The teaching contributes to the realization of the educational objective of the Course of Study in Cardiocirculatory Physiopathology Techniques e Cardiovascular Perfusion by providing students with knowledge about signs and symptoms, diagnostic procedures and therapeutic indications in the pathologies of the nephropathic patient, consistent with the profile Professional of Perfusionist Technician.
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the Teaching the students will be able to:
a) In reference to the signs-symptoms of proteinuria, hematuria, oliguria, polyuria,
peripheral edema:
illustrate the individual physiopathological mechanisms;
list the clinical significance and the main causes;
plan a correct diagnostic procedure.
b) To interpret the possible results in a physiopathological and diagnostic key
urinalysis.
c) Specify indications and contraindications, complications, costs, reliability of the main specialist diagnostic procedures:
- renal function test
- urine culture
- renal biopsy
- diagnostic imaging
- laboratory diagnostics.
d) With reference to systematic nosography:
- Know, based on epidemiological information, which are the most frequent pathologies affecting the urinary tract.
- Differentiate and interpret the physiopathological elements of semeiology clinic for a correct classification of diseases.
- Specify the pathogenetic role of the main risk factors.
- Knowing how to analyze the clinical and instrumental data to make a correct diagnosis and setting up a therapeutic scheme