PRINCIPLES OF GENERAL MEDICINE

[133ME]
a.a. 2025/2026

First semester

Frequency Mandatory

  • 7 CFU
  • 70 hours
  • Italian with some PPT-files in english
  • Trieste
  • Obbligatoria
  • Oral Exam
  • SSD MED/09, BIO/14, MED/41
Curricula: COMMON
Syllabus

Knowledge of the principal medical diseases in term of clinical and pathophysiological scenario and principal laboratory test.
Knowledge and translational link to the bidirectional relationship between diabetes and periodontal disease.
Knowledge and understanding of the loss of knowledge, aiming to the ability in supporting the primary assistance.
Knowledge of the basis of the local and general anesthesia and resuscitation techniques.
Knowledge of the basis of the pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics of the principal drug classes.

First level knowledge of the english language.
Knowledge of the arguments treted in the first academic year.

Internal Medicine: Introduction to the course; concept of diseased man in Internal Medicine (2 hours). The principal medical diseases linked to the sthomatologic patient: Diabetes Mellitus and its relationship with the peridontal disease(2 hours). Arterial hypertension; atherosclerosis; the syncope(2 hours). Cardiology and respiratory tract observed from the point of view of the dispnoea: ischemic cardiopathy, cardiac failure; the dispnoea, respiratory failure(4 hours) Haematology(2 hours); Nephrology(2 hours); Autoimmune diseases (2 hours); Gastrohenterologic diseases (2 hours) Oral manifestations of the systemic diseases (2 hours Anesthesiology: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Defibrillation. Monitoring of vital signs: Pulse Oximetry. Local anesthesia: Classification of local anesthetics; Contraindications and complications Pharmacology: General principles Transfer of drugs across membranes Passive and active mechanisms Drug absorption and distribution Drug absorption and route of administration Bioavailability and Bioequivalence Drug distribution and barriers Biotransformation of drugs Phase I and phase II reactions Excretion of drugs Renal excretion Biliary and fecal excretion Excretion by other routes Inter-individual variability and drug-drug interactions Drug adverse effects Mechanisms of drug action Drug Receptors Dose-response curves Agonists, partial agonists, antagonists, inverse agonists. Antimicrobial Agents General principles β-lattam antibiotics, tetracyclines, macrolides Antifungal agents Drug therapy of inflammation Non steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAID) Glucocorticoids Anticoagulant and antiaggregants Antiplatelet drugs Oral anticoagulants Heparin Local anesthetics

Internal Medicine and Anhestesiology: PPT-files given at the students at the first lesson. For Pharmacology: -FARMACOLOGIA HP Rang, MM Dale, JM Ritter, PK Mooreed, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana -LE BASI della FARMACOLOGIA MA Clark, R Finkel, JA Rey, K Whalen, ed. Zanichell

Internal Medicine: Introduction to the course; concept of diseased man in Internal Medicine (2 hours). The principal medical diseases linked to the sthomatologic patient: Diabetes Mellitus and its relationship with the peridontal disease(2 hours). Arterial hypertension; atherosclerosis; the syncope(2 hours). Cardiology and respiratory tract observed from the point of view of the dispnoea: ischemic cardiopathy, cardiac failure; the dispnoea, respiratory failure(4 hours) Haematology(2 hours); Nephrology(2 hours); Autoimmune diseases (2 hours); Gastrohenterologic diseases (2 hours) Oral manifestations of the systemic diseases (2 hours Anesthesiology: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Defibrillation. Monitoring of vital signs: Pulse Oximetry. Local anesthesia: Classification of local anesthetics; Contraindications and complications Pharmacology: General principles Transfer of drugs across membranes Passive and active mechanisms Drug absorption and distribution Drug absorption and route of administration Bioavailability and Bioequivalence Drug distribution and barriers Biotransformation of drugs Phase I and phase II reactions Excretion of drugs Renal excretion Biliary and fecal excretion Excretion by other routes Inter-individual variability and drug-drug interactions Drug adverse effects Mechanisms of drug action Drug Receptors Dose-response curves Agonists, partial agonists, antagonists, inverse agonists. Antimicrobial Agents General principles β-lattam antibiotics, tetracyclines, macrolides Antifungal agents Drug therapy of inflammation Non steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAID) Glucocorticoids Anticoagulant and antiaggregants Antiplatelet drugs Oral anticoagulants Heparin Local anesthetics

Academic lessons aided by PPT slides with either passive and interactive interaction with the docent.

Candidates will be evaluated according to planned testing. Passing the final test will require a positive evaluation (≥ 18).
The final score is calculated taking into account the number of credits for each module. The “laude” will increase the test by 1 point. Average voting required for final “laude” score is >30,5.
Score scaling:
The test will allow to verify the overall knowledge on the topic.
The folloing parameters will be considered:
Score 29-30 e lode: the student has deep knowledge of the topic.
Score 26-28: the student has good knowledge of the topic.
Score 22-25: the student has acceptable knowledge of the topic.
Score 18-21: the student has minimal knowledge of the topic.
Not passed: the student has below minimal knowledge of the topic.