REHABILITATION IN THE CARDIO RESPIRATORY AREA Single channel

Chair (Coordinator) and Rapporteur: CLAUDIO ANDREETTI

Module 1: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES

Activity type
Scienze della fisioterapia
SSD
MED/10
Year
3rd year
Semester
1st semester
CFU
2
Hours distribution
20 classroom hours
Lecturers
STEFANIA GRECO

Module 2: DISEASES OF CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Activity type
Scienze della fisioterapia
SSD
MED/11
Year
3rd year
Semester
1st semester
CFU
1
Hours distribution
10 classroom hours
Lecturers
LUCREZIA NETTI

Module 3: THORACIC SURGERY

Activity type
Scienze interdisciplinari e cliniche
SSD
MED/21
Year
3rd year
Semester
1st semester
CFU
1
Hours distribution
10 classroom hours
Lecturers
CLAUDIO ANDREETTI

Module 4: CARDIAC SURGERY

Activity type
Scienze interdisciplinari e cliniche
SSD
MED/23
Year
3rd year
Semester
1st semester
CFU
1
Hours distribution
10 classroom hours
Lecturers
MIZAR D'ABRAMO

Module 5: TECHNICAL NURSING AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES

Activity type
Scienze della fisioterapia
SSD
MED/48
Year
3rd year
Semester
1st semester
CFU
2
Hours distribution
20 classroom hours
Lecturers
Monica Zazzera

Learning outcomes

Understand the pathophysiological basis of major cardio-respiratory diseases requiring rehabilitation.
- Recognize timing and modalities of rehabilitation after thoracic and cardio-pulmonary surgery.
- Assess patient’s clinical status through cardio-respiratory monitoring.
- Apply respiratory and muscular rehabilitation protocols for post-operative recovery.
- Work effectively in a multidisciplinary team.
- Identify common complications and prevention strategies.
- Tailor rehabilitation programs to individual patients.

Prerequisites

- Basic knowledge of cardio-respiratory anatomy and physiology.
- Fundamentals of general pathology and pharmacology.
- Basic skills in clinical and instrumental semiology in thoracic diseases.

Programme

Management of the pleural drainage system.
Pneumothorax: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Pleural effusions: symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. Thoracentesis. Particular pictures: Pleural empyema and pleural mesothelioma.
Lung cancer: symptoms, diagnosis, staging, and principles of surgical treatment. Thoracic surgical accesses.
Chest trauma
Chest wall disorders

Books

Module: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES
N/D
Module: DISEASES OF CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
N/D
Module: THORACIC SURGERY
Oliaro - Loizzi - Bucca - De Rose – AVV. Malattie dell’Apparato Respiratorio – Chirurgia Toracica-Pneumologia. TORINO: Editore Minerva Medica. (III edizione 2016)
Venuta, Coloni. Malattie del torace. Ed. SEU. III ed. 2011



Module: CARDIAC SURGERY
Cardiac Surgery in the Adult. Cohn McGrave Hill
Cardiac Surgery Kirklin / Barrat Boyes ELSEVIER



Module: TECHNICAL NURSING AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES
N/D

Bibliography

Module: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES
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Module: DISEASES OF CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
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Module: THORACIC SURGERY
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Module: CARDIAC SURGERY
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Module: TECHNICAL NURSING AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES
N/D

Lessons mode

Module: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES
N/D
Module: DISEASES OF CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
N/D
Module: THORACIC SURGERY
Oral lessons using slides


Module: CARDIAC SURGERY
N/D
Module: TECHNICAL NURSING AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES
N/D

Frequency

Mandatory attendance at least 75% of the scheduled activities

Exam mode

Module: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES
N/D
Module: DISEASES OF CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
N/D
Module: THORACIC SURGERY
Oral examination


Module: CARDIAC SURGERY
3 questions on the entire program


Module: TECHNICAL NURSING AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES
N/D

Example exam questions

In adolescents with type I pectus excavatum, which corrective technique is best used?
• NUSS technique
• Vacuum bell technique
• Lateral thoracotomy
• Ravitch technique
What are the most common lung cancer histotypes?
• Small cell carcinoma and large cell carcinoma
• Atypical carcinoid
• Squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma
• Hamartoma

Arguments

  • The schedule of activities is planned flexibly, taking into account the availability of the teaching staff and the facilities.

Sustainability goals

  • Goal3
  • Goal4
  • Goal5
  • Academic year2026/2027
  • Degree program to which the course belongsPhysiotherapy - Course D - Roma Azienda S.Camillo Forlanini
  • Languageita
  • CFU7 CFU, distributed among 5 integrated didactic modules
  • Total duration70 hours