Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Faculdade de Ciências Médicas

Differential Diagnosis and Complementary Diagnostic Tests

Code

MF15

Credits

3

Teacher in charge

Jaime Branco

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The aim of this curricular unit is to develop students’ knowledge about laboratory and clinical tests used to diagnose musculoskeletal conditions, and how they relate with the signs and symptoms of the most important musculoskeletal conditions. At the end of this unit the student should demonstrate capacity to identify inflammatory, painful and mechanic/degenerative situations and to understand dysfunction resulting from musculoskeletal conditions. The unit content includes differential diagnosis, (etiology of the rheumatologic conditions), rheumatologic conditions etiology and prescription and interpretation of diagnostic tests (Laboratory complementary tests, Imaging tests).

Prerequisites

 

Subject matter

Syllabus

  • Differential diagnosis: Inflammatory, mechanical and painful syndromes in rheumatologic diseases. Symptoms and signs requiring specialized intervention;
  • Differential diagnosis: Systemic and regional diseases;
  • Laboratory complementary tests, prescription and respective interpretation;
  • Imaging complementary tests, prescription and respective interpretation;
  • Other diagnostic tests to the study of musculoskeletal conditions, prescription and respective interpretation;
  • Relationship pf the diagnostic tests data with the most relevant clinical signs of musculoskeletal conditions;
  • Practical applications about requesting and analyzing diagnostic tests in clinical context;

Bibliography

  • Branco JC; Grandes síndromas em reumatologia, Lisboa, Lidel, 2006
  • Branco JC;Avaliação Diagnostica em Reumatologia, Lisboa, Permanyer , 2000
  • Hakim A e Clunie G;Oxford handbook of rheumatology, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2003
  • Buchanan WW, Ceulaer K, Balint GP;Clinical Examination of the Musculoskeletal System. Assessing Rheumatic Conditions, Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1996
  • Lipsky PE. Algorithms for the Diagnosis and Management of Musculoskeletal Complaints, Am J Med; 103 (6A), 1997

Teaching method

Teaching and learning strategies includes:

  • Lectures and Seminars
  • Small Tutorial Groups
  • Clinical Skills Lab;
  • Self-directed Learning

Evaluation method

Assessment Methods:

  • Multiple choice written test of 1-hour length (100%).

To complete this curricular unit the students must have a classification of a minimum of 50% in the test.

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