Medicine and Surgery

Assistance in the delivery room, Birth trauma, Neonatal jaundice, Respiratory distress, Necrotizing enterocolitis, Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn, Congenital heart disease Feeding the baby Growth and its pathologies (short stature and obesity) Vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration Malabsorption syndromes Childhood diabetes Cystic fibrosis Allergies Fever, febrile convulsions Epilepsy Respiratory infections and asthma Anemias, Leukemias and solid tumors Hematurias and urinary tract infections

knowledge of the Italian language and literature and human sensitivity inspired by solidarity and service rather than ambition and materialism knowledge of the English language and ability to understand scientific articles in English ability to team up with colleagues mixed with leadership skills when needed good high school diploma grade ability to study by repeating and making schemes to memorize in order to be able to present a correct speech made up of an understandable introduction, development and conclusions

“MANUALE DI PEDIATRIA GENERALE E SPECIALISTICA” di Margherita Bonamico. ESCULAPIO EDITORE " "MANUALE DI DIAGNOSI E TERAPIA PEDIATRICA" DI Andrea Pession Editrice AMBROSIANA

TRADITIONAL EX CATHEDRA LESSONS

ORAL TEST

TRADITIONAL EX CATHEDRA LESSONS

Purpose of pediatrics, The child as a patient, Infant mortality, Life periods of children and adolescents, Pediatric hematology; 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

Attendance at least 70% of lessons is mandatory

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