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Endocrinology (Pathology Clinical Pharmacology Methods of Examination and Interpretation of Data, Symptomatology and Pharmacotherapy)
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:11.01.2023 14:18:41
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | ISK_052 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Basic Sciences of Medicine, including Pharmacy | Target Audience: | Clinical Pharmacy | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Larisa Umnova | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Internal Diseases | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 2 Hipokrata Street, isk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67042338 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 9 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 18 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 3 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 6 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Human anatomy, physiology and pathology, medical biochemistry, pharmacology. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide students with knowledge in clinical areas – pathophysiology of diseases, clinical manifestations of endocrine diseases, evaluation of examinations, basic methods of treatment and pharmacotherapy options for endocrine system diseases. The study module comprises an integrated training cycle in which the student is gradually introduced to the pathological physiology of a group of diseases, clinical pharmacology, clinical manifestations, examination possibilities, interpretation of examination data, principles of treatment and pharmacotherapy possibilities. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Pancreatic pathologies. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Thyroid pathologies. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Adrenal pathologies. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Pathologies of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Clinical pharmacology in endocrinology. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Clinical pharmacology in endocrinology. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 7 | Diseases of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland: tumours, acromegaly and prolactinoma, causes thereof, clinical symptoms, diagnostic and treatment options. Primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism: causes, clinical signs, osteoporosis. | Lectures | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 8 | Thyroid diseases. Hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. Thyroiditis, causes thereof, clinical manifestations, diagnostic methods and treatment. Thyroid nodules. Thyroid cancer. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Adrenocortical diseases (hypercortisolism, primary hyperaldosteronism) and adrenal medulla diseases (pheochromocytoma), clinical manifestations thereof, diagnostic methods and treatment. Endocrine arterial hypertension: causes, pathogenetic mechanisms, clinical specifics and therapeutic principles. | Lectures | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 10 | Diabetes mellitus: epidemiology, classification, diagnostic criteria, clinical manifestations, basic principles of treatment, late complications, treatment and prevention thereof. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 11 | Diabetes mellitus: type 1 diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes mellitus, gestational diabetes, clinical manifestations and treatment thereof, treatment of late complications. Diabetes mellitus patient training: physical activity and diet planning. The concept of a bread unit. Types of insulin therapy, insulin injection technique. Hypoglycaemia: causes, clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | The student independently studies the literature offered in the study programme, summarises the obtained information. Prepares a clinical pharmacist’s assessment of pharmacotherapy for a patient with an endocrine system disease. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in practical classes; written assignments completed in high quality and submitted on time, quality of oral answers (50%). Exam: understanding of the principles of diagnosis and treatment of internal diseases, including clinical case analysis, is tested (50%). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | As a result of successfully completing the course, the student will have knowledge of the following: • the causes of endocrine diseases; • the most common clinical manifestations and complications of endocrine diseases; • endocrine system examination methods, possibilities for the use thereof; • basic types of treatment of endocrine diseases; • principles and possibilities of the endocrine system pharmacotherapy. | ||||||||
| Skills: | The student will be able: • to evaluate and interpret the results of endocrine system examinations; • to assess the pharmacotherapy of pathologies of the endocrine system. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | The student will be able: • in collaboration with the medical practitioners, to determine a pharmacotherapy plan for an individual patient with an endocrine system disease; • to assess the advantages and disadvantages of pharmacotherapy methods in relation to the patient’s examination data; • to monitor the progress of pharmacotherapy, predict side effect and plan the prevention thereof, and provide the necessary information to other medical specialists. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | A. Lejnieka redakcijā. Klīniskā medicīna. Otrā grāmata. Rīga, Medicīnas apgāds, 2012. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 2 | Lekciju un nodarbību materiāli. | ||||||||
| 3 | V. Pīrāgs, I. Rasa, I. Dzīvīte, G. Freimane, U. Gailiša, A. Lejnieks, A. Lurie, I. Pavuliņa, A. Valtere. 2.tipa cukura diabēta profilakses, diagnostikas un ārstēšanas vadlīnijas. Latvijas Diabēta asociācija un Latvijas Endokrinologu asociācija, Rīga, 2007. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 4 | V. Pīrāgs u.c. Vairogdziedzera slimību diagnostika un ārstēšana. Latvijas endokrinologu asociācija, 2002. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Gardner D. Greenspan’s Basic and Clinical Endocrinology. 9th Edition (LANGE Clinical Medicine), Mcgraw-hill Medical, 2018. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | The Merck Manual, Internets | ||||||||
| 2 | http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/manual/home.jsp | ||||||||
