Medicine and surgery | University of Parma

Professor: Giampaolo NICCOLI
Academic discipline: Malattie dell'apparato cardiovascolare (MED/11)
Field: Tirocini formativi e di orientamento
Type of training activity: More

10 hours
of face-to-face activities

1 credits

hub: PARMA

course unit
in ITALIAN

lectures timetable

exam calls

Integrated course unit module: RESPIRATORY AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

Learning objectives

Knowledge of cardiovascular semeiotics, of the main diagnostic tests in cardiology, and of the methods of therapy of the main cardiovascular diseases, as well as of the prognostic classification in cardiology.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of cardiovascular anatomy and phisiology

Course unit content

During the training and orientation internship, the student will attend the environments of cardiology which are of fundamental importance for the development of practical knowledge that will be combined with the theoretical ones resulting from frontal teaching. In particular, he will attend the cardiological hospitalization, the hemodynamics and electrophysiology room and the cardiological clinics and the echocardiography service

Full programme

Cardiovascular history and physical examination
I use main diagnostic tests in Cardiology
Treatment of the most common cardiovascular diseases: ischemic heart disease, arrhythmias, cardiomyopathies, heart failure, valve diseases.
Prognostic stratification of the main cardiovascular diseases and clinical follow-up modalities

Bibliography

Medicina interna di Claudio Rugarli, VIII edizione

Teaching methods

Direct observation of difffernt cardiological scenarios with the guide of a tutor

Assessment methods and criteria

The internship exam will be an integral part of the final exam together with the theoretical notions derived from frontal teaching

Other information

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