Clinical Physiology

Code:

OPT2_42

Acronym:

FC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2024/2025 - 2S (of 17-02-2025 to 13-06-2025)

Active?	No
Responsible unit:	Imuno-Physiology and Pharmacology
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Masters Degree in Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIM	0	Official Study Plan	2	-	3	28	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Study of the impact on the function of biological systems when necessary adaptations occur throughout life and in physiological situations, in particular, of stress or extreme activity, as well as in response to disease conditions aiming at their application in medical practice.

Learning outcomes and competences

In this curricular unit it is intended that students acquire skills to integrate the knowledge acquired during the first 2 years of MIM. It is also intended to stimulate clinical reasoning skills, argumentation and ability to solve simple medical problems.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Prerequisites: Cell and tissue biology, Fundamentals of chemistry, Systematic anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Anatomy, Physiology of the Nervous System, Immunology, Biochemistry and Metabolism and Physiology I.

Corequisites: Physiology II.

Program

The acquisition of knowledge of the integrated physiology of organs and systems will be guided by clinical cases and real problems that will be presented to students. The topics to be addressed are the pathophysiology of several pathologies, physiology of childhood and aging, physiology of stress and sports, physiology of high altitude and hyperbaric conditions. Diseases will vary in agreement with student interests: diabetes mellitus type 1 and type 2, hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism, anemia, jaundice, cirrhosis and hepatic failure (and hepatorenal syndrome), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, respiratory failure, acute and chronic renal failure, glomerulonephritis (nephrotic and nephritic syndrome), acute coronary syndrome, hypertension, acute and chronic heart failure, among others. Some of these topics will be addressed in the theoretical classes and others in practical classes and in the theme that the students will present.

Mandatory literature

John E. Hall; Guyton and Hall textbook of medical physiology. ISBN: 978-1-4557-7005-2
Walter F. Boron; Medical physiology. ISBN: 978-1-4160-3115-4
T. R. Harrison; Principles of internal medicine

Teaching methods and learning activities

The course consists of 10 lectures (2h) and 4 practical classes (2h). During lectures it will be presented clinical cases or real problems, and then students will analyze them and will present hypotheses about the underlying physiology or pathophysiology. Finally, it will be summarized the underlying physiology and pathophysiology of each clinical case or real problem. In parallel during the semester each group of students prepares the presentation of a topic aiming to train and evaluate the skills of preparation and oral presentation.

During the practical classes it will be presented clinical cases in a simulation environment in computer or in the settings of the center of simulation of CHUP / ICBAS using various simulators available at the center.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	70,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	15,00
Participação presencial	15,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	30,00
Frequência das aulas	28,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	12,00
Total:	70,00

Eligibility for exams

Students will be admitted to exam if they are approved in the practical component.

Calculation formula of final grade

The evaluation will have a theoretical component (70%) of multiple choice and short answers and a practical component (30%) evaluated by presencial participation (15%) and an oral presentation of a practical subject on physiology chosen by students (20 slides in 20 minutes, 15%). The students will be aproved in the theoretical exam if they obtain a grade of 35%/70% or higher. The Practical Assessment (30%) is obtained by adding the grade of practical classes (15%) and the presentation of a topic (15%). The appeal exam covers the whole matter.

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