Musculo-Skeletal Conditions

Recommended Prerequisites

Normal anatomy of the human musculo-skeletal system and peripheral nervous sustem.

Patophysiology of the inflamamtory and immune response

Knowledge of bone metabolism and repair

Knowledge of pain  physiology and neuromuscular control

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

Theoretical classess are interactive and will highlight and debate critical or more difficult aspects, rather then the passive exposure of content. Practical classess will teach practical skills and demonstrate the management of real cases relevant to the objectives of this Unit. Seminars will debate interdisciplinary themes. Appropriate reading sources will be provided. Teachers will adopt the role of "facilitators or learning", attributing to students the critical role in driving and assessing personal learning.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this subunit, the student should be able to:

1. collect and report a concise, precise and clinically meaningfull medical history of patients with musculo-skeletal diseases, including trauma.

2. Select, characterize and priorize clinical problems presented by patients, comunicating them in a concise and rigorous way

3. To establish and critically support a differencial diagnosis plan

4. To select the most adequate lab and imaging tests, taking into accountg their potential value, costs and risks

5. To interpret commonly used lab and inaging texts, evaluating their impact in the investigation and management plans

6. To propose a management plan, including acute trauma care, psychological and social support, referral criteria, medication, surgery, rehabilitation, taking into account co-morbidities and patients' values and preferences

7. To propose and support a follow-up plan

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

RHEUMATOLOGY:

Comprehensive evaluation of the patient with rheumatic diseases

Regional pain syndromes

Arthritis

Osteoarthritis

Connective tissue diseases

Osteoporosis and other bone diseases

Generalized pain syndromes

Musculo-skeletal conditions of childhood

Management of rheumatic diseases

Rheabilitation of rheumatic conditions

 

ORTHOPEDICs

1- Traumathology

Evaluation of the trauma and politrauma patient.

Fracture types, general principles of diagnosis and management.

Fracture of the axial and extremities skeleton

2- Osteoarticular infections

3- Displasic disorders

Skeletal development diseases from axial and extremities skeleton

4- Tumors

Primitive musculoskeletal tumors

Secundary tumors

Rheabilitation in trauma and orthopaedics

Head Lecturer(s)

José António Pereira Silva

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Resolution Problems: 5.0%
Frequency: 8.25%
Practical, bedside exam: 31.75%
Exam: 55.0%

Bibliography

- Reumatologia Prática (Livro e  DVD) . José António Pereira da Silva, Ed. Diagnosteo Edição mais recente

- Textos de apoio de Medicina Física e Reabilitação - a fornecer pelo docente

- Harry Skinner - Current Diagnosis&treatment - Orthopedics - Lange

- Hand-outs and support texts from classes