Course Syllabus
Aims
1. Understanding the basis and clinical behavior of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)
2. Understanding the basis and clinical behavior of prostate cancer
3. Understanding the basis and clinical behavior of bladder cancer and upper urinary tract cancer
4. Understanding the basis and clinical behavior of kidney cancer
5. Understanding the basis and clinical behavior of kidney and ureteral stones
Contents
The clerkships will cover the most important aspects related to the commonly encountered pathologies of the urogenital system. Students will acquire the basic knowledge required to diagnose and manage urinary voiding disfunction, urinary stones, and the most common uro-oncological pathologies.
Detailed program
1. Clinical approach and management of the patient presenting with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)
2. Clinical approach and management of the patient affected by prostate cancer
3. Clinical approach and management of the patient presenting with bladder or upper urinary tract cancer
4. Clinical approach and management of the patient with kidney cancer
5. Clinical approach and management of the patient with kidney or ureteral stones
Prerequisites
Basic Clinical Skills course
Teaching form
Practical guided observation activities with briefings and debriefings by hospital tutors
Textbook and teaching resource
- Smith and Tanagho's General Urology - 18th Edition - LANGE Editore
Semester
Second semester
Assessment method
Practical skills observation and rating scale assessment
Office hours
By email appointment at luigi.dapozzo@unimib.it