Surgical Diseases II (KK_014)
About Study Course
Objective
To acquire knowledge of urgent and elective abdominal and vascular surgical diseases their aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical picture, diagnostics, principles of surgical and medical treatment and prevention.
Prerequisites
Anatomy, physiology and pathology of the corresponding anatomic region, basics of propaedeutics
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the students will be able to:
• list and describe urgent and elective abdominal and vascular surgical diseases, their aetiology and pathogenesis;
• explain the clinical picture, diagnostics, principles of treatment and prevention of urgent and elective abdominal and vascular surgical diseases;
• describe up-to-date methods of clinical, laboratory and instrumental investigation;
• discuss surgical treatment methods and their indications.
As a result of successful completion of the course, the students will be able to:
• perform physical examination of a patient using palpation, percussion and auscultation;
• explain the results of upper G-I tract endoscopy;
• perform investigation of the vascular system and explain treatment possibilities of vascular diseases;
• perform medical care of the stoma patient.
On successful completion of the course, the students will be able to:
• analyse data of patient examination;
• prepare necessary laboratory and instrumental investigation plan for the patient;
• analyse a surgical case and interpret data acquired from laboratory and instrumental investigation methods;
• formulate and justify a full clinical diagnosis;
• plan tactics for a surgical 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 | 10 | Master’s | Required | Aigars Lācis, Jānis Pāvulāns, Jānis Opincāns, Evita Saukāne, Kaspars Zeiza |
