Surgical Diseases II (KK_036)
About Study Course
Objective
Students will acquire knowledge of emergency and elective surgery of abdominal, thoracic, cardiac and vascular diseases, their nature and aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical picture, diagnostics, principles of treatment and prevention as well as organ transplantation.
Prerequisites
Human anatomy, physiology and pathology, basics of propaedeutics and surgery.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the students will be able to:
• describe diseases of general, thoracic, cardiac and vascular surgeries, 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 GI tract endoscopy;
• evaluate investigation results of the abdominal, chest, endocrine organs, cardiovascular system and explain treatment possibilities;
• 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, MF | 9 | Master’s | Required | Aigars Lācis, Alvis Melderis, Artjoms Špaks, Donats Breiva, Krista Grigoroviča, Jānis Jušinskis, Mārtiņš Kalējs, Pēteris Stradiņš, Kaspars Zeiza, Linda Kokaine |
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine, MF | 10 | Master’s | Required | ||
| Medicine, SSNMF | 10 | Master’s | Required |
