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Normal Physiology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:14.08.2023 08:41:46
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | CFUBK_009 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 4.00 | ECTS: | 6.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Normal Physiology | Target Audience: | Medical Services | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Normunds Limba | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Human Physiology and Biochemistry | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, cfbk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061550 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Knowledge of biology, physics, chemistry and human anatomy. | ||||||||
| Objective: | The aim of the course is to provide knowledge of functions of various body systems and their regulatory mechanisms and to provide skills to use this knowledge for solving medical problems in the framework of the speciality. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | General physiology | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | Heart physiology | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | Circulatory physiology | Lectures | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Blood physiology | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Pulmonary physiology | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 6 | Digestive physiology | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 7 | Physiology of metabolism | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 8 | Muscle physiology | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 9 | Endocrine physiology | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 10 | Nerve physiology | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 11 | Physiology of excretory organs | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 12 | Physiology of adaptation | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | In independent work, students learn practical skills, familiarize themselves with health assessment methods, perform calculations and data processing independently. The task is to strengthen theoretical knowledge, to learn the methodology of assessing the functions of an individual's organism. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Knowledge of factual material. Written exam in the form of a test. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | The student will know: what is the normal function of organs, how to distinguish it from abnormal and how to influence the organ to normalize its function. Recognize abnormal indicators of body functions. | ||||||||
| Skills: | The student will be able to: apply theoretical knowledge and the most frequently used examination methods, for example – pulse palpation, arterial blood pressure measurement. Will focus on the most commonly used examination methods, such as electrocardiography, blood tests, etc. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | The student will know and learn to evaluate the most frequently used examination methods, such as pulse palpation, arterial blood pressure measurement. Will know the most common health disorders and causes of death in Latvia and in the world. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | L. Aberberga-Augškalne, O. Koroļova. Fizioloģija ārstiem. 2021: 491. | ||||||||
| 2 | Kim E. Barrett, Susan M. Barman, Scott Boitano, Heddwen L. Brooks Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology. 2019: 726. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | L. S. Costanzo. Physiology. 2022: 354. | ||||||||
| 2 | A. C. Guyton and John E. Hall. Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiolog, 2021: 1104. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Schmidt R. F., Lang F., Heckmann M. Physiologie des Menschen mit Pathophysiologie. 2007, 31. Aufl., XXI, 979 S., Springer, Berlin | ||||||||
