To approach the main medical emergencies 1. Knowledge and comprehension of a proper diagnostic approach to the main medical emergencies 2. Capability to design an adequate treatment plan of the main medical emergencies 3. To analyse and differentiate which clinical situation does represent a medical urgency or emergency 4. To develop communication skills to be implemented in the emergency team, aimed at identifying approach and treatment priorities 5. Capability to involge nurses, colleagues and specialists in the main medical emergencies
Course Prerequisites
Good knowledge about physiopathology and differential diagnosis of main sympthoms, as well as first level diagnostic tools. All the V year’s examinations
Teaching Methods
Lessons on clinical scenarios
Assessment Methods
Oral examination, with 2-3 questions (at least one on a clinical case). The vote obtained in the module "Medicina d'urgenza" will contribute to the final vote (Clinica Medica 2) as specified in the Syllabus of the integrated Course. (The final vote of the Integrated Course "Clinica Medica 2" is deriving for the average of the obtained results in the following modules: Medicina Interna A (1 CFU), Medicina del Territorio (2 CFU), Geriatria (2 CFU) which belong to the integrated Course "Clinica Medica 1" (V year), and "Medicina Interna B" (CFU 6) and Medicina d’Urgenza (CFU 2) of the VI year. The exams of the individual modules might be held in separate sessions. The is no expiration date for the single esams, once the Student passed them
Texts
Casagranda, Ghiselli. Medicina di emergenza-urgenza. Con aggiornamento online. Idelson-Gnocchi
Savastano S. Urgenze ed Emergenze cardiologiche. Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore
Ferrari. Medicina di emergenza-urgenza. Il sapere e il saper fare del medico di emergenza tra linee-guida, percorsi clinico assistenziali e rete dell'emergenza. Elsevier
Tintinalli Emergency Medicine
Contents
Myocardial infarction Aortic dissection Pneumothorax Pneumonia and COPD Pulmonary Embolism Heart failure Shock Sepsis Coma Stroke and epilepsy Psycomotor agitation GI bleeding Arrythmias Main Intoxications (drugs, CO, narcotics, alcohol) Hypertensive urgencies and emergencies Acute renal failure and disionies Head trauma Chest and abdomen trauma Cardiac arrest
Course Language
Italian
More information
Differential diagnosis ability and knowledge of therapeutical schemes of the disease in the program will be the most important things
