Medicine and Surgery

Common manifestations of lung diseases, Respiratory failure, principles of physiology and respiratory physiopathology including interpretation of pulmonary function tests and blood gas analysis, obstructive diseases, interstitial diseases, infectious diseases with special focus to pneumonia , disorders of pulmonary circulation, embolism and chronic pulmonary heart, bronchiectasis, pneumoconiosis, ARDS, Pleural diseases, emphysema. Patient physical examination

Student must possess the basic knowledge of respiratory system's anatomy, physiology and physiopathology , he must also be aware of the main mechanisms of inflammation and immunity involved in lung diseases, including cells and molecules role. He must own the main notions of respiratory tract signs and symptoms

Harrison Principles of internal medicine Mc Graw Hill Venuta F Thorax Diseases. UTET Edition Gaudio C Pathology I New Culture Edition

Lectures on the topics of the program Activities at the patient's bed: patients medical history, physical examination, interpretation of lab tests , diagnostic imaging and basics of pneumological therapies Analysis of main methods of evaluation of respiratory patients

Candidate will undergo an oral examination with the aim of understanding the degree of knowledge and the ability to work on specific clinical cases

Recent advances in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease F1000Research 2017, 6(F1000 Faculty Rev):863 Last updated: 09 JUN 2017 An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement: Update of the International Multidisciplinary Classification of the Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE 2013

Lectures on the topics of the program Activities at the patient's bed: patients medical history, physical examination, interpretation of lab tests , diagnostic imaging and basics of pneumological therapies Analysis of main methods of evaluation of respiratory patients