GENERAL PHYSIOPATHOLOGY

General Module

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2012/2013

Type of Course:

Characterising

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

Disciplinary Sector:

General Pathology

Is part of:

PHYSIOPATHOLOGY, CLINICAL METHODOLOGY AND SEMEIOTICS

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

PASCALE Rosa Maria

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

Rheumatology - Clinical fisiopathology:
Physiology 1-2; General pathology

AF code:

40000017

Teaching period

Second semester

Objectives

Rheumatology - Clinical fisiopathology:
At the end of the course the student will acquire basical principles of physiopathology of the rheumatic diseases

Contents

Rheumatology - Clinical fisiopathology:
Physiopathology of the following rheumatic diseases:
1. Rheumatoid arthritis and seronegative spondiloarthritis.
2. Systemic connective tissue disease: SLE, Systemic sclerosis, Sjogren'syndrome, polymyositis.
3. Vasculitis: giant cell vasculitis, polymyalgia rheumatica, ANCA -associated vasculitis, Behcet's disease.
4. Cristal Arthropathies: gout and chondrocalcinosis
5. Metabolic bone diseases: osteoporosis
6. Osteoarthritis

Recommended Bibliography

Rheumatology - Clinical fisiopathology:
S. Todesco – PF. Gambari: “Malattie reumatiche". McGraw-Hill IV Edizione.
Unireuma: “Reumatologia per studenti e medici. Idelson Gnocchi 2008.
The slides and other materials used for lectures is made available

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