1) knowledge and understanding of the pathophysiology of the respiratory system and respiratory diseases
2) applying knowledge and understanding of the study of respiratory function into the clinical practice
3) making judgments in the pathophysiological approach to patients with respiratory diseases
4) communication skills in exposing the clinical reality of any patient with respiratory diseases in respiratory physiopathological terms
5)learning skills about the theoretical basis of functional and clinical diagnosis of respiratory diseases

Notions of anatomy, physiology, microbiology, immunology, genetics of the respiratory apparatus

Diffuse infiltrative pneumopathies
Endoscopic techniques
Diseases of the Pleura
Diseases of the pulmonary circulation
Pulmonary embolism
Respiratory involvement in neuromuscular diseases
Pulmonary involvement in systemic diseases

Rugarli et al. Medicina Interna Sistematica. Estratto: Malattie dell’apparato respiratorio. EDRA
Harrison’s. Principle of Internal Medicine. McGraw Hill

Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases (with particular attention to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and to pulmonary sarcoidosis).
Endoscopic techniques (fiberbronchoscopy, biopsy, BAL medical pleuroscopy)
Pleural diseases
Pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary vessels diseases
Pulmonary embolism
Respiratory involvement of neuromuscular disorders (hypoventilation and ineffective cough)
Lymphomas and the lung
Lung atelectasis

Classroom lessons with slide-sets addressed to student-teacher interaction with the aim to transfer knowledge

It’s possible and encouraged to attend the ward, labs and outclinics of Pulmonology Dept.

There will be a single, integrated examination for the entire course of physiopathology, with a written part held via the moodle platform first (125 multiple-choice questions on 13 topics) in 2 hours and 33 minutes and then an oral part of 30 minutes. To be admitted to the oral part, it is necessary to have answered correctly to 60% of the questions and 60% of the topics. The oral exam will last 30 minutes and there will be 3 questions. As for the contents of this couse, there will be one oral question on one of the associations (10 minutes). Final score will be converted to a maximum of 30 points.
(30-30 cum laude=excellent knowledge; 27-29=very good knowledge; 24-26=good knowledge; 21-23 = just right knowledge; minimum amount of knowledge; <18= not enough knowledge)

This course explores topics closely related to one or more goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs)