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Interdisciplinary Approach to Emergency Medical Conditions
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:17.08.2021 15:21:54
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | KPUMTK_003 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation | Target Audience: | Medicine | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Marina Šarkele | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Clinical Skills and Medical Technologies | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, kpumtk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061579 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 7 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 28 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Successfully finished course in Medicine A Dpt. (Emergency Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Anesthesiology and Reanimatology). | ||||||||
| Objective: | To improve skills into interdisciplinary approach to the most common clinical emergencies. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Teamwork in medical emergencies 1. | Lectures | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 2 | Teamwork in medical emergencies 2. | Lectures | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 3 | Adults advanced life support (ACLS). Life support in obstetrics. Simulation Nr. 1: a patient admitted to emergency department/hospital ward suffers from sudden cardiac arrest. Simulation Nr. 2: a pregnant patient with sudden cardiac arrest. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 4 | Trauma patient. Simulation Nr. 1: Assessment of a trauma patient admitted to emergency ward. Simulation Nr. 2: Patient with politrauma after road accident. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 5 | Emergencies in obstetrics. Massive bleeding in obstetrics. Severe preeclampsia. Simulation Nr. 1: Patient admitted with extremely increased blood pressure (180/110 mmHg) and shows seizures in dynamics. Simulation Nr. 2: Patient with massive bleeding postpartum with blood loss over two liters. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 6 | Difficult airways. Airway emergency management techniques. Anaphylactic shock. Simulation Nr. 1: Patient with anaphylaxis. Simulation Nr. 2: Patient with progressive breathing difficulty and laryngeal swelling. Failed intubation. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 7 | Massive bleeding. Hypovolemic shock. Infusion management basic principles in emergency. Simulation Nr. 1: Patient with liver rupture and massive blood loss. Simulation Nr. 2: Patient with traumatic extremity amputation. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 8 | Metabolic disorders. Electrolyte and glucose related emergencies. Simulation Nr. 1: Patient with hypo/hyperkalemia and cardiac insufficiency/ patient with hypo/hypernatremia and neurological deficit. Simulation Nr. 2: Patient with ketoacidosis. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 9 | Clinical case. Simulation. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Theoretical self-studies using available literature, video materials. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Theoretical knowledge (oral test) and clinical skills (simulation). Attendance is mandatory | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Student is able to: • describe principles of teamwork in medical emergencies; • implement effective communication techniques in medical emergencies; • describe principles of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults as well as in pregnant patient; • describe severe preeclampsia, metabolic disorder and massive bleeding risk factors, signs and symptoms, management principles in obstetrics; • describe approach to the trauma patient and principles of emergency management; • describe risk factors of massive bleeding and management principles in emergency cases; • describe signs and symptoms, management principles of emergency electrolyte/metabolic disorders; • describe anaphylaxis risk factors, symptoms and emergency treatment; • use emergency or difficult airways management techniques and devices; • describe hypovolemic schock causes and emergency treatment plan. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Student is able to collaborate in a multidisciplinary team, showing necessary communication and clinical skills during simulated emergency case. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Student is confident and able to give effective treatment in most common medical emergencies by collaboration with multidisciplinary team members. Student is able to make decisions according to medical knowledge and competencies. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Klīniskā anestezioloģija un intensīvā terapija. I.Vanaga un A.Sondores redakcijā. Nacionālais Apgāds, 2017. (latviešu plūsmai) | ||||||||
| 2 | Dzemdniecība. D.Rezebergas redakcijā. Medicīnas apgāds, 2016. (latviešu plūsmai) | ||||||||
| 3 | Thompson, J., Moppett, I., & Wiles, M. Smith and Aitkenhead's Textbook of Anaesthesia. Philadelphia: Elsevier. 2019 | ||||||||
| 4 | http://www.ginasoc.lv/kliniskas-rekomendacijas-2 - LAG vadlīniajs | ||||||||
| 5 | http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/live/13098/50418/50418.pdf | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Williams Obstetrics. 26th edition. 2022, Williams & Wilkins | ||||||||
| 2 | Obstetric Evidence based Guidelines.Evided by Vincenzo Berghella MD FACOG 2007. | ||||||||
| 3 | Miller's Anesthesia. Miller R.D.(ed). New York: Churchill Livingstone. 9th Edition, 2020. | ||||||||
| 4 | Textbook of Critical Care. 6th Edition. By Mitchell P. Fink, Edward Abraham, Jean-Louis Vincent, and Patrick M. Kochanek. Philadelphia, Elsevier Saunders, 2016. | ||||||||
| 5 | Medicīnas mācīšanās sistēmas platforma /Medical learning system platform AMBOSS | ||||||||
