THORACIC SURGERY
cod. 14344

Academic year 2007/08
4° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Chirurgia toracica (MED/21)
Field
Clinica delle specialita medico-chirurgiche
Type of training activity
Characterising
8 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
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course unit
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Integrated course unit module: INTERNSHIP IV YEAR

Learning objectives

<br />The ADF of the 3° year is propaedeutic to the ADF of the 4° year.<br />The take part of the ativities of the Thoracic Unit allow the student to practice the topics of the lectures.

Prerequisites

Have pursued the lectures of the first two years.

Course unit content

<br />The lectures are concerning:lung tumors,pleural tumors,mediastinal tumors,pneumothorax,pleural empyema; the arguments of the lectures are explained in a propaedeutic way to ADF of the 4° year.<br />The ADI is organized in small groups of students,that take part in the various activities of the Thoracic Unit;in particular,the students are trained in the contact with the patient and they learn the following activities: to mesure the arterial pressure,pulse rate,respiratory rate and to interprete the thoracic x-ray and ct-scan.

Full programme

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Bibliography

<br />Pearson et All.:Thoracic Surgery (second edition)Churchill Livingston 2002<br />Carbognani P.,Rusca M.,Bobbio P.:Patologia Toracica di Interesse Chirurgico, Ed.Minerva Medica 2000

Teaching methods

<br />Teachers: Prof.Michele Rusca, Prof.Antonio Bobbio, Prof.Paolo Carbognani<br /> <br />Oral lectures,multimedial supported.<br />Practical activities in the ward with check of the learning of each student.

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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