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Extended Course in Pathology of Gastrointestinal Diseases (Pathomorphology and Pathological Physiology)
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:15.12.2023 12:31:29
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | PAK_016 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Pathology | Target Audience: | Medicine | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Inta Liepniece-Karele | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Pathology | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga Stradins University, Department of Pathology, Kuldīgas iela 9A, Riga, LV-1007, Latvia; e-mail: pak rsu[pnkts]lv; tel. +371 67815096 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 1 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 2 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 7 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 14 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 1 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 2 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 7 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 14 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | It is required to complete the Pathology and Biopsies course (level A). | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide a student who has started clinical studies with an in-depth understanding of the functional and morphological aspects of the pathogenesis of gastrointestinal diseases. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Colon polyps: nature, types, diagnosis, significance in medicine, prognosis. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 0.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | Autoimmune hepatitis: nature, pathogenesis, diagnosis, clinical significance, prognosis. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Inflammatory diseases of the upper digestive tract (gastritis, esophagitis). | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Benign tumours of the upper digestive tract. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Malignant tumours of the upper digestive tract. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Inflammatory bowel diseases: nature, pathogenesis, diagnosis in biopsy material. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Benign tumours of the lower digestive tract. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Malignant tumours of the lower digestive tract. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Malabsorption. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Hepatitis: nature, pathogenesis, changes in tissue, consequences and outcomes. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Liver tumours: nature, pathogenesis, classification, insight into diagnostics. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Diseases of the gallbladder and bile ducts: nature, pathogenesis. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | Inflammatory processes of the pancreas: nature, pathogenesis, prognosis. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 14 | Tumours of the pancreas: nature, classification, growth and spread, prognosis. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 15 | Jaundice. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 16 | Drug-induced gastrointestinal damage. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | During the study course, the student must study the electronic methodical study materials prepared by the Department of Pathology. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | During the study course, lecturers test knowledge using short test works (multiple-choice test or other short form of test as per lecturer’s instruction). At the end of the study course, students pass a written examination in the form of a multiple-choice test according to the planning of the respective study programme. In accordance with the RSU Academic Regulations (approved at the RSU Senate meeting of 21 April 2020; minutes No.2-1/4/2020), Paragraph 2.16, the final mark of the study course consists of the cumulative assessment (50%) and real knowledge obtained by the student (50%) in accordance with the result of the final course examination. The assessment of all test works, incl. in percentage and with grades, takes place in accordance with the current version of the Academic Regulations I of Rīga Stradiņš University. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | As a result of completing the study course, the student will know and be able to reasonably explain the nature, causes and risk factors of various gastrointestinal diseases and general pathological processes occurring within them, pathogenesis and expression thereof in clinical processes, laboratory and imaging examinations, possible complications and consequences, outcomes. | ||||||||
| Skills: | The student will be able to reasonably evaluate the pathogenesis of common gastrointestinal diseases, relate it to the clinical manifestations and diagnostic basis of the diseases, as well as take practical steps to organise, interpret and critically analyse the tissue examinations required in the general practitioner or specialist practice in relation to the overall picture of the disease. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | The obtained competences cover the pathogenesis of diseases of the organs of the gastrointestinal system and serve as a basis for further clinical studies for the acquisition of clinical competences. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Studiju laikā studentam jāapgūst tematiskajam plānam atbilstošie RSU MF Patoloģijas katedras pasniedzēju sagatavotie oriģinālie elektroniskie metodiskie materiāli. /During the studies, the student must learn the original electronic methodical materials prepared by the lecturers of the Department of Pathology of RSU MF corresponding to the thematic plan. | ||||||||
| 2 | Robbins and Cotran Pathological Basis of Disease, 10th ed. Kumar V, Abbas AK, Fausto N, Aster J. Elsevier, 2021. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Robbins & Kumar Basic Pathology, 7th ed.. Kumar V, Cotran RS, Robbins SL. Saunders, Philadelphia, 2022, 873 lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | Pathophysiology: the Biological basis for Disease in Adults and Children, 5th ed. Ar CD-ROM. McCance KL, Huether SE. Elsevier Mosby, USA, 1780 lpp. 2019 | ||||||||
| 3 | Rosai and Ackerman's Surgical Pathology, 2 sējumu komplekts ar CD-ROM, 3000 lpp., Mosby, 2018. | ||||||||
| 4 | Sternberg's Diagnostic Surgical Pathology, 5th ed. Mills SE, Carter D, Greenson JK, Reuter VE, Stoler MH. 3104 lpp, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2015. | ||||||||
