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About Study Course

ECTS:42
Course supervisor:Elīna Aleksejeva
Study type:Full time
Course level:Doctor
Target audience:Medicine
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Anatomy; Clinical medicine

Objective

To acquire knowledge in children's respiratory medicine, various acquired and inherited respiratory tract, lung disease diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment, prevention.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.To know the clinical manifestations, diagnostics, differential diagnosis and treatment principles of various diseases (BPD, CF, whooping cough, allergic lung aspergillosis, congenital respiratory and lung diseases, chronic lung granulomatosis). Know the causes of various syndromes - hepatopulmonary, pulmorenal syndrome, clinics, principles of diagnosis and treatment. Know the pulmonary manifestations of neurological diseases and immunodeficiency syndromes.

Skills

1.Be able to make a diagnostic and treatment plan for patients with various diseases (BPD, CF, whooping cough, allergic pulmonary aspergillosis, congenital respiratory and pulmonary diseases, chronic pulmonary granulomatosis), hepatopulmonary syndrome, neurological syndromes and immunodeficiency syndromes. Evaluate invasive and non-invasive airway secretion results.

Competence

1.Use the acquired knowledge and skills to perform the functions of a highly qualified specialist and to consult pneumonological patients with acquired and congenital lung and respiratory diseases at any age of the child.