Course: Internal Medicine I

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Course title Internal Medicine I
Course code OSE/FTB21
Organizational form of instruction Exercise + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Mizera Jan, MUDr.
  • Hajdová Lenka, MUDr.
  • Genzor Samuel, MUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Internal medicine for the bachelor degree programme is focused on four important branches. Patient history, importance, division and examination technique. Physical examination. Rheumatology, pneumology and diabetology as branches of internal medicine. Symptoms and signs, normal and pathological findings, prevalence and incidence of diseases. Examination methods. Demonstrating a patient, a practical example of history taking and physical examination. Cardiovascular diseases, incidence and prevalence, severity, risk factors. History and physical findings with patient demonstration, examination methods in cardiology.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Training in job and motor Skils
Learning outcomes
The subject deals mainly with the cardiovascular system, pneumology, rheumatology and diabetology, including paraclinical examinations. The acquired knowledge is comparable to those of medical students in Introduction to Internal Medicine.
Students are introduced to history taking and physical examinations, with examination methods used in those branches of internal medicine where rehabilitation and physiotherapy are an integral part of complete treatment. These are the following branches of internal medicine: cardiology, rheumatology, pneumology and diabetology. In the practicals, patients with these diseases are demonstrated.
Prerequisites

BIO/FTA01 and NAN/FTB01 and OPD/FTB01 and LBF/FTB01 and HUM/FTB01

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Successfully completed six seminars, six practical exercises completed
Recommended literature
  • Bulava, A. (2017). Kardiologie pro nelékařské zdravotnické obory.. Praha: Grada.
  • Bureš, J., Horáček, J. Malý, J. (2014). Vnitřní lékařství. Praha: Galén.
  • Chrobák, L. a kol. (2007). Propedeutika vnitřního lékařství. Praha: Grada Publishing.
  • MAIN, E., DENEHY, L. (2016). Cardiorespiratory physiotherapy: Adults and Paediatrics. Edinburgh: Elsevier.
  • Navrátil, L. (2017). Vnitřní lékařství pro nelékařské zdravotnické obory.. Praha: Grada.
  • Nejedlá, M. (2015). Fyzikální vyšetření pro sestry. Praha: Grada.
  • SHERWOOD, L. (2016). Human physiology: from cells to systems. Boston: Cengage Learning.
  • Třeška, V. (2003). Propedeutika vybraných klinických oborů. Praha: Grada Publishing.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences Study plan (Version): Physiotherapy (2019) Category: Health service 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer