Medicine and Surgery

Infectious diseases 1. interpretation of antibiogram 2. microbiological clinic syndromes from H.pylori, B melitensis, cryprococcus neoformans, systemic mycoses 3. microbiological clinic syndromes from S. pneumoniae, m. tubercolaris, s. thphi and viral hepatitis 4. reasoning of clinical cases Geriatrics 1. general information, Multidimensional Assessment and socio-health aspects 2. brain aging and dementia 3. physical exercise and rehabilitation 4. The frail elderly, nutritional and rehabilitative aspects 5. osas in geriatrics 6. metabolic syndrome in the elderly Internal Medicine 1. Atrial fibrillation in the elderly 2. Pathophysiology of coronary plaque 3. Peripheral arterial disease 4. Acute coronary syndrome 5. Stemi and Nstemi 6. Heart failure in the elderly 7. Deep vein thrombosis 8. Pulmonary embolism 9. The new oral anticoagulants 10. Evaluation and use of thrombophilic screening Surgery 1. Major and minor surgery in the elderly patient: evaluations. 2. Primary and secondary liver neoplasms in the elderly patient 3. Gallstones 4. Jaundice of surgical interest 5. Malnutrition in the elderly surgical patient 6. Renal failure 7. Acute abdomen in the elderly 8. Diverticulitis 9. Abdominal trauma in the elderly 10. Inguinal hernia - Laparocele 11. Intestinal neoplasms in the elderly 12. Cerebrovascular insufficiency of surgical interest in the elderly. 13. Abdominal aortic aneurysm 14. Lower limb arteriopathies 15. Pancreatic tumors in the elderly patient.

Knowledge of human anatomy

HARRISON, PRINCIPI DI MEDICINA INTERNA

Weekly

Ward activity and class lessons

Main diseases of geriatric interest with particular reference to the endocrine-metabolic diseases and the diseases of the respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and nervous system and the clinical problems frequently related to them (bedsores, risk of bleeding, senile malnutrition, urinary incontinence, dementia, acute confusional states). Comorbidities, polytherapies, iatrogenic complications and deprescription. Multidimensional assessment and case management.

Adequate knowledge of biology, physiology, pathophysiology, general pathology, pathological anatomy, hygiene and preventive medicine, semiotics, laboratory and instrumental diagnostics, internal medicine and medical specialties, general and specialist surgery, pharmacology.

Paziente anziano. Paziente geriatrico. Medicina della complessità. Fondamenti di gerontologia e geriatria. U. Senin , M. C. Polidori , A. Cherubini - Edises 2020

Attendance in at least 67% of teaching hours is required (attendance will be recorded on register)

Oral examination aimimg to evaluate the acquisition of the skills required