PHYSIOPATHOLOGY OF CONGENITAL METABOLIC DISEASES
cod. 1002922

Academic year 2018/19
6° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Patologia generale (MED/04)
Field
Attività formative affini o integrative
Type of training activity
Related/supplementary
7 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Integrated course unit module: GENERAL AND SPECIALIST PEDIATRICS (ANNUAL)

Learning objectives

The student will comprehend the physiopathological bases of inherited metabolic disorders and apply them to the diagnosis and
treatment of the most common inborn conditions.

Prerequisites

Understanding these subjects require adequate bases of biochemistry, general pathology and clinical pathology.

Course unit content

Disorders of amino acid metabolism. Disorders of carbohydrate metabolism. Disorders of membrane transport. Organic acidemias.

Full programme

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Bibliography

Argomenti di Pediatria (M.Vanelli, ed.), Parma 2013 (pp. 197-226). Other
reference material and bibliography/sitography will be provided during lessons.

Teaching methods

Interactive oral lessons integrated with iconographic material provided to the students on the Elly platform.
The active participation of the students will be stimulated through discussions of pathophysiological problems and clinical cases.

Assessment methods and criteria

Achievements will be verified at the level of the whole Course in Pediatrics through an oral examination that will concern also subjects treated in this Course.

Other information

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