Medicine and Surgery

Module Outline: Lectures to acquire the theoretical and practical foundations for assessing the chest and lungs. Lectures to acquire the theoretical foundations for assessing the musculoskeletal system, with particular reference to the impact of neurological injuries. Use of medical vocabulary. Lectures on the theory of interpreting clinical signs. Small-group exercises for taking the medical history and performing the main semiological maneuvers for assessing the chest, lungs, and musculoskeletal system

Requirements: The topics covered in the teaching activities require basic knowledge of human anatomy, histology and pathophysiology. The passing of the final examination is linked to the demonstration by the student to possess the ability to interrogate the patient obtaining consistent and organized information (anamnesis), to perform the basics of physical examination, to collect and interpret the main vital parameters, to evaluate the basic elements of ECG and to perform simple processes of interpretation of clinical data and physical signs (elements of clinical reasoning). The student is also provided a training (with relative certification) in the main resuscitation maneuvers (BLS).

Suggested textbooks: Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History-Taking - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins - Lynn Bickley MD (Author), or Goldman’s Cecil medicine 24th edition

mandatory

Evaluation methods: The final exam is based on: 1) the completion of a multiple choice questionnaire (for passing the exam, at least 20 exact answers over 30 questions are required), 2) a practical test based on the clinical examination of a patient (brief collection of the medical history and execution of the physical examination of an organ or apparatus) and on the recognition of the essential elements of the ECG. Furthermore, the student must have obtained the BLS certification.