Medicine and Surgery "A" - Roma Azienda Policlinico Umberto I

Activity type

Clinica delle specialità medico-chirurgiche, Tirocini formativi e di orientamento

SSD

MED/16, MED/16

Year

5th year

Semester

1st semester

CFU

2

Hours distribution

12.5 classroom hours, 5 training hours, 20 others hours

Lecturers

ROSSANA SCRIVO

Activity type

Clinica generale medica e chirurgica

SSD

MED/09

Year

5th year

Semester

1st semester

CFU

2

Hours distribution

25 classroom hours

Lecturers

MILVIA CASATO
MARCELLA VISENTINI

Activity type

Clinica delle specialità medico-chirurgiche, Attività formative affini o integrative

SSD

MED/15, MED/15

Year

5th year

Semester

1st semester

CFU

2

Hours distribution

22 classroom hours, 3 training hours

Lecturers

ALICE DI ROCCO
MASSIMO BRECCIA

General Teaching Objectives By the end of the course the student must:

Have acquired essential knowledge about the approach towards the rheumatologically sick patient, with particular reference to rheumatic pathologies and degenerative and phlogistic impression (systemic and non)

Have acquired essential knowledge about the diagnostic organization and therapeutic approach to the main pathologies of the immune system with particular reference to immunodeficiencies, auto-immune diseases and to vasculitis and allergopathologies.

Have acquired essential knowledge of the approach towards the hematological patient with particular reference to
anemias, onco-hematological pathologies and disorders of the hemostasis.

Diagnosis and therapy of the major immunological diseases, with special reference to immunodeficiencies (excluding HIV disease), autoimmune diseases, vasculitides and allergic diseases.
Diagnosis and therapy of the major hematologic diseases, with special reference to anemias, onco-hematologic diseases and disorders of hemostasis.
Diagnosis and therapy of the major rheumatologic diseases, with special reference to inflammatory disorders (systemic and non-systemic).

Module: Rheumatology
N/D
Module: INTERNAL MEDICINE
N/D
Module: BLOOD DISEASES
N/D

Students are expected to have:
• A solid understanding of basic human anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry.
• Foundational knowledge of general pathology and mechanisms of inflammation.
• Basic principles of microbiology and immunology, including the immune response and its regulation.
• Preliminary notions of pharmacology, particularly regarding anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive, and chemotherapeutic agents.
• Basic clinical skills in patient history taking, physical examination, and interpretation of routine laboratory tests

Module: Rheumatology
Pathophysiology of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.
Rheumatologic semiology.
Rheumatoid arthritis.
Spondyloarthritides: ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive and enteropathic arthritis.
Connective tissue diseases (systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome, Sjögren’s syndrome, systemic sclerosis, polymyositis/dermatomyositis).
Vasculitides, IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD).
Autoinflammatory diseases


Module: INTERNAL MEDICINE
N/D
Module: BLOOD DISEASES
N/D

Module: Rheumatology
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 22nd Edition.


Module: INTERNAL MEDICINE
N/D
Module: BLOOD DISEASES
N/D

Module: Rheumatology
N/D
Module: INTERNAL MEDICINE
N/D
Module: BLOOD DISEASES
N/D

Module: Rheumatology
N/D
Module: INTERNAL MEDICINE
N/D
Module: BLOOD DISEASES
N/D

Module: Rheumatology
N/D
Module: INTERNAL MEDICINE
N/D
Module: BLOOD DISEASES
N/D

Module: Rheumatology
N/D
Module: INTERNAL MEDICINE
N/D
Module: BLOOD DISEASES
N/D

Module: Rheumatology
N/D
Module: INTERNAL MEDICINE
N/D
Module: BLOOD DISEASES
N/D

Module: Rheumatology

• Introduction to rheumatological diseases. Pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis.
  • Books: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 22nd Edition.


• Clinical aspects and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
  • Books: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 22nd Edition.


• General overview of spondyloarthritides. Axial spondyloarthritides.
  • Books: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 22nd Edition.


• Peripheral spondyloarthritides (psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis).
  • Books: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 22nd Edition.


• Pathogenesis and cutaneous and musculoskeletal manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus.
  • Books: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 22nd Edition.


• Visceral involvement and therapy of systemic lupus erythematosus.
  • Books: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 22nd Edition.


• Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.
  • Books: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 22nd Edition.


• Autoinflammatory diseases. Still's disease. VEXAS.
  • Books: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 22nd Edition.


• IgG4-related disease.
  • Books: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 22nd Edition.