MEDICAL SEMIOTICS
cod. PC1003658

Academic year 2024/25
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Tiziana MESCHI
Academic discipline
Medicina interna (MED/09)
Field
Interdisciplinari e cliniche
Type of training activity
Characterising
10 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
hub: PIACENZA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Integrated course unit module: MEDICAL CLINIC

Learning objectives

First Dublin descriptor: knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, students must be aware of the methodology of medical history taking, and have knowledge of the main semeiological manoeuvres performed by physicians during physical examination of the main body districts. Students must also know the main signs and symptoms of disease, be able to interpret them from a pathophysiological perspective, and know their relevance from a medical and nursing perspective.

Second Dublin descriptor: applied knowledge and understanding
Students must know the most appropriate modalities of approach to patients with different types of signs and symptoms, and be able to recognize their relevance from a medical and surgical perspective.

Third Dublin descriptor: making judgements
Students must be able to effectively approach patients with different kinds of clinical complaints, signs and symptoms, and take decisions of nursing competence.

Fourth Dublin descriptor: communication skills
Students must prove to have acquired a sufficient level of mastery of specific medical jargon.

Fifth Dublin descriptor: learning skills
At the end of the course, students must prove to have acquired a method of clinical-nursing reasoning, allowing them to effectively approach even situations or clinical scenarios not met before.

Prerequisites

As stated in the degree program and in the rules of the degree course

Course unit content

Basics of nursing interest in medical semeiotics and clinical methodology applied to major organs and systems

Full programme

Approach to the patient with symptoms of respiratory diseases. Approach to the patient with symptoms of cardiovascular diseases .Approach to the patient with symptoms of diseases of the urinary tract. Approach to the patient with acid-base disorders. Approach to the patient with hematological diseases or cancer. Approach to the patient with symptoms of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and associated organs. Approach to the patient with metabolic and endocrine disorders. Approach to the patient with fever and infectious diseases. Approach to the patient with symptoms of osteoarticular diseases. Approach to multimorbid patient. Principles of bioethics and methodological approach the end of life in patients with neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases.

Bibliography

Massini et al. Medicina Interna Mc GrawHillTeachers' lessons and slides

Teaching methods

Lectures, exercises in small groups or individual both in classroom and wards.

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral examination

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

Objective 3 - health and wellbeing

Contacts

Toll-free number

800 904 084

Student registry office

E. segreteria.medicina@unipr.it 
T. +39 0521 033700

Quality assurance office

Manager della didattica:
Sandra Cavalca

T. +39 0521 034908
E.  didattica.dimec@unipr.it 
E. sandra.cavalca@unipr.it
 

President of the degree course

Prof.ssa Elena Giovanna Bignami
E. elenagiovanna.bignami@unipr.it

Director of Professionalising Teaching Activities (DADP)

Teaching site Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Parma
Dott.ssa Rachele La Sala 
E. rlasala@ao.pr.it

Teaching site Azienda USL di Parma
Dott.ssa Lucia Gotri 
E. lugotri@ausl.pr.it

Teaching site Azienda USL di Piacenza
Dott.ssa Cinzia Merlini 
E. cmerlini@ausl.pc.it

 

Faculty advisor

Prof. Luca Ampollini
E. luca.ampollini@unipr.it 

Dott.ssa Cristina Casubolo
E. ccasubolo@ao.pr.it 

Dott.ssa Francesca Costa
E. f.costa@ausl.pc.it 

Career guidance delegate

Prof. Enzo Poli
E. enzo.poli@unipr.it

Dott.ssa Cristina Casubolo
E. ccasubolo@ao.pr.it 

Erasmus delegate

Prof. Roberto Sala
E. roberto.sala@unipr.it

Quality assurance manager

Prof.ssa Nicoletta Ronda
E. nicoletta.ronda@unipr.it

Internationalization delegate

Dott. Sandrino Marra
E. smarra@ao.pr.it