Course Unit / Clinical peculiarities of the Elderly

Clinical peculiarities of the Elderly

Year
1
Academic year
2021-2022
Code
02466792
Subject Area
Geriatric Syndromes and Surgical Characteristics
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
1.0
Type
Compulsory
Level
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado

Recommended Prerequisites

Graduate/master in Medicine or Dentist.

Teaching Methods

Face to face.

Learning Outcomes

Clinical peculiarities of the Elderly.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Anatomical and physiological changes associated with aging and its clinical implications of: body composition, locomotor system, cardiovascular system, respiratory system, renal system, neurological system and endocrine system.

Head Lecturer(s)

Manuel Teixeira Marques Verissimo

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Brocklehurst's. Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. Saunders Howard M. Fillit, MD, Kenneth Rockwood and Kenneth Woodhouse (Eds), 7th Ed, 2011.

Jeffrey B. Halter, Joseph G. Hazzard’s Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. Ouslander, Mary E. Tinetti, Stephanie Studenski, Kevin P. High, Sanjay Asthana (Eds), Sixth Ed. 2009.

M Teixeira Veríssimo. Avaliação multidimensional do idoso. in: psicogeriatria. Horácio Firmino (ed), Livraria Almedina, Lisboa, 2006.