Medicine and Surgery

Medical history (Anamnesis) General overview: collecting and writing the patient’s medical history Physical examination General overview: basic concepts and scientific terminology Vital signs Semeiotics of fever Semeiotics of pain Semeiotics of shock The malnourished patient Malnutrition by deficiency and by excess Physical examination and semeiotics of the head and neck Thyroid Parathyroid glands Salivary glands Lymph nodes The cardiologic patient Physical examination and semeiotics in the cardiologic patient Introduction to laboratory and instrumental tests The patient with respiratory disease Respiratory symptoms Physical examination and semeiotics in the patient with respiratory disease Introduction to laboratory and instrumental tests Surgical semeiotics of the chest Semeiotics of the breast The patient with gastrointestinal disease Semeiotics and scientific terminology (nausea and vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, etc.) Physical examination of the abdomen The patient with liver disease Physical examination and semeiotics in the patient with liver disease Introduction to laboratory and instrumental tests Effusions Dysproteinemias Biliary tract and gallbladder Jaundice Pre-hepatic jaundice Intra-hepatic jaundice Post-hepatic jaundice Semeiotics and differential diagnosis The patient with acute abdominal disease Acute abdomen Peritonitis Intestinal obstruction Perforations Intestinal ischemia Semeiotics of pancreatitis Acute pancreatitis Chronic pancreatitis Neoplastic diseases of the pancreas Semeiotics of gastrointestinal bleeding Semeiotics of benign and malignant gastrointestinal diseases Esophagus Stomach Small intestine Colon Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases Semeiotics of the proctologic patient Semeiotics of abdominal wall diseases Hernias and incisional hernias Semeiotics of urological diseases Hematuria Urinary calculi Prostatic disease Neoplastic diseases of the urinary tract Semeiotics of the patient with renal disease Alterations in urination (polyuria, anuria, etc.) Nephrotic syndrome Nephritic syndrome Introduction to laboratory and instrumental tests in patients with renal disease Semeiotics of skin alterations and visible swellings Semeiotics of wounds, ulcers, and burns Semeiotics of the vascular system Venous disease Arterial disease Semeiotics of acute aortic syndromes Semeiotics of the neurological patient Neurological examination Altered states of consciousness Semeiotics of the musculoskeletal system Semeiotics of the diabetic patient Signs and symptoms of hematologic diseases White blood cell disorders Red blood cell disorders Platelet disorders Semeiotics of the immune system Autoimmunity Immunodeficiencies

1. Amoroso A., Rossi Fanelli F. Semeiotica Medica e Metodologia Clinica - A. Delfino Editore 2. Amoroso A., et al. Semeiotica Chirurgica - Metodologia, Clinica e Terapia - A. Delfino Editore 3. Fradà G. Semeiotica Medica nell’Adulto e nell’Anziano - Piccin Editore 4. Bickley L.S. Bates. Esame obiettivo e anamnesi - Piccin-Nuova Libraria 5. Nardo B., Pata, F. Metodologia Clinica e Sistematica Medico-Chirurgica. Lezioni di Chirurgia Generale - Società Editrice Esculapio

1. Amoroso A., Rossi Fanelli F. Semeiotica Medica e Metodologia Clinica - A. Delfino Editore 2. Amoroso A., et al. Semeiotica Chirurgica - Metodologia, Clinica e Terapia - A. Delfino Editore 3. Fradà G. Semeiotica Medica nell’Adulto e nell’Anziano - Piccin Editore 4. Bickley L.S. Bates. Esame obiettivo e anamnesi - Piccin-Nuova Libraria 5. Nardo B., Pata, F. Metodologia Clinica e Sistematica Medico-Chirurgica. Lezioni di Chirurgia Generale - Società Editrice Esculapio

Contents: Abdominal Wall Surgery Classification of abdominal hernias Incisional hernia Anterior and posterior component separation Meshes and abdominal wall surgery Inguinal and crural hernias Umbilical hernia Gastrointestinal (G.I.) bleeding

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Suggested textbooks: SCHWARTZ'S Principles of Surgery (2 volumes) 11th edition consultabile e scaricabile gratuitamente dal sito: https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com

oral

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Evaluation methods: oral exam

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