Introduction to pathologies of the respiratory system. Special anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system, clinical semeiotics of the main symptoms and signs of respiratory diseases.
2 Techniques and basic principles of interpretation of laboratory tests and respiratory physiopathology, respiratory function tests, arterial blood gas analysis and oximetry; walk test; polygraphic monitoring during sleep.
3 Respiratory infectious diseases: community acquired (CAP) and nosocomial (HAP) pneumonia, pneumonia in the immunocompromised host, aspiration pneumonia (ad ingestis), lung abscess.
4 Pulmonary tuberculosis. Definition, epidemiology, risk factors, pathophysiology, pathological anatomy, clinical and instrumental diagnosis, natural history, complications and therapy
5 Lung Cancer: definition, epidemiology, risk factors, pathophysiology, pathological anatomy, clinical and instrumental diagnosis, natural history, complications and therapy
6 Acute and chronic respiratory failure. Definition, epidemiology, risk factors, pathophysiology, pathological anatomy, clinical and instrumental diagnosis, natural history, complications and therapy.
7 Pulmonary embolism, pulmonary arterial hypertension and other pathologies of the pulmonary circulation: definition, epidemiology, risk factors, pathophysiology, pathological anatomy, clinical and instrumental diagnosis, natural history, complications and therapy.
8 Diffuse infiltrative lung diseases: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, sarcoidosis and other pulmonary interstitial diseases.
9 Bronchial asthma and respiratory immunoallergic diseases: definition, epidemiology, risk factors, pathophysiology, pathological anatomy, clinical and instrumental diagnosis, natural history, complications and therapy
10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): definition, epidemiology, risk factors, pathophysiology, pathological anatomy, clinical and instrumental diagnosis, natural history, complications and therapy
11 Pleural Pathology: pleurisy and pleural effusions; pneumothorax; mesothelioma.
12 Bronchiectasis. Definition, epidemiology, risk factors, pathophysiology, pathological anatomy, clinical and instrumental diagnosis, natural history, complications and therapy.
13 Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Definition, epidemiology, risk factors, pathophysiology, pathological anatomy, clinical and instrumental diagnosis, natural history, complications and therapy.

Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e J. Larry Jameson, Anthony S. Fauci, Dennis L. Kasper, Stephen L. Hauser, Dan L. Longo, Joseph Loscalzo

1. Recalls of Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
2. Principles of electrocardiography
3. Principles of echocardiography
4. Ischemic Heart Disease :
a) Pathophysiology of Myocardial Ischemia
b) Chronic Coronary Syndromes,
c) Acute Coronary Syndromes
d) Instrumental Diagnostics.

5. Heart failure:
a) Pathophysiology and classification of heart failure
b) Heart failure with preserved systolic function
c) Heart failure with reduced systolic function
d) The arrhythmic risk in heart failure.
e) Non-pharmacological therapy of heart failure

6. Heart Valve Diseases
a) Rheumatic Disease, and degenerative heart disease
b) Mitral Stenosis,
c) Mitral Insufficiency
d) Aortic Stenosis
e) Aortic Insufficiency
f) Tricuspid and Pulmonary Diseases
g) Imaging techniques

7. Cardiomyopathies:
a) Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
b) Dilated Cardiomyopathy
c) Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
d) Right Ventricular Arrhythmogenous Dysplasia

8. Arrhythmias
a) Atrial Fibrillation
b) Supraventricular paroxysmal tachycardias
c) Ventricular tachycardia

9. Instrumental techniques
a) Coronary CT scan
b) Cardiac MRI
c) Nuclear methods
d) Cardiac catheterization and angiocardiography

Didactic material from the lessons

1. Review of anatomy, physiology and immunity of gastrointestinal system


2. Critical approach to patients with symptoms and signs
a. abdominal pain
b. dysphagia and other esophageal symptoms
c. dyspesia
d. nausea and vomiting
e. diarrhea
f. intestinal gas
g. fecal incontinence
h. constipation
i. gastrointestinal bleeding
j. jaundice

3. Esophagus
a. gastroesophageal reflux and its complications
b. esophageal disorders caused by infection

4. Stomach and duodedum
a. gastritis and peptic ulcer
b helicobacter pylori
c. tumors of the stomach

5. Pancreas
a. acute and chronic pancreatitis
b. tumors of the pancreas

6. Biliary Tract
a. gallstones disease
b. sclerosing cholangitis and pyogenic cholangitis
c. endoscopic and radiologic treatment of biliary disease (seminar)

7. Liver
a. biochemical liver tests
b. infections of the liver
c. alcoholic liver disease
d. non-alcoholic liver disease
e. drug-induced liver disease
f. cirrhosis and complications
g. liver tumors
h. liver transplantation
i. liver biopsy and diagnosis of fibrosis (seminar)

8. Small and Large Intestine
a. gut microbiota
b. infectious diarrhea and intestinal protozoa
c. celiac disease
d. inflammatory bowel diseases
e. tumors of large intestine
f. gastrointestinal endoscopy procedure (seminar)
9. Psycosocial Factors in gastrointestinal disease

Malattie dell’Apparato Digerente edizione 2019-2022 UNIGASTRO
For further details, to consult:
Sleisenger & Fordtran’s Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Ed. Saunders