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Toxicology, Parenteral and Enteral Feeding
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:21.03.2022 10:44:26
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | AURK_012 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.00 | ECTS: | 1.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine | Target Audience: | Medical Services | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Oļegs Sabeļņikovs | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 13 Pilsonu Street, VSIA P.Stradiņa KUS, Block No. 32, ark rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67069452 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Human anatomy, physiology and biology in the scope of a high school course, as well as in pharmacology, biochemistry and first aid. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To teach students the basic principles of enteral and parenteral nutrition in the care of severe patients, acquisition of basic knowledge of clinical toxicology. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Metabolism during conventional fasting and post-aggression phase, malnutrition. Provision of energetic and plastic substrate. Enteral nutrition, its components, the most common complications. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 2 | Parenteral nutrition, its components, the most common complications. Normal daily consumption of water, electrolytes, trace elements, vitamins, proteins, carbohydrates and fats and its provision with enteral and parenteral nutrition. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 3 | General principles, prognosis and possible consequences of treatment of poisoning; first aid and methods of eliminating toxic substances. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 4 | Poisoning by common groups of toxic substances. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Metabolism during conventional fasting and post-aggression phase, malnutrition. Provision of energetic and plastic substrate. Enteral nutrition, its components, the most common complications. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 2 | Parenteral nutrition, its components, the most common complications. Normal daily consumption of water, electrolytes, trace elements, vitamins, proteins, carbohydrates and fats and its provision with enteral and parenteral nutrition. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 3 | General principles, prognosis and possible consequences of treatment of poisoning; first aid and methods of eliminating toxic substances. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 4 | Poisoning by common groups of toxic substances. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Preparation of presentations. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | MCQ test and situation tasks. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | The student will be able to describe the peculiarities of metabolism during conventional fasting and post-aggression phase, malnutrition, energy and plastic substrate provision, enteral and parenteral nutrition, its components, more common complications, normal water, electrolytes, trace elements, vitamins, proteins, carbohydrates and fats, carbohydrates and fats theoretical foundations: epidemiology, mechanisms of poisoning, more frequent manifestations, general principles of treatment, possible consequences and prognosis of poisoning, methods of accelerated elimination of toxic substances. | ||||||||
| Skills: | The student will be able to formulate enteral and parenteral nutrition formulas for different groups of patients. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | The student will be competent to apply enteral / parenteral feeding methods according to the specifics of a particular patient and clinical situation, as well as will be competent in the theoretical foundations of toxicology. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | I. Vanags, A. Sondore. Klīniskā anestezioloģija un intensīvā terapija. Rīga: Medicīnas Apgāds, 2017. | ||||||||
| 2 | V. Liguts. Toksikoloģijas rokasgrāmata. Rīga: Nacionālais medicīnas apgāds, 2001. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 3 | V. Liguts. Intensīvās terapijas rokasgrāmata. Riga: Medicīnas apgāds, 2008. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | D.S. Seres, et al. Nutrition Support for the Critically Ill. Springer International Publishing, 2016 | ||||||||
| 2 | R. Rajendram. Diet and Nutrition in Critical Care. Springer, 2015 | ||||||||
| 3 | J.L. Vincent, et al. Textbook of Critical Care. 7th ed. Elsevier, 2017 | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | http://www.espen.org/ | ||||||||
| 2 | https://www.nutritioncare.org/ | ||||||||
