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Internal and Infectious Diseases
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:14.03.2024 11:45:59
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SL_103 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 4.00 | ECTS: | 6.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine | Target Audience: | Life Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Angelika Krūmiņa | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Statistics Unit | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | 14 Baložu street, Riga, statistika rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67060897 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 7 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 14 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 19 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 38 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 52 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 7 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 1 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 7 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 14 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 28 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 35 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Knowledge of human anatomy and biology. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To promote the acquisition of theoretical knowledge about the most common internal and infectious diseases, their aetiology, clinical manifestations, possible diagnostics and treatment, as well as prevention. To promote understanding of the multiple causes of individual symptoms, differential diagnosis of these conditions. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to internal medicine. The role of internists in health care. Basics of patient examination, including propaedeutics. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Skin changes and the clinical meaning thereof. Types of rash, possible causes and differential diagnosis. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus, their differences, clinical symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. Complications of diabetes and prevention thereof. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Bronchial asthma – definition, classification, clinical signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Anaemia – definition, classification, causes, clinical symptoms, diagnosis. Treatment tactics depending on the aetiology. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Abdominal pain: differential diagnosis between internal diseases and surgical pathology. More common causes according to localization. Patient examination. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Gallstone diseases: causes, types of stones, clinical picture, diagnosis and treatment options. Cholangitis. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Oncological diseases and their classification. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Effects of alcohol on the human body: alcoholic hepatosis, liver cirrhosis and alcohol induced encephalopathy. Clinical picture and treatment possibilities. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Primary arterial hypertension – definition, categories, diagnosis (correct blood pressure measurement), treatment options. The most common causes of secondary hypertension. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Chest pain – differential diagnosis. Myocardial infarction – clinic, diagnosis and therapy, the so-called reperfusion options. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Infectious diseases in a global perspective – past, present and future. The place of infectology in the total spectrum of diseases. Theoretical and practical bases of infectology, infection process, its components. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | Diagnostics of infectious diseases. Principles of epidemiological, clinical and laboratory diagnostics. Specific laboratory examinations in modern infectology – selection principles, methods, interpretation of results. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 14 | Principles of treatment in infectology. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 15 | Fecal-oral infections – concept, aetiology, epidemiology (viral, bacterial, parasitic). Principles of their diagnosis and treatment, prevention. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 16 | Aerogenic infections – concept, aetiology, epidemiology (viral, bacterial and fungal). Principles of their diagnosis and treatment, prevention. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 17 | The concept of neuroinfection, definitions, aetiology, epidemiology, principles of diagnosis and treatment, prevention options. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 18 | Parasitic infections – concept, aetiology, classification, principles of therapy and prevention. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 19 | Course of HIV infection – acute retroviral syndrome, chronic form, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, principles of treatment. Indicator conditions of HIV infection. AIDS opportunistic infections. Prevention. Diagnosis, principles of treatment. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 20 | Acute viral hepatitis (herpes viruses A, E, B, C, etc.), clinical differences depending on aetiology, clinical examination, verification of diagnosis. Clinical picture of acute liver cell failure, biochemical markers, etiological and pathogenetic treatment. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 21 | Chronic viral hepatitis (B, C, etc.). Clinical characteristics, verification of diagnosis. Principles of treatment. Differential diagnosis. Final results. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 22 | Herpes virus infections: Typical clinical picture of pathologies induced by HHV1, HHV2, HHV3, HHV4, HHV5, HHV6, HHV7, HHV8; differences, differential diagnosis, prevention and treatment options. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 23 | Diarrhoea – possible causes, classification, treatment and therapy options. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 24 | Pneumonia – classification, aetiology, clinical picture, diagnosis and treatment options. The concept of hospital-acquired pneumonia. Caseous pneumonia – basics of phthisiology (cause, diagnosis, treatment). | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 25 | Adult vaccination: goals and objectives; indications and contraindications; practical aspects of vaccination. Immunoglobulins, sera. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to internal medicine. The role of internists in health care. Basics of patient examination, including propaedeutics. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Skin changes and the clinical meaning thereof. Types of rash, possible causes and differential diagnosis. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus, their differences, clinical symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. Complications of diabetes and prevention thereof. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Bronchial asthma – definition, classification, clinical signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Anaemia – definition, classification, causes, clinical symptoms, diagnosis. Treatment tactics depending on the aetiology. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Abdominal pain: differential diagnosis between internal diseases and surgical pathology. More common causes according to localization. Patient examination. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Gallstone diseases: causes, types of stones, clinical picture, diagnosis and treatment options. Cholangitis. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Oncological diseases and their classification. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Effects of alcohol on the human body: alcoholic hepatosis, liver cirrhosis and alcohol induced encephalopathy. Clinical picture and treatment possibilities. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Primary arterial hypertension – definition, categories, diagnosis (correct blood pressure measurement), treatment options. The most common causes of secondary hypertension. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Chest pain – differential diagnosis. Myocardial infarction – clinic, diagnosis and therapy, the so-called reperfusion options. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Infectious diseases in a global perspective – past, present and future. The place of infectology in the total spectrum of diseases. Theoretical and practical bases of infectology, infection process, its components. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | Diagnostics of infectious diseases. Principles of epidemiological, clinical and laboratory diagnostics. Specific laboratory examinations in modern infectology – selection principles, methods, interpretation of results. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 14 | Principles of treatment in infectology. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 15 | Fecal-oral infections – concept, aetiology, epidemiology (viral, bacterial, parasitic). Principles of their diagnosis and treatment, prevention. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 16 | Aerogenic infections – concept, aetiology, epidemiology (viral, bacterial and fungal). Principles of their diagnosis and treatment, prevention. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 17 | The concept of neuroinfection, definitions, aetiology, epidemiology, principles of diagnosis and treatment, prevention options. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 18 | Parasitic infections – concept, aetiology, classification, principles of therapy and prevention. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 19 | Course of HIV infection – acute retroviral syndrome, chronic form, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, principles of treatment. Indicator conditions of HIV infection. AIDS opportunistic infections. Prevention. Diagnosis, principles of treatment. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 20 | Acute viral hepatitis (herpes viruses A, E, B, C, etc.), clinical differences depending on aetiology, clinical examination, verification of diagnosis. Clinical picture of acute liver cell failure, biochemical markers, etiological and pathogenetic treatment. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 21 | Chronic viral hepatitis (B, C, etc.). Clinical characteristics, verification of diagnosis. Principles of treatment. Differential diagnosis. Final results. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 22 | Herpes virus infections: Typical clinical picture of pathologies induced by HHV1, HHV2, HHV3, HHV4, HHV5, HHV6, HHV7, HHV8; differences, differential diagnosis, prevention and treatment options. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 23 | Diarrhoea – possible causes, classification, treatment and therapy options. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 24 | Pneumonia – classification, aetiology, clinical picture, diagnosis and treatment options. The concept of hospital-acquired pneumonia. Caseous pneumonia – basics of phthisiology (cause, diagnosis, treatment). | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 25 | Adult vaccination: goals and objectives; indications and contraindications; practical aspects of vaccination. Immunoglobulins, sera. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | 1) Preliminary theoretical preparation according to the topic of the class. 2) Independent work – a report or presentation on one of the topics of the class, which the student will have to study independently according to the specified literature sources and write a report about it or present the findings during the class. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | 1) Independent work (additional work assessment criteria – correspondence of the content of the work to the chosen topic, the student’s personal contribution, the student’s level of knowledge) – 50%. 2) Written multiple choice test – 50%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students will gain advanced knowledge, will describe and characterize the most common internal and infectious diseases, their aetiology, clinical phenomena, diagnostic possibilities; understand and explain the principles of symptomatic and etiological therapy. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students will be able to independently prepare a data analysis plan, taking into account the history, course, laboratory tests and other data of the most common internal and infectious diseases. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | To apply knowledge of argumentation, logic and rhetoric to analyse and to assess clinical situations in internal medicine, as well as to reasoned one’s opinion about them. When faced with patient data, the student is able to professionally plan the design of the study and interpret the obtained statistical results, taking into account the aetiology and course of the disease. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Goldman, L. and Schafer, AI. Goldman's Cecil Medicine, 25th edition. Saunders, 2016. | ||||||||
| 2 | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management guideline. 2016. | ||||||||
| 3 | Hoffman, R., Benz, E. J., Silberstein, L. E., et all. Hematology: basic Principles and Practice. 7th edition. Elsevier, 2018. | ||||||||
| 4 | Benet, J. E., Dolin, R., Blaser, M. J. Mandel, D. and Benett’s. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 8th edition. Elsevier. | ||||||||
| 5 | Cohen, J., Opal, S. M., Powderly, W. G., editors. Infectious Diseases. 2 vol. 3rd edition. St. Louis, Mo.; London: Mosby, 2010. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Melmed, S., Polonsky, K. S., Larsen, P., Kronenberg, H. M. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 13th edition. Elsevier, 2016. | ||||||||
| 2 | Lejnieks, A. et al. Klīniskā medicīna profesora A. Lejnieka redakcijā, 3.grāmata. Rīga: Medicīnas apgāds, 2012. | ||||||||
| 3 | Kalvelis, A. Kardioloģija. Informācijas materiāli. Rīga:SIA “Drukmeistars”. 2018 | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | https://www.clinicalkey.com | ||||||||
| 2 | http://www.who.int/ | ||||||||
| 3 | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rsub | ||||||||
| 4 | https://emedicine.medscape.com/ | ||||||||
