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Practical Training Course in Abdominal, Thyroid Ultrasonography, and FAST Protocol Using the UltraSim Simulator
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:8.00
Study Course Accepted:12.01.2023 11:07:59
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | RAK_019 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Roentgenology and Radiology | Target Audience: | Medicine | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Artūrs Šilovs | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Radiology | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 2 Hipokrata Street, room No 1002, rak rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67547139 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Human physiology and anatomy, internal diseases, successfully completed course “Basics of Radiology”. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To teach students practical and theoretical basics of abdominal and thyroid ultrasound examination, as well as pathologies of those organs by using GE and Esaote ultrasound machines and ULTRASIM simulator in the Medical Education Technology Centre (METC). | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Ultrasound machine functions, equipment, probe types. Practice with ultrasound machine and UltraSim simulator. Basics of urinary tract system US. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 2 | Discussion of clinical cases and visualization of the urinary tract pathology examples on the UltraSim simulator. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 3 | Ultrasound of the parenchymal and hollow organs of the digestive tract (the liver, gall bladder, pancreas and spleen). Discussions of the clinical cases and visualization of the liver, gall bladder, pancreas and spleen pathology examples on the UltraSim simulator. Part 1. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 4 | Ultrasound of the parenchymal and hollow organs of the digestive tract (the liver, gall bladder, pancreas and spleen). Discussions of the clinical cases and visualization of the liver, gall bladder, pancreas and spleen pathology examples on the UltraSim simulator. Part 2. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 5 | Ultrasound imaging of the parathyroid glands and thyroid: visualisation of the clinical cases and the pathologies of the parathyroid glands and thyroid on the UltraSim simulator. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 6 | Visualization of the gynaecological and breast pathologies on the UltraSim simulator. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 7 | FAST protocol for polytrauma patients. Clinical situations with performing FAST protocol on the UltraSim simulator. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 8 | Summary and revision of the knowledge and practical skills acquired during the previous practical classes. Test. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Independent learning of the basics of ultrasound scan and clinical case methodological material on e-learning environment. Familiarize yourself with the clinical data of the patient, laboratory findings and medical history. Advanced ultrasound imaging of the investigated organ with image interpretation and annotation. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | The completion of the course will be assessed according to the OSCE standards: participation in the ultrasound visualization of the abdominal and thyroid clinical cases, in discussions and clinical case studies. Attendance of classes is compulsory. The end note will consist of following parts: class attendance (15%) + theoretical tests (45%) + practical skills assessment (40%). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Upon completion of the course, students will have acquired extensive knowledge of ultrasound scan of the abdominal organs and thyroid and the ultrasound imaging of the most common pathologies of these organs. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Practical skills in using ultrasound machine and the Ultrasim simulator. Use of various ultrasound probes. Determining normal anatomy of organs during ultrasound examination. Ultrasound diagnosis of pathological changes. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students are competent to use the acquired knowledge and practical skills in abdominal and thyroid sonography in the simulated clinical environment. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | G. Schmidt. Thieme Clinical Companion Ultrasound. 2007. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 2 | H. Jack Baskin Sr. Daniel S. Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound and Ultrasound-Guided FNA 4th ed. 2018. | ||||||||
| 3 | P. Priedītis, V. Pīrāgs, L. Zvaigzne, M. Ratniece. Vairogdziedzera slimību radioloģiskā diagnostika. Medicīnas apgāds, 2014. | ||||||||
| 4 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For International students: | ||||||||
| 5 | G. Schmidt. Thieme Clinical Companion Ultrasound. 2007. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 6 | H. Jack Baskin Sr. Daniel S. Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound and Ultrasound-Guided FNA 4th ed. 2018. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | B. Block. Abdominal Ultrasound: Step by Step. 2015. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | estudijas.rsu.lv | ||||||||
