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Otorhinolaryngology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:26.04.2024 14:23:06
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | ORLK_007 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Otorhinolaryngology | Target Audience: | Medicine | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Gunta Sumeraga | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Otorhinolaryngology | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 13 Pilsonu Street, VSIA P.Stradiņa KUS, Block No. 23, otorinokat rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67615148 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 11 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 33 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 33 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Anatomy, physiology, including pathological physiology, acoustics, general surgery and pharmacology. Recommended knowledge in radiology, oncology, infectious diseases and neurology. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Provide knowledge in the role of otorhinolaryngology in general pathology, introduce students with clinical symptoms, current diagnostic, treatment and prophylaxis of ENT organ diseases and acquire necessary skills in clinical examination of the ENT organs. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of the Nose, Paranasal Sinuses, Oral Cavity, Pharynx and Larynx | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 2 | Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of the Outer, Middle and Inner Ear. Physiology of Hearing and Vestibular System | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 3 | Colloquium | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 4 | Acute and Chronic Rhinitis and Rhinosinusitis. Intracranial and Intraorbital Complications | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 5 | Acute and Chronic Pharyngitis, Tonsillitis. Deep Neck Infections | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 6 | Acute and Chronic Laryngitis. Functional Voice Disorders. Vocal Cord Paralysis. Laryngeal Stenosis. Tracheostomy | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 7 | Diseases of the Auricle and External Auditory Canal. Acute and Chronic Otitis Media. Intratemporal and Intracranial Complications | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 8 | Injuries and Foreign Bodies of the ENT Organs. Epistaxis | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 9 | Head and Neck Tumours | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 10 | Paediatric Otolaryngology. Consultation in Paediatrics. Adenotonsillar Diseases. Secretor Middle Ear Inflammation. Hearing Impairment in Paediatric Population and Rehabilitation Options. Laryngomalacia. Most Common Craniofacial Syndromes. Head and Neck Tumours in Children. Congenital Malformations of the Neck | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 11 | Final Class. Presentation of a Clinical Case. Discussion | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students independently acquire skills in the ENT organ investigation. At the end of the course students present a clinical case. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | 1)Assessment of theoretical knowledge held on E-studies within one day prior to the corresponding practical class in a format of MCQ test (Multiple Choice Questions) or essay type questions about individually read material and literature about the topic. 2)During each practical class, each student is evaluated individually with a mark in a 10-grade system according to student’s involvement and activity during the class and the knowledge that he/she demonstrate. Criteria: • Student arrived on time for the class, • Student is in appropriate attire (white coat, change of shoes), • Student actively participates in the discussion, patient examination and/or analysis of clinical case, correctly answers teacher’s questions and is able to defend ones opinion. 3)Colloquium is held on the 3rd practical class. Colloquium consists of two parts – theoretical and practical part. Students’ theoretical knowledge is evaluated during two open (written) questions about ENT organs' clinical anatomy, physiology and investigation methods, and practical skills in ENT organs' investigation during individual demonstration of specific manipulations. 4)Clinical case presentation is organised in the 11th practical class. Each student orally presents independently prepared clinical case of a patient examined during one of the practical classes. 5)Final examination – computerized MCQ (Multiple Choice Question) test is held after successful completion of the course during examination period of the corresponding semester. During the exam students’ theoretical knowledge about aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnostics, treatment principles and prophylaxis of ENT organs' diseases is evaluated. Final grade of the semester and at the end of the whole course is in 10-grade scale. Final grade at the end of the semester consists of the mean mark of the individual evaluations during practical classes, colloquium grade and clinical presentation grade (accordingly 25%, 25% and 50%). Final grade for the whole course consists of the semester final grade and the exam grade (accordingly 50% and 50%). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Upon successful completion of the course students will have acquired knowledge and will be able to: • characterise clinical anatomy of the nose and paranasal sinuses, pharynx, larynx and ear, outline physiology of the ENT organs and their main functions; • describe structure, principle of function and possible impairment of hearing and vestibular apparatus; • explain production of the speech, language and voice; • identify diseases of the ear, nose and throat; • classify treatment methods and organize treatment plan; • timely recognize complications of the diseases, in case of complicated and challenging treatment be able to organize multidisciplinary cooperation; • explain peculiarities of ENT organs in different age groups. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Upon successful completion of the course students: • demonstrate skills and abilities in endoscopic examination of the ENT organs; • are able to interpret results obtained by additional tests: rhinomanometry, hearing tests and radiological investigation; • explain and recommend methods for preventing ear, nose and throat diseases and ear hygiene methods to the patients and/or their parents; • comprehend pharmacological and surgical treatment methods of the ENT organ diseases. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | • Are capable to plan their scientific thesis, use the results from the evidence based clinical trials found in literature reviews; • justify own opinion in planning treatment for a ENT disease; • gauge and give prognosis of the disease results; • know risk factors, treatment methods and prognosis affecting factors of the oncological diseases in the ENT organs. | ||||||||
| Clinical Skills: | |||||||||
| No. | Skill | Level | |||||||
| 1 | Anterior rhinoscopy | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| 2 | Balance assessment using the Romberg Test | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 3 | Finger-nose test | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 4 | Indirect laryngoscopy | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| 5 | Otoscopy with the head lamp | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| 6 | Pharyngoscopy | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| 7 | Posterior rhinoscopy | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| 8 | Rinne test | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 9 | Weber test | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Nodarbību informācija avoti E-studijās | ||||||||
| 2 | Basic otorhinolaryngology: a step by step learning guide. 2nd edition. By R. Probst, G. Grevers, H. Iro. Thieme, 2006 | ||||||||
| 3 | ABC of Ear, Nose and Throat. 6th edition. By Harold S. Ludman, Patrick Bradley, and Patrick J. Bradley. BMJ Books, 2012 | ||||||||
| 4 | Bailey's Head and Neck Surgery—Otolaryngology. 5th edition. By Clark A. Rosen and Jonas T. Johnson. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014 | ||||||||
| 5 | Human Anatomy, Color Atlas and Textbook. 6th edition. By John Gosling, Philip Harris, John Humpherson, Ian Whitmore, Peter Willan. Elsevier, 2016 (Chapter 7: Head and Neck) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Cummings Otolaryngology. 6th edition. By Paul W. Flint; Bruce H. Haughey; K. Thomas Robbins; J. Regan Thomas; John K. Niparko; Valerie J. Lun. Saunders, 2015 | ||||||||
| 2 | Ballenger's Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery. 17th edition. By James B. Snow, Phillip A. Wackym, John Jacob Ballenger. People's Medical Pub. House/B C Decker, Shelton, Conn., 2009 | ||||||||
| 3 | Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 10th edition. By Ron Walls, Robert Hockberger, Marianne Gausche-Hill, et.al. Elsevier, 2022 (Chapter 15. Dizziness and Vertigo, Chapter 19. Sore Throat, Chapter 33. Head Trauma and 34. Facial Trauma, Chapter 36. Neck Trauma, Chapter 51. Foreign Bodies, Chapter 56. Oral Medicine, Chapter 58. Otolaryngology, Chapter 61. Upper Respiratory Tract Infections) | ||||||||
| 4 | Head and Neck Cancer: Treatment, Rehabilitation, and Outcomes. 2nd edition. By Elizabeth C. Ward, Corina J. van As-Brooks. Plural Publishing, 2014 | ||||||||
| 5 | Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (European Manual of Medicine). By Matti Anniko, Manuel Bernal-Sprekelsen, Victor Bonkowsky, et.al. Springer, 2010 | ||||||||
