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Lecturer(s)
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Konečný Petr, doc. MUDr. Ph.D., MBA
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Gaul Aláčová Petra, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Vyskotová Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Malinčíková Jana, MUDr. Ph.D.
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Klášterecká Romana, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The course covers adaptation mechanisms of the human organism in extreme or specific conditions, including physiological responses to high-altitude exposure and adaptation to hypobaric hypoxia. It also includes physiological adaptation during diving, with emphasis on pressure-related changes, gas exchange, and basic mechanisms related to decompression stress. Students study the major types of hypoxia and their functional consequences for tissues and organ systems. Further topics include chronobiology and circadian regulation, sleep physiology and sleep-related functional changes, and physiological aspects of ageing, including changes in cardiovascular, respiratory, neuromuscular and metabolic functions. The course also includes principles of healthy nutrition and their relation to performance, recovery, stress tolerance and long-term health. In addition, the course may include selected clinically relevant topics such as fatigue and recovery physiology, thermoregulation in environmental stress, hydration and electrolyte balance, physiological responses to physical load, and basic autonomic regulation in stress and adaptation.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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Clinical Physiology provides students with an advanced understanding of selected physiological mechanisms and their clinical relevance in health, adaptation and early functional changes that may precede disease. The course focuses on adaptive responses of the human organism to specific environmental and physiological stressors, including hypoxia, pressure changes, sleep?wake regulation and ageing. Emphasis is placed on the interpretation of physiological responses in real-life and clinical contexts, and on developing the ability to apply physiological principles to prevention, functional assessment and basic health education. Students will also gain experience in critical work with scientific sources and in presenting a project related to a selected topic within clinical physiology.
The aim of the study course is to provide a sufficient and comprehensive idea of basic disorders of the activity of selected systems of the human organism, which is important for understanding the methods of therapeutic rehabilitation and physiotherapy.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
BIO/PTA01 and KFA/PTA01 and OPD/PTB01 and LBF/PTB01 and NAN/PTB02
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
Successful completion of the course requires active attendance in seminars and practical sessions, preparation for topic-based discussions, and completion of an individual or group project. The course is completed by a final assessment, including evaluation of the project presentation.
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Recommended literature
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Ehrman, J. K. (2013). Clinical exercise physiology.
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