APPLIED PATHOLOGY 1 and Biofluid dynamics Single channel

Chair (Coordinator) and Rapporteur: PAOLO PALANGE

Module 1: DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Activity type
Clinica delle specialità medico-chirurgiche, Medicina delle attività motorie e del benessere, Tirocini formativi e di orientamento
SSD
MED/10, MED/10, MED/10
Year
4th year
Semester
1st semester
CFU
3
Hours distribution
26 classroom hours, 25 others hours
Lecturers
PAOLO PALANGE
MATTEO BONINI
LETIZIA D'ANTONI
Angelo Petroianni

Module 2: DISEASES OF CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Activity type
Clinica delle specialità medico-chirurgiche, Fisiopatologia, metodologia clinica, propedeutica clinica e sistematica medico-chirurgica, Medicina delle attività motorie e del benessere, Tirocini formativi e di orientamento
SSD
MED/11, MED/11, MED/11, MED/11
Year
4th year
Semester
1st semester
CFU
5
Hours distribution
39 classroom hours, 50 others hours
Lecturers
EMANUELE BARBATO
CARMINE DARIO VIZZA
ROBERTO BADAGLIACCA
PAOLO SEVERINO

Module 3: THORACIC SURGERY

Activity type
Attività formative affini o integrative
SSD
ING-IND/06
Year
4th year
Semester
1st semester
CFU
1
Hours distribution
13 classroom hours
Lecturers
ALBERTO GIACOMELLO

Module 4: VASCULAR SURGERY

Activity type
Clinica delle specialità medico-chirurgiche
SSD
MED/22
Year
4th year
Semester
1st semester
CFU
1
Hours distribution
13 classroom hours
Lecturers
LUCA DI MARZO
FRANCESCA MICELI

Module 5: CARDIAC SURGERY

Activity type
Clinica delle specialità medico-chirurgiche
SSD
MED/23
Year
4th year
Semester
1st semester
CFU
1
Hours distribution
13 classroom hours
Lecturers
MIZAR D'ABRAMO

Module 6: Biofluidodynamics of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems

Activity type
Clinica delle specialità medico-chirurgiche
SSD
MED/21
Year
4th year
Semester
1st semester
CFU
1
Hours distribution
13 classroom hours
Lecturers
GIULIO MAURIZI

Learning outcomes

Module: DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
N/D
Module: DISEASES OF CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
N/D
Module: THORACIC SURGERY
N/D
Module: VASCULAR SURGERY
N/D
Module: CARDIAC SURGERY
N/D
Module: Biofluidodynamics of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems
N/D

Prerequisites

Module: DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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Module: DISEASES OF CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
N/D
Module: THORACIC SURGERY
Basic knowledge of calculus.


Module: VASCULAR SURGERY
N/D
Module: CARDIAC SURGERY
N/D
Module: Biofluidodynamics of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems
Anatomy. physiology and physiopathology of the chest, and thoracic organs, resipratory and cardiovascular system and histopahtology.

Programme

Module: DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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Module: DISEASES OF CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
N/D
Module: THORACIC SURGERY
- Fluid dynamics in medicine;
- Statics of fluids: blood pressure;
- Twodimensional Poiseuille flow and Hagen-Poiseuille flow;
- Hydrodynamic resistance of vessels and airways;
- Flow in actual vessels: effect of the vessel geometry and elasticity;
- Fundamentals of blood rheology;
- Fluid dynamics of the cardiovascular system, some of its pathologies, and protheses;
- Fluid dynamics of the respiratory system and of some of its pathologies.



Module: VASCULAR SURGERY
N/D
Module: CARDIAC SURGERY
N/D
Module: Biofluidodynamics of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems
Diagnosis of the thoracic deseases including diagnostic surgical operation (mediastinoscopy and mediastinotomy) Surgical apprach to the thorac. Pneumothorax; Surgery for enphysema and transplantation; Plural effusion and plural malignant and benignant desease. Trauma and chet wall deseases. Lung cancer (stage and treatment). Mediastinal neoplasms.

Books

Module: DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
N/D
Module: DISEASES OF CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
N/D
Module: THORACIC SURGERY
Notes and slides provided by the teacher


Module: VASCULAR SURGERY
N/D
Module: CARDIAC SURGERY
N/D
Module: Biofluidodynamics of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems
Venuta F, Coloni GF. Malattie del Torace. SEU editore

Bibliography

Module: DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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Module: DISEASES OF CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
N/D
Module: THORACIC SURGERY
Fung, Y. C. (2013). Biomechanics: circulation. Springer Science & Business Media.

Kundu, P. K., Cohen, I. M., & Dowling, D. R. (2012). Fluid Mechanics, V edition, chapter 16. Academic Press

Caro, C. G., Pedley, T.J., Schroter, R.C., & Seed, W.A. (2012). The mechanics of the circulation. Cambridge University Press


Module: VASCULAR SURGERY
N/D
Module: CARDIAC SURGERY
N/D
Module: Biofluidodynamics of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems
N/D

Lessons mode

Module: DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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Module: DISEASES OF CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
N/D
Module: THORACIC SURGERY
Lectures; final group project with presentation


Module: VASCULAR SURGERY
N/D
Module: CARDIAC SURGERY
N/D
Module: Biofluidodynamics of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems
N/D

Frequency

Module: DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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Module: DISEASES OF CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
N/D
Module: THORACIC SURGERY
compulsory


Module: VASCULAR SURGERY
N/D
Module: CARDIAC SURGERY
N/D
Module: Biofluidodynamics of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems
N/D

Exam mode

Module: DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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Module: DISEASES OF CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
N/D
Module: THORACIC SURGERY
Oral exam with the objective of assessing the knowledge of the topics covered during the course.



Module: VASCULAR SURGERY
N/D
Module: CARDIAC SURGERY
N/D
Module: Biofluidodynamics of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems
N/D

Example exam questions

Module: DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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Module: DISEASES OF CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
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Module: THORACIC SURGERY
N/D
Module: VASCULAR SURGERY
N/D
Module: CARDIAC SURGERY
N/D
Module: Biofluidodynamics of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems
N/D

Arguments

Module: DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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Module: DISEASES OF CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
N/D
Module: THORACIC SURGERY

  • Fluid dynamics in medicine. Statics of fluids: blood pressure 
    • Books: Kundu, P. K., Cohen, I. M., & Dowling, D. R. (2012). Fluid Mechanics, V edizione. Academic Press

  • Twodimensional Poiseuille flow and Hagen-Poiseuille flow
    • Books: Kundu, P. K., Cohen, I. M., & Dowling, D. R. (2012). Fluid Mechanics, V edizione. Academic Press

  • Hydrodynamic resistance of vessels and airways

  • Flow in actual vessels: effect of the vessel geometry and elasticity
    • Books: Fung, Y. C. (2013). Biomechanics: circulation. Springer Science & Business Media.

  • Fundamentals of blood rheology
    • Books: Fung, Y. C. (2013). Biomechanics: circulation. Springer Science & Business Media.

  • Fluid dynamics of the cardiovascular system, some of its pathologies, and protheses.
    • Books: Caro, C. G., Pedley, T.J., Schroter, R.C., & Seed, W.A. (2012). The mechanics of the circulation. Cambridge University Press.

  • Fluid dynamics of the respiratory system and of some of its pathologies.



Module: VASCULAR SURGERY
N/D
Module: CARDIAC SURGERY
N/D
Module: Biofluidodynamics of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems
  • Diagnosis of the thoracic deseases including diagnostic surgical operation (mediastinoscopy and mediastinotomy) Surgical apprach to the thorac. (2h)
    • Books: Venuta F, Coloni GF. Malattie del Torace. SEU editore

  • Pneumothorax; Surgery for enphysema. (2h)

  • Plural effusion and plural malignant and benignant desease. (2h)

  • Trauma and chet wall desease. (2h)

  • Lung cancer (stage and treatment). (2h)

  • Mediastinal neoplasms. (2h)


  • Academic year2026/2027
  • Degree program to which the course belongsMedicine and Surgery HT
  • Mandatory presenceYes
  • Languageita
  • CFU12 CFU, distributed among 6 integrated didactic modules
  • Total duration192 hours