Skip to main content

About Study Course

ECTS:6
Course supervisor:Dace Žentiņa
Study type:Full time
Course level:Doctor
Target audience:Medicine
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Clinical medicine

Objective

To acquire and develop theoretical knowledge and practical skills related to upper respiratory tract diseases.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Upon completion of the upper respiratory tract disease study course, using the acquired knowledge and understanding, the medical resident will be able: 1) to explain the working principles, indications, side effects and contraindications of the groups of drugs most commonly used for upper respiratory tract diseases; 2) to prescribe appropriate examinations and interpret their results; 3) to define differential diagnoses; 4) to prescribe an appropriate treatment and rehabilitation plan.

Skills

1.After the upper respiratory tract disease study course, the medical resident will know how to: 1) collect the most important information obtained by examining the patient and evaluating the data of additional examinations; 2) apply appropriate examination and treatment methods.

Competence

1.Using the acquired knowledge and skills, the medical resident will be able to formulate a diagnosis, perform differential diagnosis, interpret the examination data, develop a structural treatment and rehabilitation plan, logically formulate and explain the goals of treatment, evaluate its effectiveness and side effects.