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CORSO DI LAUREA IN INFERMIERISTICA
A.A.2016/2017
INSEGNAMENTO: Pathology and laboratory diagnosis.
Educational objectives
Microbiology and clinical microbiology:
To know the meaning of infection and
infectious disease. To know the most important
microorganisms responsible of the main
infectious diseases. To know the principal
techniques regarding antisepsis, disinfection and
sterilization, and the means to prevent
infections. To know how to take, to transport
and to preserve a sample for microbiological
diagnosis. To know the main concepts of the
antibiotic therapy. To know the main infective
complications linked to nursing procedures.
To know the conditions promoting the rise up of
infections and the prevention options.
Clinical pathology and transfusional medicine:
Acquire the knowledge necessary for a correct application
of diagnostic and laboratory tests for disease prevention,
assistance to the patient and health education.
Immunology:
This course is aimed at providing a basic
understanding of the cellular and molecular
basis of immune responsiveness and the roles of
the immune system in both maintaining health
and contributing to disease.
General Pathology and pathophysiology:
Knowledge of environmental agents (chemical,
physical, biological) of damage, cell and tissue
damage mechanisms and inflammatory response
involved in human disease development.
Basements of molecular mechanisms involved
in tumour initiation and progression .
The student should acquire the basic
knowledges of pathophysiology of organ
failure.
Particularly the student should be able to
analytically illustrate the pathophysiology of the
cardiovascular, liver and respiratory diseases
and diabetes.
Contents
Microbiology and clinical microbiology:
Short accounts on the importance of
microorganisms and their classification.
Host-parasite interaction and ways of infection.
General characters of bacteria and viruses and
their moltiplication. Main concepts of
microbiological diagnosis. Prevention of
infections: antisepsis, disinfection, sterilization;
vaccines and sera. Chemotherapics and
antibiotics; importance of resistance. Main
concepts on the pathologies determined by the
most important bacteria and viruses. Short
accounts on the infections caused by fungi and
parasites.
Clinical pathology and transfusional
medicine
Variability and test evaluation
Specimens collection
Plasma proteins
Renal function and main renal syndromes
Urinanalysis
Electrolytes
Cardiovascular markers
Clinical pathology of the liver
Coagulation disorders
Hemocrome tests and related disorders.
Icterus
Blood transfusion therapy
Immunological tests and acute phase proteins
Immunology:
The course will introduce the students to the
fundamental concepts of modern immunology.
The course will cover structure and function of
the immune system, antigens and antibodies,
complement, genetic basis of the immune
response, humoral and cellular immunity,
immunological tolerance, organ and tissue
transplantation, allergy and autoimmunity.
General Pathology and pathophysiology:
Cell growth adaptation: hypertrophy,
hyperplasia, atrophy, dysplasia, metaplasia.
Cell death: necrosis, apoptosis.
Environmental pathology – physical causes:
radiation, high and low pressure diseases,
hyper/hypothermia. Environmental hazards:
drug abuse, smoke, pharmaceutical drugs
Acute and Chronic inflammation. Wound
healing Tumours: concept of benignity and
malignancy, cancer development (initiation,
promotion, progression), aetiology,
classification.
The fever. Vascular pathology: arterial
hypertension
and
hypotension,
shock,
Text:
hemorrhages,
atherosclerosis,
thrombosis,
embolism, heart attack. Coronary disease,
ischemic cardiomyopathy (stable and unstable
angina, myocardial infarction), rheumatic
illness. Pathophysiology of the respiratory
system (asthma, emphysema, bronchiectasis,
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease…) .
Liver diseases: acute and chronic insufficiency,
encephalopathy, jaundices, alcoholic hepatitis,
steatosis and cirrhosis, portal hypertension,
ascites. Neurodegenerative diseases. Diabetes
type I and II.
Microbiology and clinical microbiology:
Materials online on Campusnet.
Principi di microbiologia clinica (Lanciotti, Casa
Editrice Ambrosiana, Milano).
Clinical Pathology and trasfusional medicine:
Materials online on Campusnet.
Immunology:
Quaglino, Cavallo, Forni. Le difese
immunitarie. Piccin editore
General Pathology and pathophysiology:
Patologia e Fisiopatologia Generale”. Per i corsi
di Laurea in Professioni Sanitarie (G.M.
Pontieri, Piccin ed.)
Prerequisiti (conoscenze di base che lo studente
deve possedere per accedere al corso, nel caso non
siano previste indicare “NESSUNA”)
NONE