.
Surgery
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:16.11.2022 09:31:34
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LF_041 | LQF level: | Level 5 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 4.00 | ECTS: | 6.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Surgery | Target Audience: | Medicine | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Dace Zemīte | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | RSU Liepāja Branch | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Liepāja, Riņķu iela 24/26, lf rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 63442118, +371 63442119, +371 63484632 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 12 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 24 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 40 | ||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 10 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 20 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | In normal anatomy, functional physiology, fundamentals of physics, and internal diseases. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To learn the aetiology, pathogenesis, clinic, complications, treatment principles, tactics in emergency situations of general surgery, traumatology, aetiology of diseases. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The basic concepts of surgery. Methods of examination of surgical patients and specifics thereof, the role of different methods of examination in the patient examination plan. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Models of treatment of surgical diseases. Common methodology of surgical operations and simple manipulations. Premedication. Analgesia. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||||
| 3 | The most common suppurative diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, clinical manifestations thereof, diagnosis and treatment options. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Wound care. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Pulmonary surgical diseases, clinic, complaints, diagnosis and treatment options. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Common surgical diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract, manifestations thereof, diagnostic and treatment principles, complications. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||||
| 7 | Pancreatic pathologies, clinic, complaints, diagnosis and treatment options. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||||
| 8 | Hepatobiliary pathology, clinic, complaints, diagnosis and treatment options | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||||
| 9 | Colorectal diseases, clinic, diagnosis and treatment. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Acute and chronic appendicitis. Clinic, complaints, diagnosis, therapy and surgical treatment. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||||
| 11 | Ileus, classification. Differential diagnosis. Conservative and surgical treatment principles. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | External abdominal wall hernias, examination and clinic. Differential diagnosis. Surgical treatment and complications. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | Acute and chronic mesenteric circulatory disorders, manifestations, diagnosis, treatment thereof. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 14 | Preparation of a trauma patient for acute and elective surgery, trauma care in early post-operative period. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 15 | Bruises, dislocations, diagnosis, treatment. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 16 | Limb fractures, diagnosis, treatment. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | clinical base | |||||||
| 17 | Chest trauma, clinic, diagnosis, treatment. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 18 | Neurosurgical diseases. Glasgow Coma Scale. Diagnosis. Clinic. Treatment. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 19 | Epidural cerebral haematoma, subdural cerebral haematoma (acute, subacute), intracerebral haematoma – clinic, diagnosis, treatment methods. | Classes | 2.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 20 | Head and back injuries. Skull fractures, fracture of the base of skull, clinic, diagnosis, treatment methods. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 21 | Neurosurgery of the spine – disc herniation, spinal stenosis. Spinal injuries. Types of operations. Clinic, diagnosis, treatment methods. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | During the study course, students independently prepare for theoretical lectures on individual topics. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Student participation in practical classes, successful completion of test works are assessed. Final examination – an exam. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | After successful fulfilment of the study course requirements, the student will have acquired the knowledge to describe the aetiology and pathogenesis of surgical and traumatological diseases, clinical signs, possible complications, name differential diagnoses and necessary diagnostic measures, describe prevention and treatment measures. | ||||||||
| Skills: | As a result of completing the study course, the student knows how to differentiate clinical signs and symptoms of general surgery, traumatology diseases, to rank them according to severity and degree of danger. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Will be able to assess, diagnose, plan and provide emergency assistance measures for surgical and traumatology patients. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Gardovskis J. RED. Ķirurģija. Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa Universitāte, 2013. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Lazovskis I. Klīniskie simptomi un sindromi, R. Nacionālais medicīnas apgāds, 2001. | ||||||||
| 2 | J. Gardovskis. Modernās tehnoloģijas ķirurģijā. Rīga : Latvijas Ķirurgu Asociācija, 1999. | ||||||||
| 3 | Sondore, Antoņina, Anestezioloģijas pamati vairāk nekā 1000 jautājumos un atbildēs / Antoņina Sondore. Rīga : Medicīnas Apgāds, 2016 | ||||||||
| 4 | I. Vanags, E. Daugulis, P. Tomiņš. Anestezioloģija, reanimatoloģija un intensīvā terapija, R. Nacionālais apgāds, 2002. | ||||||||
| 5 | Bērnu ķirurģija, Aigara Pētersona redakcijā. R. Nacionālais apgāds, 2005. | ||||||||
| 6 | A. Lācis. Perifērisko artēriju okluzīvo slimību diagnostika un ārstēšana, R. Nacionālais apgāds, 2004. | ||||||||
| 7 | J. Dobelis. Bērnu uroloģija, Rīga. Madris, 2003. | ||||||||
| 8 | Medicīnas aprūpes rokas grāmata /Zin.redakc. I. Paudere, SIA, J.L.V. 2001. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Lekciju materiāli | ||||||||
| 2 | www.doctus.lv | ||||||||
