | ELSO | |||
| stefano de franciscis-raffaele marfella-francesco perticone-angela sciacqua-roberto vettor | Metodologia Medica e Chirurgica (Edizione 1) | idelson-gnocchi | 2021 |
Examination Methods
The objective of the exam is to evaluate the learning level of the specific disciplines that are part of the Integrated Course of Systematic Pathology II.
The exam consists of a single oral test, during which the questions posed by the teachers will range from all the topics of the program illustrated to the students and also available on the website.
The score assigned is a mark out of thirty which takes into account the opinion expressed by the teachers who work in the Examination Commission.
