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About Study Course

ECTS:9
Course supervisor:Andris Jumtiņš
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

Ensure the acquisition and expansion of theoretical knowledge and practical skills in acute and chronic surgical diseases in order to provide qualified emergency care when needed.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Based on the acquired in-depth knowledge will be able to:
a) name and characterize any nosological unit of abdominal pathology,
b) describe the main principles of the treatment,
c) evaluate the results of treatment,
(d) to predict the course and outcome of the pathology and its possible side effects.

Skills

1.Will know:
(a) to examine a patient with a surgical pathology,
(b) to summarize the signs of clinical manifestations and to assess the severity of the patient's condition and to prescribe an additional examination plan and to choose the appropriate treatment,
(c) to examine the patient "per rectum" in case of intolerance,
d) in case of ascites of the growing abdominal cavity, perform an abdominal puncture,
(e) to perform the simplest simple operations on surgical patients.

Competence

1.Using the acquired knowledge, the student will be able to:
a) interpret the obtained patient examination data and establish, formulate a diagnosis,
b) perform differential diagnosis to specify the pathology,
(c) develop an accurate treatment and rehabilitation plan in the event of any abdominal pathology;
d) Reasoned choice of treatment plan in cases of "acute abdomen".