Unit PHYSIOPATHOLOGIALBASESOFDISEASES

Course
Nursing
Study-unit Code
GP005079
Curriculum
In all curricula
Teacher
Teresa Zelante
CFU
7
Course Regulation
Coorte 2025
Offered
2025/26
Type of study-unit
Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa integrata

PHYSIOLOGY II

Code GP005093
CFU 2
Teacher Fabio Massimo Botti
Teachers
  • Fabio Massimo Botti
Hours
  • 30 ore - Fabio Massimo Botti
Learning activities Base
Area Scienze biomediche
Academic discipline BIO/09
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)

MICROBIOLOGY

Code GP005094
CFU 2
Teacher Claudia Monari
Teachers
  • Claudia Monari
Hours
  • 30 ore - Claudia Monari
Learning activities Base
Area Scienze biomediche
Academic discipline MED/07
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction Italian
Contents Structure and physiology of bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, host-microorganism interaction; mechanisms of microbial pathogenicity. Information on the main pathogenic microorganisms for humans and associated diseases.
Reference texts Principi di Microbiologia Medica (La Placa). Paths, materials and/or assessment methodologies consistent with the needs of disabled and/or DSA students are provided.
Educational objectives
Provide the students of the Degree Course in Nursing with the knowledge of Microbiology capable of guaranteeing the skills required to achieve the essential levels of professional performance.
Teaching methods Lectures. Paths, materials and/or assessment methodologies consistent with the needs of disabled and/or DSA students are provided.
Other information For clarifications, information: claudia.monari@unipg.it
Office hours are agreed periodically with the students
Learning verification modality Oral examination lasting approximately 20 minutes divided into two questions relating to the topics described in the program. A third question on the minimum essential knowledge may be asked in the event of an unsatisfactory answer to the two main questions.
Final grade: arithmetic average of the grades relating to the individual courses. Paths, materials and/or assessment methodologies consistent with the needs of disabled and/or DSA students are provided. For information on support services for students with disabilities and/or DSA visit the page http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa
Extended program Bacterial cell structures (Gram+ e Gram- cell wall, nucleic aid, cytoplasm, cytoplasmatic membrane).
Facultative bacterial cell structures (capsule, pili, flagella, spore).
Bacterial virulence factors (toxins, capsule, adhesins, exoenzymes).
Metabolism, Nutrition. Colture mediums. Bacterial genetics.
General features of Fungi, Viruses, Protozoa.
Bacterial microbiota. Routes of transmission of infections.
Antibiotic susceptibility tests.
Sterilization /Disinfection.
Bacteriology: Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Enterobatteri, Neisseria, Legionella,
Helicobacter, Mycobacterium.
Virology: orthomyxovirus, hepatitis A, B, C, HIV, HPV, Herpesvirus, Coronavirus
Micology: Candida, Aspergillus, Cryptococcus.
Parasitology: Plasmodium, Giardia, Toxoplasma.

GENERALPATHOLOGY AND PHYSIOPATHOLOGY

Code GP005092
CFU 3
Teacher Teresa Zelante
Teachers
  • Teresa Zelante
Hours
  • 45 ore - Teresa Zelante
Learning activities Base
Area Scienze biomediche
Academic discipline MED/04
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction Italian
Contents - Molecular Pathology
- Major genetic diseases
- Diseases to environmental causes
- Cellular pathology and cell death
- Inflammation
- Molecular Oncology
- Elements of the pathophysiology of organs and apparatuses
Reference texts 1. G.M. Pontieri. Patologia e fisiopatologia generale. Per i corsi di laurea in professioni sanitarie. Piccin
2.Spector. Introduzione alla Patologia Generale, Casa editrice Ambrosiana
3. Pontieri. Patologia generale, Piccin
4. Robbins. Le basi patologiche delle malattie, Elsevier
Educational objectives After completing the course students are expected to have acquired basic knowledge to understand the major topics of molecular etiology of the disease, as well as have knowledge of the main aspects of the pathophysiology of organs and systems with particular reference to the specific biological needs during professional employement.
Prerequisites In order to understand and know how to apply most of the knowledge provided by the teaching it is important to have successfully defended the exams of the first year of the degree course. The student must in fact possess the knowledge of the processes that take place within the cell and within and between the various organs and body systems. Students must know the basics of the profession of nursing.
Teaching methods Frontal lectures. The lectures are on the whole program of the course of study, but are also on specialized topics that emerge from the specific needs of learners, all in a view of a highly vocational intent of the course. Each lesson has a duration of two hours on a specific topic, but relating it to others already exposed, to allow the student to have an integrated view.
Other information Schedule of the lessons and exams: The schedule of the lessons and exams is posted on the Course website (https://www.fisgeo.unipg.it/fisgejo/index.php/it/didattica/corso-di-laurea-in-ottica-ed-optometria.html) Consulting hours and location: By appointment through e-mail. Teaching room, Building D, 0 Floor, Medicine and Surgery Course,Piazzale Severi, 1. Perugia. For students with disabilities see the website http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa
Learning verification modality According to the demands of the students, even though it is integrated, the exam includes two in itinere oral exames for the Physiology II and for Microbiology and a final examination of General Pathology and Pathophysiology with a final score derived from the mediation between the votes obtainedin the three modules.
The oral tests consist of discussions lasting 30 minutes on average of 2 or 3 questions, designed to ascertain:
- Level of knowledge of the topics
- Ability of understanding, connection and integration of informations
-Capacity and exhibition of language
Extended program 1. Introduction to the concept of health and disease. The field of interest of the general pathology.
2. The communication between cells. The structural basis of communication. The cellular signaling: endocrine, autocrine and paracrine. Interactions between cells and matrix. Pathology of cellular signaling.
3. The cell damage and adaptive mechanisms. Causes and mechanisms of intrinsic cellular damage (genetic diseases. Mendelian diseases. Polygenic diseases. Diseases cytogenetics. The molecular diagnosis of genetic diseases and genomics-based) and environmental diseases (Environmental Pollution. Damage to chemical and physical agents. Nutritional diseases. The diseases infectious. Teratogenicity). Morphological and molecular aspects of cell damage. The answer to the subcellular damage. The cellular adaptation. Hypertrophy and ipotrofie. Cell death.
4. Elements of immunology and immunopathology. The acute and chronic inflammation. Acute inflammation. Vascular changes. Cellular events: the exudation and leukocyte phagocytosis. The chemical mediators of inflammation. Chronic inflammation: definition and causes. The role of the lymphatic system and lymphoid tissue in inflammatory processes. Systemic manifestations of the inflammatory process.
5. The healing process. The cell cycle and the control of cell proliferation. The repair to scar. Mechanisms of wound healing. Pathology of healing process. Integration of inflammatory and reparative processes.
6. The tumor and cell transformation. Definitions and nomenclature. Characteristics of benign and malignant neoplasms. Malignancies. Cancer epidemiology. Carcinogenesis and the molecular basis of cancer. Biology of the neoplastic proliferation. Etiology of cancer: carcinogens.
7. Essentials of pathophysiology of the blood, the endocrine system, the cardiovascular system, liver, respiratory system, urogenital system.
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