Curricular Unit:			Code:
Medical Semiotics			247SMED
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
3	Master	Dentistry	3 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
		Portuguese	39
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
Teaching of medical terms. Flowchart of the different diagnostic systems and type of diagnoses for each condition. Its relationship to oral pathology.
Syllabus:
Anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of the various rudimentary systems, pulmonary, circulatory, cardiac, digestive, renal, urogenital, endocrine and neurological. Enumeration and explanation based on prior knowledge of these different symptoms and signs for each system.
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
The programmatic content of this course aims to provide knowledge that will enable them to use by students in their future professional activity
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
continuous and written tests on theoretical component that will determine about 60% of end of and ongoing assessment in the corresponding practice with discussion and presentation of clinical cases which will have an evaluation of around 20% as well as discussions of cases presented in seminars that will have a weighting of about 20%.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
Using a methodology based on practical learning and continuous assessment of knowledge, students are able to apply this knowledge for their future their occupation activity
Reading:
. Carneiro, A. (2001). Técnicas Médicas Essenciais. Edições Lidel. 2. Cline, D. (2000). Emergências Médicas. McGrawHill. 3. European Ressuscitation Council (2006). Basic Life Support & Automated external Desfibrillation. 2ª Edição. 4. Harrison (2006). Medicina Interna. McGrawHill, 16ª Edição, México. 5. Serra, L. (2001). Critérios Fundamentais em Fracturas e Ortopedia. Edições Lidel, 2ª Edição, Lisboa. 6. Disponível em rede [www.erc.edu]. 7. Material fornecido pelos docentes.