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About Study Course

ECTS:3
Course supervisor:Elga Bataraga
Study type:Full time
Course level:Doctor
Target audience:Medicine
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Clinical medicine; Dermatology and venereal diseases

Objective

To provide the residents of the specialty in dermatology, venereology with training in diagnosis and treatment of skin manifestations of endocrine diseases, in ability to diagnose acute conditions in internal medicine and in establishing differential diagnosis of dermatovenereological and internal diseases.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Demonstrates the acquisition and development of in-depth understanding for the following topics:
1) History of endocrinology. Endocrinological investigation of a patient. Deontology in clinic of internal diseases. Scheme of a medical case history in internal medicine. Laboratory and x-ray examination methods. Instrumental methods of examination. Ultrasound and other up-to-date investigative techniques.
2) Diabetes. Substitution therapy with insulin, oral hypoglycaemic agents.
3) Diabetic angiopathies, their prevention and treatment.
4) Diffuse toxic goiter and hypothyreosis.
5) Acute, subacute and autoimmune thyroiditis.
6) Adrenocortical hyperfunction and insufficiency.

Skills

1.Endocrinological investigation of a patient. Analysis of the results of ultrasound investigation. Analysis of the results of radiological examinations. Performing diagnostic hormone tests. Hyperglycaemia and its prevention.

Competence

1.After obtaining the certificate to be competent in working as a dermatologist and venereologist, to apply the knowledge acquired during the study process, to recognize and differentiate the skin and sexually transmitted diseases from other pathologies.