This CU is of the modular type, subsequent of Elective I CU and precedent of Thinking and Doing II CU.
Intended learning outcomes (knowledge, skills and competences to be developed by the students)
- Main goals
- Acquire and develop knowledge about the 3 main themes of this CU: gastroenterology, medical microbiology and immunology. Focus will be the alterations of the digestive system, acute abdominal pain, and particular aspects, microbiological and immunological, concerning the mechanisms of the digestive tract diseases.
- Specific goals
- To know and explain the signs and symptoms of the main clinical pictures of gastrointestinal/ hepatic disorders;
- Understand the pathophisiology of the digestive tract, in three topics:
- medical microbiology and the use of antibiotics;
- the immunology and immunity mediated disorders;
- allergy and tolerance;
- Understand and address societal/psychosocial themes like public health, chronic disease monitoring, and screening.
Syllabus
- Alterations of motility and consequences of gastrointestinal dysmotility
- Gastrointestinal absorption: causes and consequences of abnormal nutrient absorption
- Cause and consequence of auto-immunity
- Microbiological and immunological aspects of major bacterial, viral, parasitological and opportunistic infections and respective clinical presentation
- Antibiotics and resistence
- Principles and concepts of immunological tolerance
- Mechanisms, profiles and most common types of autoimmune disorders
- Psychosocial and ethical aspects in particular settings (organ transplant, addiction, chronicity)
- Global aspects of severe infectious diseases; imported diseases.
- Knowledge of the pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, complications, prevention and epidemiology in case of infection (e.g. HIV infection, tuberculosis)
- Hypersensitivity/allergy (major aspects of diagnostics and treatment).
