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Musculoskeletal Disorders - mod. Rheumatology
FAUSTO SALAFFI

Seat Medicina e Chirurgia
A.A. 2013-2014
Credits 3
Hours 30
Period 1^ semestre
Language ENG
U-gov code MT01-11-11 MT084

Program

Definition, epidemiology and classification of the rheumatic diseases. ABC of clinical rheumatology. Pain in rheumatic diseases. Early diagnosis of the rheumatic diseases. Rheumatoid arthritis. Connective tissue diseases (systemic sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, dermato-polymyositis). Extra-articular rheumatisms (general characteristics and diagnosis). Reactive arthritis. Ankylosing spondylitis. Psoriatic arthritis. Polymyalgia rheumatica. Osteoarthritis. Neck pain and low back pain. Regional pain syndromes. Osteoporosis. Fibromyalgia. Gout. Chondrocalcinosis. Rheumatology and rehabilitation: basic principles. 

EXAM STRUCTURE: written quiz and oral test

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Recommended reading

v   Titolo:  Reumatologia. Per le professioni sanitarie

v   Autore:  UNIREUMA

v     Casa Editrice:  Idelson-Gnocchi, Ed. 2009.

v   Titolo:  Clinimetria e imaging delle spondiloentesoatriti

v   Autore: Fausto Salaffi, Marina Carotti, Alessandro Ciapetti

v     Casa Editrice: Mattioli 1885, ediz. 2010.

v   Titolo:  Imaging dell’artrrite reumatoide – Metodi di scoring

v   Autore: Fausto Salaffi, Marina Carotti, Marwin Gutierrez, Carlos Pineda

v     Casa Editrice: Mattioli 1885, ediz. 2011.

v   Titolo:  Artrite reumatoide: dall’inquadramento clinico al progetto riabilitativo

v   Autore:  Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini, Marco Cazzola, Fabiola Atzeni

v     Casa Editrice: Mattioli 1885.

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