To improve knowledge and go in-deep on the pathophysiology of internal diseases. To acquire the skills to approach a differential diagnostic process. In-depth analysis of standard and innovative therapies applied to the pathologies addressed.
Course Prerequisites
Good knowledge of human anatomy, physiology, pathology and pharmacology. General knowledge of cellular and molecular biology. Basic notions in critical reasoning.
Teaching Methods
Seminars and internship
Assessment Methods
Oral exam with open questions in order to assess the skills of diagnostic and therapeutic approach to the internal medicine patient, with particular reference to the aspects of differential diagnosis. The exam questions will not concern individual diseases, dealt with in previous courses and exams, and will not be limited to just the topics dealt with in the student-teacher lessons. Examples of exam questions: approach to the patient with anemia, approach to the patient with dyspnea, approach to the patient with shock, approach to the patient with diarrhea, approach to the patient in a coma. Internal Medicine A exam will be carried out together with Internal Medicine B and Internal Medicine C; it will be conducted by a single professor with questions on the contents of the three courses. The exam grade will contribute to the calculation of the global grade of the Integrated Course of Internal Medicine (weighted average).
Texts
Harrisons’s, Principles of Internal Medicine, McGraw-Hill
