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Practical skills for the basic clinical approach to medical and surgical patients. Interpretation of most important lab tests.

Videos of clinical examination from the Macleod's Clinical Evaluation or the Cecil Textbook of Medicine

Practical activities of the 3rd year of study are meant to acquire essential clinical skills in general internal medicine, general surgery, oncology and hematology. Additional practical clinical activities will be held in the units of dermatology and clinical psychology. Teaching will also include techniques and interpretation of the most important biochemical and immunology laboratory assays.

Having attended classes and passed Y1 and Y2 exams.
Practical activities are done at the same time of the formal class teaching, and this implies the strict correlation between the 2 paths. There is no point in attending practicals if not attending classes with countinuity.
The Practical Skill Evaluation may be attempted only after the Methods in Medicine and Surgery exam has been successfully passed. However, it is advised to attempt PSE once all 3rd year exams have been passed.

Ward round with senior physicians and teachers. On site lab sessions with practical learning on how to do and interpret lab tests.

The Practical Activity Exam (Clinical Skills Evaluation) will be done with the Coordinator and/or other Teachers at the patient bedside.
There will be sessions in February, May, June, July, September, November and December; additional sessions can be scheduled on special circumstances on request.
Upon Evaluation, students will have to show ability to independently perform the basic maneuvers of clinical exam, including (but not limited to):
Blood pressure measurement; General clinical exam, gait, decubitus; Clinical history taking (presenting condition) only for those who are able to speak in Italian; Recognition of major skin conditions, discolorations; Basics of heart, chest, abdomen, neck, arterial pulses, joint, lymph node exam; Basics of labs interpretation.

By the end of the activities, students will have to acquire the ability to independently perform the basic maneuvers of clinical exam, including: Blood pressure measurement; General clinical exam, gait, decubitus; Clinical history taking (presenting condition); Recognition of major skin conditions, discolorations; Basics of heart, chest, abdomen, neck, arterial pulses, joint, lymph node exam; Basics of labs interpretation.