Learning outcomes
The main objective of the lessons is to provide the students with the primary information regarding normal physiology and development of pediatric age, together with essential notions for diagnosis and treating diseases occurring in childhood. Particular attention will be paid to hematological, oncological, immunological, and infectious disorders. At the end of the course, students must be familiar with the principal and peculiar pediatric diseases.
Course contents
During the frontal lessons the main issues related to the pathophysiological development and the disorders of childhood will be presented and discussed with the students.
Neonatology: physical examination of the newborn, infant jaundice and hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn, neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis, hyaline membrane disease, retinopathy of prematurity, intracranial-intraventricular hemorrhage and periventricular leukomalacia.
Endocrinological disorders: Type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus and other specific types of diabetes (MODY, neonatal diabetes), diabetes insipidus, obesity and metabolic syndrome, precocious/delayed puberty, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, thyroid nodules, neoplasia of the thyroid, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, disorders of sex development.
Cardiovascular System: fetal-neonatal and transitional circulation, congenital heart malformations.
Respiratory disorders: bronchiolitis, Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Asthma.
Gastrointestinal Diseases: hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, inflammatory bowel disease (chronic ulcerative colitis, Crohn disease, celiac disease).
Rheumatic Diseases: Rheumatic disease, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Kawasaki disease, Henoch-Schönlein purpura, rheumatic fever.
Nephro-urological diseases: Urinary Tract Infections, Glomerulonephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome.
Neurological disorders: Febrile seizures, acute bacterial meningitis, viral meningoencephalitis.
Infectious diseases: Measles, Rubella, Mumps, Varicella-Zoster Virus Infections, Epstein-Barr Virus, vaccinations.
Hematological diseases: Immunodeficiency, anemias, thalassemia syndromes, leukemias, thrombocytopenia, lymphoma, histiocytosis syndromes, Wilms tumor, neuroblastoma.
Genetic syndromes: S. Klinefelter, S. Turner, S. Down, S. Prader Willi.
Reccomended or required readings
- Pediatria Essenziale, Trattato di clinica e terapia, V Edizione, Burgio, Martini, Nespoli, Notarangelo (editors), Edi-Ermes
-Argomenti di neuropsichiatria infantile, G. Lanzi, U. Balottin, III Edizione, la Goliardica Pavese
Assessment methods
Oral examination at the end of the course.
President of the Commission: Prof. GL Marseglia
Members of the Commission: Prof. G.L. Marseglia, Prof. R. Borgatti, Prof. G. Riccipetitoni, Prof. A. Licari, Prof. S.Orcesi , Prof. G.B. Parigi, Dr.ssa V. Calcaterra, Dr. S. Savasta.
Registrations are accepted online.
Site of the examination: Aula "Burgio" and auletta didattica, Pediatric Clinic.
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