Program Overview

INTERNAL MEDICINE

Course Overview

Internal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases, in particular of multi-system disease processes.

Aims and Content

Learning Outcomes

• Internal Medicine fundamentals

Aims and Learning Outcomes

The objective of the course is to provide to dental hygiene students a basic knowledge of the main, and most common, medical conditions managed in Internal Medicine.

• The student will approach fundamental concepts concerning the pathophysiology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and treatment/prevention principles of the diseases presented during the course.

Teaching Methods

• The course is articulated in 20 hours of frontal lecture.
• For admission to the examination, it is required that at least 75% of the lectures have been attended.

Syllabus/Content

1. The "Internist's approach" to the patient (introduction, patient's history, physical examination)
2. Acute and chronic renal failure
3. Asthma
4. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
5. Hypertension
6. Diabetes
7. Atherosclerosis and related diseases (coronary disease, stroke, peripheral arterial disease)
8. Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
9. Bleeding Disorders
10. Heart failure
11. Sexually Transmitted Infections
12. Oral manifestations of systemic diseases

Recommended Reading/Bibliography

• Didactic resources presented by the teacher (e.g., they will be available on the platform "Aulaweb").

Teachers and Exam Board

Teachers

• Davide Bedognetti

Exam Board

• Davide Bedognetti (President)
• Marco Milanesi (President)
• Chiara Robba (President)
• Patrizia Zentilin (President)
• Roberta Centanaro (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

Lessons

Class Schedule

• The timetable for this course is available.

Exams

Exam Description

• Written test Multiple Choice

Assessment Methods

• The assessment takes place only through the final exam, which aims to ensure the effective acquisition by the student of the expected learning outcomes.

Exam Schedule

• Data appello: 13/01/2026, Orario: 09:00, Luogo: GENOVA, Degree type: Scritto
• Data appello: 24/02/2026, Orario: 09:00, Luogo: GENOVA, Degree type: Scritto
• Data appello: 06/07/2026, Orario: 09:00, Luogo: GENOVA, Degree type: Scritto
• Data appello: 07/09/2026, Orario: 09:00, Luogo: GENOVA, Degree type: Scritto

Course Details

• CODE: 68418
• ACADEMIC YEAR: 2025/2026
• CREDITS:
• SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR: MED/09
• LANGUAGE: Italian
• TEACHING LOCATION: GENOVA
• SEMESTER: 1° Semester
• MODULES: Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: BASIC CONCEPTS OF GENERAL MEDICINE
• TEACHING MATERIALS: AULAWEB