Medicine and Surgery

Mandatory

Integrated Methodology II joins the lessons of gastroenterology and endocrinology and metabolism with the specific purpose of introducing students to diagnostic methodology and clinical reasoning. During the course, paradigmatic clinical cases will be addressed and discussed as examples to introduce the methodology of clinical reasoning and diagnostics in general. The lectures will be accompanied by professionalizing activities for small groups carried out both in the ward and in the outpatient clinic during which students will be able to come into contact with patients suffering from pathologies in the study. In particular, the different types of insulin analogues and their methods of insulin administration will be illustrated. Moreover, technology applied to diabetes therapy (insulin pumps) will be shown in addition to monitoring of blood sugar levels trend (blood glucose sensors). Some professionalizing activities of Methodology (regarding) diagnostic methods and on evidence-based medicine and clinical studies will be carried out in the classroom.

Content of the clinical methodology courses I and II

1. Harrison text book of medicine 2. Manuale di Endocrinologa-Lombardo, Lenzi (2017) 3. Guida pratica di Endocrinologia di Armanini - Boscaro - Scaroni - Petrelli (2018) 4. Standard italiani per la cura del diabete mellito SID-AMD (2020)

Lectures and discussion of clinical cases

Obligation of the student to be present at the lessons and exercises with the student's signature.

Clinical cases discussion by open and MC questions. PICO Question formulation. To Pass the test student must obtain a note of 18/30 for each subject of the integrated teach. Student must possess a sufficient knowledge of the program. To obtain a note of 30/30 with distinction student must possess an excellent knowledge of the whole program using a correct terminology to expose the topics.

Lectures and discussion of clinical cases

Mandatory