| Type of course: | Compulsory |
| Language of instruction: | Romanian |
| Erasmus Language of instruction: | English |
| Name of lecturer: | Petronela Lacramioara Haisan |
| Seminar tutor: | Petronela Lacramioara Haisan |
| Form of education | Full-time |
| Form of instruction: | Lecture |
| Number of teaching hours per semester: | 42 |
| Number of teaching hours per week: | 3 |
| Semester: | Summer |
| Form of receiving a credit for a course: | Grade |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 4 |
The aim of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of medical semiotics as it applies to the assessment and treatment of patients with conditions affecting the locomotor, cardiovascular, nervous, and respiratory systems.
Semiology
Semiology
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical Semiology
1.1 Paradigms of the Health-Disease Process
1.2 Therapist-Patient Relationship
1.3 Semiotics: Signs, Symptoms, and Syndromes
1.4 Anamnesis
1.5 Patient and Family Interests, Expectations, and Needs as Essential Elements in Therapeutic Decision-Making
Chapter 2: Physical Examination of the Locomotor System
2.1 General Signs and Symptoms
2.2 Anamnesis
2.3 General Physical Examination
2.4 Examination of the Muscular System of the Upper Limbs
2.5 Examination of the Muscular System of the Lower Limbs
2.6 Examination of the Spine, Balance, and Gait
Chapter 3: Semiotics of the Cardiovascular System
3.1 Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Semiotics
3.2 Anamnesis in Cardiovascular Diseases
3.3 Cardiovascular Diseases of Importance in Physical Therapy
3.4 Physical Therapy Objectives
Chapter 4: Semiology of the Nervous System
4.1 Neurological Evaluation
4.2 Common Signs and Symptoms in Neurological Disorders
Chapter 5: Semiology of the Respiratory System
5.1 Main Functional Symptoms of the Respiratory System
5.2 Physical Examination
5.4 Tests Used for the Evaluation of the Respiratory System
5.5 Specific Investigations of the Respiratory System
5.6 Respiratory Diseases of Importance to Physical Therapists
Lecture, conversation, exemplification.
Semiology
Understand the Health-Disease Paradigm
Develop Effective Therapist-Patient Relationships
Identify and Interpret Clinical Signs, Symptoms, and Syndromes
Conduct Comprehensive Anamnesis
Exam
Dr. Manuela Stoicescu,
General Medical Semiology Guide, Elsevier/Academic Press,
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2020,
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Bickley, L. S., Szilagyi, P. G., Hoffman, R. M., & Bates, B.,
Bates’ guide to physical examination and history taking, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
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2021,
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Sâmpelean, D., & Vlad, C.-V.,
Clinical semiology, Bioflux Publishing House,
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2019,
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