Medicine and Surgery

Contents: Growth, Development and Behavior; Nutrition; Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders; Human Genetics; Metabolic Disorders; The Fetus and Neonatal Infant; Immunology; Allergic Disorders; Rheumatic Diseases of Childhood; Infectious diseases; The Digestive System; Respiratory System; The Cardiovascular System; Diseases of the Blood; Cancer and Benign tumors; Nephrology; Urologic Disorders in Infants and Children; The Endocrine System; The Nervous System and Neuromuscular Disorders

Knowledge of the main adult diseases.

Suggested textbooks: ● Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, Editors. RM Kliegman, BF Stanton, JW St Geme III, NF Schor, RE Behrman, 20th Edition . Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2016 ● The Online Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease, David Valle, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Arthur L. Beaudet, MD, Editor, Bert Vogelstein, MD, Editor, Kenneth W. Kinzler, Ph.D., Editor, Stylianos E. Antonarakis, MD, D.Sc., Editor, Andrea Ballabio, MD, Editor, K. Michael Gibson, Ph.D., FACMG, Editor, Grant Mitchell, MD, Editor

mandatory

Evaluation methods: written and oral exam. The final evaluation of the entire course will be based on the results of a test structured as follows: 1) 33 multiple-choice questions (1 point each) 2) an oral exam after the written evaluation to discuss the wrong choices (optional).

Teaching methods: Academic lectures with use of slides; discussion of clinical cases, seminars, training.

Purpose of pediatrics, The child as a patient, Infant mortality, Life periods of children and adolescents, Growth, Development and Behavior; Nutrition; Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders; Human Genetics; Metabolic Disorders; The Fetus and Neonatal Infant; Immunology; Allergic Disorders; Rheumatic Diseases of Childhood; Infectious diseases; The Digestive System; Respiratory System; The Cardiovascular System; Diseases of the Blood; Cancer and Benign tumors; Nephrology; Urologic Disorders in Infants and Children; The Endocrine System; The Nervous System and Neuromuscular Disorders.

The student, in order to understand the contents of the course and to achieve the learning objectives, must possess the basic knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the child.

Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, Editors. RM Kliegman, BF Stanton, JW St Geme III, NF Schor, RE Behrman, 20th Edition . Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2016 The Online Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease, David Valle, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Arthur L. Beaudet, MD, Editor, Bert Vogelstein, MD, Editor, Kenneth W. Kinzler, Ph.D., Editor, Stylianos E. Antonarakis, MD, D.Sc., Editor, Andrea Ballabio, MD, Editor, K. Michael Gibson, Ph.D., FACMG, Editor, Grant Mitchell, MD, Editor Manuale di Pediatria Generale e Specialistica. Bonamico M, 2017. Casa Editrice Esculapio

Academic lectures with use of slides; discussion of clinical cases, seminars, training.

Attendance at least 70% of lessons is mandatory

Oral exam that focuses on the topics covered in class and contained in the program.

Module programme: Growth, development and behaviour; Nutrition; Electrolyte disorders; Human genetics; Metabolic disorders; The foetus and the newborn; Immunology; Allergy disorders; Rheumatic diseases of childhood; Infectious diseases; The digestive system; The respiratory system; The cardiovascular system; Blood diseases; Cancer and benign tumours in children; Nephrology; Urological disorders in infants and children; The endocrine system; The nervous system and neuromuscular disorders.

Basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pharmacology

Textbooks (recommended): ● Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, Editors. RM Kliegman, BF Stanton, JW St Geme III, NF Schor, RE Behrman, 20th Edition . Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2016 ● The Online Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease, David Valle, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Arthur L. Beaudet, MD, Editor, Bert Vogelstein, MD, Editor, Kenneth W. Kinzler, Ph.D., Editor, Stylianos E. Antonarakis, MD, D.Sc., Editor, Andrea Ballabio, MD, Editor, K. Michael Gibson, Ph.D., FACMG, Editor, Grant Mitchell, MD, Editor

Mandatory attendance

Oral examination focused on the topics addressed in the lessons and contained in the programme