Pediatric nursing

Basic concepts: etiology, pathogenesis, health and disease status. Cellular damage and death. Genetic disorders: autosomal dominant diseases, autosomal recessive diseases, X-linked diseases. Main karyotype abnormalities. Acute inflammation: vascular events (microcirculation structure, hyperemia, edema). Cellular and molecular mediators of inflammation; phagocytosis. Systemic responses to inflammation. Patterns of acute inflammation. Fever. Chronic inflammation. Immunopathogenic reactions: hypersensitivity reactions. Autoimmunity. Immunodeficiencies. Oncology: oncogenes and tumor suppressors; carcinogenesis.

No requirement

Patologia Generale e Fisiopatologia Fabio Celotti

The adopted teaching model primarily consists of lectures, utilizing PowerPoint slides and video animations as telematic support. During the lessons, the teacher stimulates the participation of students with questions designed to highlight the links between the course and other previously followed courses whose concepts can help them understand the lessons.

Mandatory

The examination consists of an approximately 1/2 hour-long oral discussion, focused on the topics explained throughout the course. The reasoning skills and the ability to present the topics in a critical and exhaustive way along with appropriate medical/scientific language will be considered for the final evaluation. Sufficient program knowledge is required to pass the exam with minimum grades (18/30). To achieve a score of 30/30 cum laude, the student must demonstrate an excellent understanding of all the topics covered during the course, being able to link them logically and consistently.

Lecture in class

Definition of pathology, classification of diseases, definition of reversible and irreversible cell damage. Cell death: necrosis and apoptosis. Cellular adaptations and abnormalities of cell growth and differentiation. Carcinogenesis, precancerous lesions, cancer in situ. Benign and malignant tumors. Nomenclature of tumors. Oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. Concept of metastasis and pathways of metastasis. The most common tumors in childhood. Natural immunity and the inflammatory process as a response to injury. Acute and chronic inflammation and repair processes. Exudative edema. Systemic reactions of acute inflammation. The complement system. The immune system and its main functions. Organs and cells of the immune system. Humoral immunity and cellular immunity. The MHC system. Vaccinations. Notes on immunopathology: allergic reactions and anaphylactic shock; transfusion reactions. Respiratory system pathophysiology: bronchial asthma Kidney pathophysiology: glomerulonephritis and renal failure Liver pathophysiology: jaundice and bilirubin metabolism

Knowledge of all the topics covered in the first semester courses (biology, biochemistry, physiology)

Parola M. Patologia Generale ed elementi di fisiopatologia (edizioni Edises) Robbins Elementi di Patologia e di Fisiopatologia (edizioni Edra)

Frontal lecures

Frontal lectures

10 multiple-choice tests on pathophysiology covering topics from the program. Test scores will be evaluated in conjunction with the scores obtained in the other modules.

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