PRIMO SOCCORSO

Learning Objectives

• General Surgery

  The purpose of the theoretical course of general surgery is to make students aware of the most important surgical diseases and surgical emergencies with the related symptoms and investigations, both of the laboratory and instrumental type. To investigate in more detail the pathologies of the neck, to recognize the surgical urgencies, the possible complications of surgical interventions that potentially involve speech therapy.

Course Structure

• General Surgery

  Frontal lessons

Detailed Course Content

• General Surgery

  The program aims to introduce the student of speech therapy to the surgical pathologies of greatest interest

  Pathology and trauma of the neck region
  Inflammatory diseases of the thyroid gland, hyperthyroidism, benign and malignant neoplasms
  Parotid and sub-mandibular gland disorders
  Hiatal Hernia and GERD Reflux Disease
  Disorders of esophageal motility: achalasia and esophageal diverticula
  Trauma of the chest and respiratory emergencies

Textbook Information

• General Surgery

  H.F.A. Dudley "Chirurgia d'Urgenza"

  Dionigi "Chirurgia"