Dermatology
4
2015-2016
02026138
Clinical Specialities
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
4.0
Compulsory
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado
Recommended Prerequisites
Normal anatomy, histology, Physiology and Patophysiology of skin and anexes
Patophysiology of the inflamamtory and immune response
Knowledge of principles of pharmacology
Basic competencies of clinical interview and examination
Basic competencies of interpersonal communication
Basic competencies of information technology
Good level in the use of written English language.
Teaching Methods
The theoretical lesson is interactive from a clinical case.
Practical Lessons. Rules. 1. Preparation and lesson planning. 2. Introduce a kind of doctor-patient interaction in relation to the clinical history, analysis of symptoms and description of the cutaneous lesions, diagnostic tests to be discussed later in class. 3. Challenge the clinical thought 4. Convey to students what should be withheld from that specific clinical situation. 5. Questions and clarifications. 6. Evaluation for teaching. Visit selected patients; attend the Consultation Rooms; observe practical procedures.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledges
1. Cutaneous biology.
2. Principles of wound healing.
3. Dermatological Emergencies.
4. Inflammatory skin diseases.
5. Skin cancer.
6. Acne.
7. Leg ulcers.
8. Skin infections and infestations.
9. Complications associated to AIDS.
10. Hives.
11. Manifestations of systemic disease.
12. Skin bubbles.
13. Adverse drug reactions.
14. Introduction to dermatological therapy.
Skills
1. Communicate with patients. 2. Submit an adequate medical history. 3. Describe the physical signs. 4. Recognize: eczema, psoriasis, scabis, yeast infections and hives. 5. Malignant Melanoma and the baso cell and spinocelular carcinomas. 6. Cutaneous vasculitis. 7. Distinguish simple from other ulcers. 8. Perform a direct examination. 9. Planning the investigation of inflammatory diseases. 10. Topical medications, bandages and occlusive dressings. 11. Manipulated drugs.
Posture and attitude
1. Be courteous and polite. 2. Understand people with cutaneous chronic diseases.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
1.Introduction to the discipline of Dermatology;
2. Structure and Functions of the Skin;
3. Eczema;
4. Psoriasis;
5. Piodermites and Parasitic Infections;
6. Skin Viruses;
7. Superficial Cutaneous Mycoses;
8. Acne;
9 Leg Ulcer;
10. Toxidermias;
11. Connective Tissue Diseases;
12. Cutaneous Malignant Tumors;
13. Venereology (Sexually Transmitted Diseases);
14. Cutaneous Manifestations of Internal Malignancy Neoplasm;
15. Revisions and practice for the Practical Exam.
Head Lecturer(s)
Américo Manuel Costa Figueiredo
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Frequency: 5.0%
Resolution Problems: 25.0%
Exam: 70.0%
Bibliography
DER1 - Dermatologia, 3ª Edição (Reedição).Juvenal Esteves, Poiares Baptista, Guerra Rodrigo, Marques Gomes. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa, 1992.
&nbps;Estudo da Semiologia e da descrição das doenças
DER2 - Dermatologie et Maladies Sexuellement Transmissibles. J.H. Saurat, E. Grosshans, P. Laugier and J.M. Lachapelle e col. 4ª Edição, Masson, Paris (2004).
&nbps;Estudo da Fisiopatologia e das Terapêuticas actuais
DER3 - www.emedicine.comWEB
&nbps;Revisões actuais de áreas da Dermatologia
DER4 - www.medscape.com/dermatologyhome WEB
&nbps;Revisões actuais de áreas da Dermatologia
DER5 - http://dermatlas.med.jhmi.edu/derm/ WEB
&nbps;Atlas desenvolvido destas as áreas mais comuns até às mais raras
DER6 - Rook's Textbook of Dermatology D. A. Burns, S. M. Breathnach, Neil Cox , Christopher E. Griffiths (Editors); Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, 2004
&nbps;Livro de consulta disponível no Serviço
DER7 - Fitzpatrick's Dermatology In General Medicine. Klaus Wol