Differential Diagnostics and Current Issues in Treatment of Internal Diseases (ISK_218)
About Study Course
Objective
Students learn the latest updates and issues of diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment in the field of Internal diseases.
Prerequisites
Preliminary knowledge of propaedeutics, pathology, pharmacology, immunology, dermatology, biochemistry. Students should know the topics of previous internal diseases courses.
Learning outcomes
The acquisition of study course results in knowledge of the most important etiology of internal diseases, pathogenesis, diagnostic criteria, differential diagnosis and treatment. Students will learn about the principles of filling medical documentation in hospital conditions.
As a result of the study course acquisition students will be able to communicate with patients and colleagues, identify the severity and course of internal diseases listed in the study course description, differentiate them, substantiate the diagnosis, prescribe the necessary examination plan and evaluate results, prescribe treatment for specific patients, draw up necessary medical documentation.
The acquired competencies of the study course will allow purposeful and structured examination of the patient's history, assessment of the patient's vital signs (namely, patient's state of consciousness, breathing, heart rate, central and peripheral pulse, arterial blood pressure, blood oxygen saturation, body temperature, diuresis) the components and symptomatology that affect it will allow the patient's health status to be evaluated, normality and deviation interpreted, and the finding and specific situation to be attributed, and the next tactic to be decided upon. It will allow to recognize acute medical conditions, to organize timely assistance, to interpret the results of various examinations and formulate the appropriate conclusions, to plan treatment tactics. The acquired competencies will allow to perform manipulations appropriate to the respective pathological condition, to write prescriptions, to fill in medical documentation in accordance with the requirements of regulatory enactments.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine, SSNMFz | 12 | Master’s | Required | Jūlija Voicehovska, Maija Motivāne, Ilze Puide, Ieva Ziediņa, Aivars Pētersons, Anna Proskurina, Artjoms Kaļiņins, Irēna Kurcalte, Veronika Anufrijeva, Zane Straume, Eduards Krustiņš, Juris Pokrotnieks, Aleksejs Derovs, Inga Stuķēna, Andra Krūmiņa, Vitolds Mackēvičs, Ilze Konrāde, Anna Mihailova, Dārta Balode, Anna Popova | |
| Medicine, MF | 11 | Master’s | Required | Jūlija Voicehovska, Maija Motivāne, Aivars Pētersons, Ieva Ziediņa, Harijs Čerņevskis, Anna Proskurina, Viktorija Kuzema, Aldis Strēlnieks, Edmunds Jansons, Irēna Kurcalte, Veronika Anufrijeva, Jeļena Derova, Juris Pokrotnieks, Viktorija Mokricka, Inga Stuķēna, Dace Žentiņa, Vitolds Mackēvičs, Santa Broka, Anna Mihailova, Alla Rivkina, Daiga Auziņa, Dārta Balode |
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine, SSNMF | 12 | Master’s | Required | ||
| Medicine, MF | 12 | Master’s | Required |
