- Docente: Maddalena Giannella
- Credits: 3
- SSD: MED/17
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 9210)
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from Oct 14, 2024 to Dec 13, 2024
Learning outcomes
Describe the clinical manifestations, etiology, epidemiology, risk factors, natural history, diagnosis, staging, prognostic indicators and management of the major infectious diseases, with emphasis on those most commonly encountered in the clinical practice. Identify the major diagnostic and therapeutic options for each encountered clinical scenario, and discuss their benefits and limitations. Summarize decision-making algorithms for a correct differential diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment choice. Present and critically analyze clinical cases, discuss the differential diagnosis, and formulate appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for each case (Problem-Based Learning).
Course contents
- 1-Basic principles in the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases. Epidemiology of infectious diseases
- 2-Concept of sepsis, definition and clinical application
- 3-Upper and lower respiratory tract infections
- 4-Central nervous system infections
- 5-Gastro-intestinal, intra-abdominal and urinary tract infections
- 6-Skin and soft tissue infections + bone and joint infections
- 7-Bacteremia and infective endocarditis
- 8-Mycobacterial diseases
- 9-HIV and viral hepatitis
- 10- Infectious skin rashes (Measles, Scarlet fever, Rubella, Erythema infectious, Exanthem subitem, Chicken pox and Shingles, Mumps) and agents of mononucleosis syndrome (EBV, CMV, Toxoplasma)
- 11- Infections in returning travelers
- 12- Infections in special hosts (immunocompromised hosts, elderly)
Readings/Bibliography
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases section
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons using ppt slides
Assessment methods
Final oral examination, intermediate quiz competition exercises
Office hours
See the website of Maddalena Giannella