Urology (KK_005)
About Study Course
Objective
Students will acquire knowledge of urologic diseases, their aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical picture, diagnostics, principles of treatment and prevention.
Prerequisites
Anatomy, physiology and pathology of the urogenital system, basics of propaedeutics.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the students will be able to:
• list and describe urologic diseases, their aetiology and pathogenesis;
• explain diagnostics, principles of treatment and prevention of urologic diseases;
• describe up-to-date methods of clinical, laboratory and instrumental investigation;
• discuss surgical treatment methods and their indications.
On successful completion of the course, the students will be able to:
• collect complaints and anamnesis of urologic patients;
• perform examination of a patient with a urologic disease using palpation, percussion and auscultation;
• do urinary catheterisation on male and female (on moulage);
• do rectal examination (on moulage).
On successful completion of the course, the students will be able to:
• analyse the data acquired during the urologic patient examination;
• prepare necessary laboratory and instrumental investigation plan for the patient;
• interpret the data acquired by laboratory and instrumental investigation methods;
• formulate and justify a full clinical diagnosis;
• define indications for surgical and conservative treatment.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine, SSNMFz | 10 | Master’s | Required | Ivars Kukulis, Linards Rēdmanis, Alberts Belovs, Jānis Bērziņš, Arvis Freimanis, Juris Jansons, Ieva Znotiņa | |
| Medicine, MF | 9 | Master’s | Required | Ivars Kukulis, Māris Jakubovskis, Linards Rēdmanis, Alberts Belovs, Jānis Bērziņš, Vilnis Lietuvietis, Arvis Freimanis, Sanda Siliņa, Kļims Ļeoņenko, Juris Jansons, Ieva Znotiņa, Reinis Riekstiņš |
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine, SSNMF | 10 | Master’s | Required | ||
| Medicine, MF | 10 | Master’s | Required |
