NEUROPSICHIATRIA INFANTILE MALATTIE DELL'APPARATO RESPIRATORIO ENDOCRINOLOGIA CHIRURGIA GENERALE NEUROCHIRURGIA E MALATTIE DELL'APPARATO CARDIOVASCOLARE

Learning Objectives

• NEUROPSICHIATRIA INFANTILE

  Knowing the basics of mental illness with early onset in childhood and adolescence and their course in adulthood.

• RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

  The course aims to promote the understanding of the main mechanisms that characterize the body's pulmonary regulation. In addition to the general aspects of lung function, the main etiopathogenetic, pathophysiological and clinical characteristics of the most common respiratory diseases will be treated, making prevalent reference to those relevant to the Degree Course

• ENDOCRINOLOGIA

  to provide essential knoledge on the physiopathology of endocrine diseases

• CHIRURGIA GENERALE

  The main purpose of this lessons’ course is to give students the basics concerning both the main type of cancer of the digestive tract and the non-oncological more frequent pathologies, such as: • the abdominal defect walls (5% of the population is affected from a groin hernia); • gastro-oesophageal reflux (symptoms in 7-8% of the population); • common bile duct stones (main cause of jaundice and pancreatitis especially in southern Italy); Special care will also be given to the pathology of the breast cancer whose treatment has changed over the last decade. During the course the teacher’s effort will be, as far as possible, treat the practical aspect of the disease treated.

• Cardiovascular diseases

  To know the relationship between psycho-affective profile and cardiovascular diseases, between cardiovascular diseases and psycho-somatic sphere, as well as the possible effects of antidepressive and / or anxiolytic treatment on disease outcomes.

Detailed Course Content

• NEUROPSICHIATRIA INFANTILE

  Psychomotor development • Mental delay • Learning Disorders: dysgraphia, dyslexia, dyscalculia, learning disorder not otherwise specified • Communication disorders: Disorder of speech, expression and disorder mixed receptive language, speech disorder, stuttering, communication disorder not otherwise specified •Autism spetrum disorder,, Rett syndrome,• Attention Deficit Disorder / Hyperactivity • Tic Disorders: Tourette syndrome, transient tic disorder, chronic motor tics or vocal • Obsessive compulsive disorder • Anxiety disorders • Mood Disorders • Eating disorders: Anorexia, Bulimia • Enuresis • epilepsies • cerebral palsy microcephaly

• RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

  
  Pathophysiology and lung defense mechanisms
  - Respiratory function tests
  - Asthma
  - COPD
  - Pneumonia
  - Pleural effusions
  - Interstitial lung diseases
  - Acute and chronic respiratory failure
  - bronchiectasis
  - TB

• ENDOCRINOLOGIA

  endocrinology general; thyroid and parathyroi diseases, diabetes, obesity; adrenal cortex diseases; neuroendocrinology

• CHIRURGIA GENERALE

  Neoplasms esophageal pathology nutritional condition thyroid pathology parathyroid pathology insulinomas inflammatory bowel diseases surgical urgencies surgical complications

• Cardiovascular diseases

  Cardiovascular diseases, risk factors, lifestyle.

  Psycho-affective disorders and cardiovascular diseases.

  Stress and risk of ischemic heart disease and arterial hypertension.

  Cardiovascular diseases and depression.

  Antidepressant drugs and cardiovascular risk.

Textbook Information

• NEUROPSICHIATRIA INFANTILE

  R. Militerni “Neuropsichiatria Infantile” Eds Idelson Gnocchi
  DSM-V “Manuale Diagnostico e Statistico dei Disturbi Mentali” APA

• RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

  Harrison’s Principi di Medicina Interna – McGraw-Hill 18° ed

• ENDOCRINOLOGIA

  Basic and clinical Endocrinology, FS Greenspam, Piccin

• CHIRURGIA GENERALE

  Mario Lise - Chirurgia per le professioni sanitarie- Piccin Editore

• Cardiovascular diseases

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  2. M. De Hert, J.M. Dekker, D. Wood, K.G. Kahl, R.I.G. Holt, H.-J. Möller. Malattie cardiovascolari e diabete in soggetti con malattia mentale grave: Position Paper della European Psychiatric Association (EPA),in collaborazione con la European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) e la European Society of Cardiology (ESC).Giorn Ital Psicopat 2011;17:62-77

  3. P.J. Schwartz, A.C. Altamura. Farmaci antidepressivi, intervallo QT e rischio cardiovascolare. Timori fondati?. Journal of Psychopathology 2012;18:183-191

  4. Jeff C. Huffman, Christopher M. Celano, Scott R. Beach,Shweta R. Motiwala,James L. Januzzi. Depression and Cardiac Disease: Epidemiology, Mechanisms, and Diagnosis. Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology Volume 2013, Article ID 695925, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/695925