Internal Medicine and General Surgery III - Internal Medicine

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MARIA GISELLA CAVALLO Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Books
Harrison - principles of internal medicine
CLAUDIO LETIZIA Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
Arterial hypertension of adrenal origin - resistant arterial hypertension and renovascular hypertension
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of pathophysiology
Books
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 19th Edition Textbook; Current medical diagnosis & treatment. Ed. Piccin
Teaching mode
learning assessment
Frequency
learning assessment
Exam mode
verbal multidisciplinary examination
Lesson mode
learning assessment
COSIMO DURANTE Lecturers' profile
GIANCARLO LABBADIA Lecturers' profile
ILARIA BARCHETTA Lecturers' profile
CLAUDIA STEFANUTTI Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
1_In-depth knowledge of important metabolic pathologies: genetically determined dyslipidemias, diabetes mellitus; 2_ In-depth knowledge of acid-base balance and clinical frames deduced from tracings obtained from blood gas analyzers; 3_ Acute and Chronic Renal Failure; 4_ Acute pancreatitis. Medical and surgical diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic approach; 5_ Acute Pulmonary Edema; 6_ Liver failure and hematemesis; 7_ Thrombo-embolism.
Prerequisites
Complete knowledge of the program
Books
Durrington - Hyperlipidemias: Diagnosis and Treatment Farkas Hirsch Ruth - The Intensive Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus Savonitto S, Farina A - Cardiovascular intensive care
Frequency
Class attendance is mandatory. Further information is possible if requested.
Bibliography
Severe hypertriglyceridemia-related acute pancreatitis. Stefanutti C, Labbadia G, Morozzi C. Ther Apher Dial. 2013 Apr;17(2):130-7. doi: 10.1111/1744-9987.12008. Epub 2013 Feb 28. PMID: 23551669 New clinical perspectives of hypolipidemic drug therapy in severe hypercholesterolemia. Stefanutti C, Morozzi C, Di Giacomo S. Curr Med Chem. 2012;19(28):4861-8. doi: 10.2174/092986712803341485. PMID: 22963620 Hypercholesterolaemia - practical information for non-specialists. Soran H, Adam S, Mohammad JB, Ho JH, Schofield JD, Kwok S, Siahmansur T, Liu Y, Syed AA, Dhage SS, Stefanutti C, Donn R, Malik RA, Banach M, Durrington PN. Arch Med Sci. 2018 Jan;14(1):1-21. doi: 10.5114/aoms.2018.72238. Epub 2017 Dec 19. PMID: 29379528 Treatment of primary hypertriglyceridemia states--General approach and the role of extracorporeal methods. Stefanutti C, Julius U. Atheroscler Suppl. 2015 May;18:85-94. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosissup.2015.02.017. PMID: 25936310 Timing clinical events in the treatment of pancreatitis and hypertriglyceridemia with therapeutic plasmapheresis C Stefanutti 1, S Di Giacomo, G Labbadia Case Reports Transfus Apher Sci . 2011 Aug;45(1):3-7. doi: 10.1016/j.transci.2011.06.013. Epub 2011 Jul 1.
LORIS PAGANO Lecturers' profile
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseMedicine and Surgery
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year6th year
  • Semester2nd semester
  • SSDMED/09
  • CFU3