Main cardiovascular and respiratory desease which interest physical activity and exercise science.

Benefits and counter indications of physical activity in the various pathologies.

Physical fitness certification or reasons for denial.

Cardiac symptoms and semiotics.

Main cardiovascular disease.

Cardiovascular disease and physical activity.

Respiratory symptoms and semiotics.

Main respiratory disease.

Physical activity in subjects with respiratory disease.

The student must demonstrate knowledge and capacity of understanding superior to those of the first cycle with regard to cardiac and respiratory pathologies of sport practitioners. She/he must also develop original ideas to conduct clinical research.

Through the gained knowledge, the student must be able to relate the topics of the program of cardiovascular and respiratory apparatus diseases to the other course subjects, in an interdisciplinarity perspective, and to address uncommon themes.

The student has to be able to integrate the knowledge gained from the study of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases with personal, in-depth analysis, carried out, even with limited information, using books, articles and search engines.

The student must be able to deal with the complexity of topics, especially in the case of diseases affecting multiple organs and/or multidisciplinary, related to physical activity.

She/he must be able to offer thougths on the ethical and social implications of the topics of study and research.

Students must be able to communicate their knowledge and the results of their studies clearly addressing both an audience of specialists and non-specialists, explaining the logic of their conclusions.

The student must show that she/he has learning capabilities to continue her/his studies in a self-directed or autonomuos way, being able to steer between medical literature, in particular with regard to clinical problems and evidence-based medicine related to physical activities.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

frontal lectures

Course books

- Cardiologia dello sport – ISBN 8886062664

- Cardiologia per Scienze Motorie – ISBN 8879474316

- Harrison Practice. Pneumologia - ISBN 9788808185617

- Malattie dell'apparato respiratorio – ISBN 8838623902

- Manuale di malattie dell'apparato respiratorio – ISBN 882142520

Assessment

written and / or oral

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Course books

Cardiologia dello sport – ISBN 8886062664

- Cardiologia per Scienze Motorie – ISBN 8879474316

- Harrison Practice. Pneumologia - ISBN 9788808185617

- Malattie dell'apparato respiratorio – ISBN 8838623902

- Manuale di malattie dell'apparato respiratorio – ISBN 882142520

Assessment

written and / or oral

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.