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About Study Course

ECTS:11
Course supervisor:Inga Stuķēna
Study type:Full time
Course level:Doctor
Target audience:Medicine
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Clinical medicine; Internal medicine

Objective

To acquire and develop theoretical knowledge and practical skills related to diagnosis, differential diagnosis and therapy in case of acute situations.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.After completing the Intensive Care study course, the medical resident is well acquainted with the causes of life-threatening situations in internal medicine, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, emergency algorithms, monitoring of the dynamics.

Skills

1.Know how to act appropriately in emergency situations – monitor vital signs, use diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms, use aids to maintain vital signs (defibrillation, inotropic stimulation, artificial ventilation, haemodialysis, etc.).

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.