Code |
10903
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Year |
3
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Semester |
A1
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ECTS Credits |
8
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Workload |
OT(50H)/TC(10H)/TP(10H)
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Scientific area |
Human Sciences
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Entry requirements |
-
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Mode of delivery |
Seminars and group assignments in practical context.
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Work placements |
Not applicable.
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Learning outcomes |
This course aims to give the student the knowledge to be able to evaluate the clinical signs and pathology of the elderly patient in its medical,psychological and social aspects.It is intended that the 3rd year student use their previous knowledge and apply it in the specific context of discussion of clinical cases with older patients with multiple pathologies and also in the geriatric screening.At the end of the Course students should be able to assess the most frequent and distinct clinical signs and pathologies as well as their respective treatments.Students should be capable when discussing clinical cases of evaluating risk factors in each elderly patient in terms of loss of autonomy.Students should be able to carry out a geriatric screening,analyse the social,psychological and physical circumstances of each elderly,discuss and establish preventive processes depending on the existing conditions,the environment in which the patient is inserted and the resources that the patient has
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Syllabus |
Specificities of social and demographic aging. Major age-related physiological changes with age and prevention of pathological aging. Global geriatric assessment: the geriatric screening - Assessment tools. Sexuality in the elderly - menopause and andropause. Geriatrics and gender. Clinical signs and diagnosis of the most frequent diseases in the elderly: chronic pain; cardio vascular disease and urinary disease; gastrointestinal disease; neurological and psychiatric pathology; metabolic and endocrine disorders; haematological disorders; osteo-articular pathology in the elderly. Ethics in the aging process.
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Main Bibliography |
Geriatria Fundamental; Saber e Praticar de Manuel Teixeira Veríssimo Edição/reimpressão:2014 Páginas: 450Editor: LidelISBN: 9789897520563 Coleção: Fundamental
Historias clinicas disponibilizadas na Intranet
Bibliografia adicional fornecida pelo docente
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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