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Internal Diseases
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:02.09.2021 16:20:30
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | ISK_194 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Internal Medicine | Target Audience: | Nursing Science; Public Health | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Larisa Umnova | ||||||||
| 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) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 24 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Knowledge of taking anamnesis and systematic assessment of the patient’s state of health by organ system, knowledge of irregularities in basic laboratory test results in case of various syndromes. Knowledge in pharmacology and pathology according to the requirements of the study programme. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To learn the basics of diagnosis and treatment of internal diseases. To develop the ability to identify patients’ problems and formulate care principles. To acquire knowledge about the principles of primary and secondary prevention, patient education and psychological support. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Cardiovascular diseases. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Respiratory system diseases. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Diseases of the abdominal organs. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and internal secretion organs. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, hypertension: risk factors, etiology, clinical presentations, treatment options, complications and prevention. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 6 | Cardiac arrhythmias, heart disease, heart failure: risk factors, causes, clinical picture, methods of treatment, complications and prevention. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 7 | Bronchitis, pneumonia, COPD, bronchial asthma: risk factors, causes, clinical presentations, treatment options, complications and prevention. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 8 | Gastritis, peptic ulcer, cholecystitis, pancreatitis, gastric and colorectal cancer: risk factors, causes, clinical presentations, treatment options, complications and prevention. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Urinary tract infection, glomerulonephritis, kidney stones, chronic kidney disease: risk factors, causes, clinical presentations, treatment options, complications and prevention. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Diabetes mellitus, thyroid diseases: risk factors, causes, clinical presentations, treatment options, complications and prevention. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 11 | Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, systemic connective tissue diseases, osteoporosis: risk factors, causes, clinical presentations, treatment options, complications and prevention. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 12 | Diseases of the hematopoietic system. Anemia: risk factors, causes, clinical presentations, treatment options, complications and prevention. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Continuous learning of theoretical material before each class. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | 75% theoretical knowledge and 25% practical skills; exam at the end of the study course. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Understanding of the most common diseases and problems encountered in the specialty of internal diseases, their clinical manifestations, diagnosis, principles of therapy and prevention. | ||||||||
| Skills: | To systematically question the patient about their current health problems related to the specialty of internal diseases. Using the information given by the patient, to purposefully search for and evaluate the objective signs of the most common internal diseases. To recognise and characterise the most common internal diseases by organ system, create an initial care plan. To be able to recognise the most common complications of these diseases. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | To formulate the patient’s problems by independently questioning the patient and check them by conducting an objective examination of the patient by organ systems. By evaluating the most frequent clinical examinations – electrocardiography, spirometry, blood and biochemical tests –, to summarise the obtained results as disease syndromes or diseases. To draw up a patient care plan and set goals for solving problems and evaluate the degree of achievement thereof. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Autoru kolektīvs profesora Aivara Lejnieka redakcijā. Klīniskā medicīna. Pirmā (2010), Otrā (2012) un Trešā (2012) grāmata. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 2 | The Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy. 2018 | ||||||||
| 3 | Ārvalstu studentiem/ For international students: | ||||||||
| 4 | The Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy. 2018 | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | I. Loginas redakcijā. Sāpes. SIA Medicīnas apgāds, 2013. | ||||||||
| 2 | A. Daņilāns Hroniskas aknu slimības. Pirmā (2009), Otrā (2010) un Trešā grāmata (2013), SIA Medicīnas apgāds. | ||||||||
| 3 | Ausma Rudņeva, Daina Zepa, Anita Slokenberga. Plaušu simptomu diferenciāldiagnostika, 2011, SIA Medicīnas apgāds. | ||||||||
| 4 | A. Pētersons. Kā atklāt un ārstēt nieru slimības. 1998. gads. | ||||||||
