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Internal Diseases
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:16.08.2023 13:55:55
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | ISK_192 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.00 | ECTS: | 1.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Internal Medicine | Target Audience: | Rehabilitation | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Jūlija Zepa | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Internal Diseases | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 2 Hipokrata Street, isk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67042338 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Normal anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To introduce and provide a basic understanding of internal diseases by analysing the history, physical examination findings and the role and results of laboratory and radiological investigations. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Patient examination methods. Anamnesis, its importance. Principles of physical examination, its importance. Concept of symptom and syndrome, their role in diagnosis and differential diagnosis. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Cardiovascular diseases. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Cardiovascular diseases: risk factors, causes, clinical manifestation, treatment options, complications and prevention. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 4 | Respiratory diseases: risk factors, causes, clinical manifestation, treatment options, complications and prevention. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 5 | Diseases of the digestive tract and urinary tract. Endocrine diseases (diabetes mellitus, thyroid, adrenal diseases). Clinical picture, basic diagnostic principles and therapeutic aspects. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 6 | Joint and back pain - the most common rheumatic diseases and principles of care. Musculoskeletal diseases - osteoarthritis,crustal-induced arthropathy, rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, key points about connective tissue diseases. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Individual work with medical literature. Clinical case analysis (communication with patients, history taking, physical examination, working diagnosis, diagnostic and therapeutic principles). Active participation in discussions on theoretical issues (knowledge prior to the seminar) and clinical cases. In order to evaluate the overall quality of the course, the student must fill in the course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal, which is anonymous. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Class attendance (5%); participation in discussions (5%); clinical case analysis (40%); Evaluation of answers (50%) to exam questions (coverage of the topic covered by the question, answers to all sub-questions). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Will know: Aspects of medical history, principles of physical examination. Will be able to recognize the basics of internal diseases: COPD, pneumonia, bronchitis, bronchial asthma, lung cancer, coronary heart disease (incl. acute coronary syndrome), chronic heart failure, arterial hypertension, gastric and duodenal ulcer, inflammatory bowel disease, liver disease, urinary tract infection, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, crystal arthropathy, rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, key findings on systemic connective tissue diseases. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Will learn how to collect anamnesis in a structured way. Perform a physical examination. Analyse history and physical examination data, laboratory and radiological findings and their relevance to the care of internal medicine patients. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | To make a diagnosis, differentiate between different internal diseases, justify own opinion. Decide whether a patient needs to consult another specialist. Provide assistance in the area of own competence, including treatment. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | E-studijas - docētāju sagatavotās videolekcijas un mācību materiāli pdf formātā | ||||||||
| 2 | Klīniska medicīna prof. A.Lejnieka reakcijā, 1.-4. grāmatas. Nacionālais Medicīnas apgāds, 2010-2012. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 3 | Propedeitika. 5. izdevums /G.Orļikova un K.Pičkura red./ Rīga, 2014. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Medscape | ||||||||
| 2 | Merck manual. 20th ed. 2018 | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | http://estudijas.rsu.lv/index.php | ||||||||
