INTERNSHIP OF DISEASES OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR APPARATUS
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Knowledge of cardiovascular semeiotics, of the main diagnostic tests in cardiology, and of the methods of therapy of the main cardiovascular diseases, as well as of the prognostic classification in cardiology.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of cardiovascular anatomy and phisiology
Course contents summary
During the training and orientation internship, the student will attend the environments of cardiology which are of fundamental importance for the development of practical knowledge that will be combined with the theoretical ones resulting from frontal teaching. In particular, he will attend the cardiological hospitalization, the hemodynamics and electrophysiology room and the cardiological clinics and the echocardiography service.
Course contents
Cardiovascular history and physical examination
I use main diagnostic tests in Cardiology
Treatment of the most common cardiovascular diseases: ischemic heart disease, arrhythmias, cardiomyopathies, heart failure, valve diseases.
Prognostic stratification of the main cardiovascular diseases and clinical follow-up modalities
Recommended readings
Medicina interna di Claudio Rugarli, VIII edizione
Assessment methods and criteria
The internship exam will be an integral part of the final exam together with the theoretical notions derived from frontal teaching.
