Pathophysiology I

Base Knowledge

Human anatomy and physiology.

Teaching Methodologies

Theoretical presentation of the clinical semiology relevant to each of the nosographic entities that will be illustrated, whenever possible, with iconographic elements and complemented by clinical case summaries.

Learning Results

Knowledge of orthopedic and neurological disorders most frequent in the general population.

Knowledge about less frequent patents for whom their recognition is essential for the correct orientation of patients.

Competence in the interpretation of the clinical picture of pathologies of the most frequent orthoptic and neurological forum and its etiology.

Knowledge of infection control

Program

Introduction to Orthopedics and Traumatology

Traumatic injury of soft tissues

Principles of Fractures

Superior Member Fractures

Lower limb fractures

Column Fractures

 

General disorders of the musculoskeletal system

Infections in Children

Rheumatic Diseases

Metabolic Bone Disease

Neuromuscular Diseases

Idiopathic and hereditary changes

Musculoskeletal Neoplasms and Diseases That Look Like Neoplasms

Regional Changes of the Musculoskeletal System: spine, Upper Limb, Lower Limb

 

Semiology of diseases of the nervous system and major neurological syndromes: hemispheres, brainstem, base of skull and spinal cord, movement disorders, neuromuscular diseases (reference to electromyogram and forms of presentation of large groups), comas, delirium and dementias, headache.

Cerebrovascular disease; Spinal diseases; Epilepsy (reference to electroencephalogram and evoked potentials and its applications); Cranioencephalic trauma.

Intracranial hypertension and brain tumors; Acute polyradiculonevritis and myasthenia gravis.

Demyelinating diseases (reference to lumbar puncture and its indications) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

General and pediatric neurosurgery

 

Infecction control: routine practices; universal precautions

 

Curricular Unit Teachers

Internship(s)

NAO