Surgical Diseases I (KK_039)
About Study Course
Objective
Students will acquire knowledge of urgent and elective abdominal, breast and endocrine surgical diseases, their aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical picture, diagnostics, principles of treatment and prevention.
Prerequisites
Anatomy, physiology and pathology of the abdominal cavity, breast and endocrine organs; basics of propaedeutics.
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing the study course, the student will have acquired knowledge and will be able to describe the etiology, pathogenesis, prevention of surgical diseases discussed in lectures and classes, recognize the clinical picture and possible complications of these diseases, list modern clinical, laboratory and instrumental examination methods, as well as describe the surgical treatment of these diseases methods and indications for their application.
Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to:
- collect patient's complaints and anamnesis;
- perform physical examination of the patient using palpation, percussion and auscultation;
- perform breast physical examination
Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to:
- analyse a surgical case;
- prepare laboratory and instrumental investigation plan for the patient; interpret and analyse data acquired during the surgical patient examination;
- formulate and justify a full clinical diagnosis;
- prepare treatment plan for the specific clinical case;
- formulate indications for surgical and conservative treatment.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine, SSNMFz | 8 | Master’s | Required | Deniss Anufrijevs, Elīna Tauvēna, Pāvils Plūme, Arvīds Irmejs, Arturs Truškovs, Zenons Narbuts, Jānis Vilmanis, Jānis Gardovskis, Linda Kokaine, Rita Ničiporuka, Haralds Plaudis, Kristīne Pavloviča, Sergejs Šapovalovs, Pēteris Loža, Jeļena Maksimenko, Andris Gardovskis, Raimonds Funts | |
| Medicine, MF | 7 | Master’s | Required | Armands Počs, Anželika Beikule, Deniss Anufrijevs, Pāvils Plūme, Arvīds Irmejs, Arturs Truškovs, Zenons Narbuts, Andrejs Brikuns, Jānis Vilmanis, Jānis Gardovskis, Linda Kokaine, Ansis Ģīlis, Rita Ničiporuka, Andrejs Vanags, Haralds Plaudis, Kristīne Pavloviča, Sergejs Šapovalovs, Pēteris Loža, Jeļena Maksimenko, Andris Gardovskis, Andis Plīkšs, Raimonds Funts |
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine, SSNMF | 8 | Master’s | Required | ||
| Medicine, MF | 8 | Master’s | Required |
