OPTIONAL TEACHING ACTIVITY SECOND YEAR FIRST SEMESTER

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

CRD21S3

Academic Year of enrolment:

2020

Year of supply:

2021/2022

Type of Course:

Elective Course

Degree:

Course of 1st Cycle Degree in CARDIOCIRCULATORY AND CARDIOVASCULAR PERFUSION TECHNIQUES

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

MATTOSCIO DOMENICO

Cycle:

First semester

Obligatory attendance:

Yes

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

Prerequisites:

Cellular and molecular biology
Principles of immunology and general pathology

Objectives

Provide the biological basis to critically evaluate the inflammatory component of some conditions of interest to the perfusionist.
Provide the basic knowledge for a critical understanding of the medical scientific literature

Contents

Cellular and biological mechanisms of the inflammatory response in physiological conditions and pathologies of interest to the perfusionist

Extended Syllabus

- Inflammation
- Resolution of inflammation
- Healing
- Chronic inflammation and anti-inflammatory drugs
- Innate and adaptive immunity
- Inflammation in CPB
- Ischemic damage in CPB
- Approaches to prevent CPB inflammation
- Inflammation in ECMO and organ transplant
- Experimental and clinical studies

Recommended Bibliography

1. Didactic material presented in class
2. Reviews on specific topics
3. Elements of general pathology and general physiopathology by G.M. Bridges
4. Rubin's pathology. Clinical pathological foundations in medicine

Teaching Methods

Frontal Lessons

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

Oral interview

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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