| Course title | Acute Conditions in Medicine |
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| Course code | PLE/VA031 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Exercise + Seminar |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 6 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Compulsory |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
| Lecturer(s) |
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| Course content |
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Teaching and training: Clinical biochemistry, radiology. Basic information about diseases with acute conditions. Causes and mechanisms of acute conditions. Builiding of effective investigative algorithms (clinical, paraclinical). Determination working diagnosis (hypothesis). Basic treatment principles, practical skills in emergency and intensive care medicine. ALS, ATLS.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Observation, Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic), Training in job and motor Skils, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization) |
| Learning outcomes |
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Acquaint students with the principles of emergency medicine. Teach students to behave rationally (examination, treatment and management) when confronted with acute conditions. Explain serious diseases, which can be the cause of acute conditions. Teaching will be realised with the help of simulator and extend of clinical biochemistry and radiology.
Managing of differential diagnosis and treatment of the diseases with acute conditions. Orientation and practical skills in acute conditions. |
| Prerequisites |
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Basic knowledge of internal diseases, radiology, microbiology, biochemistry and pharmacology.
IN3/VA012 and IN3/VA012 and NEU/VA013 ----- or ----- NEU/VA051 and KAR/VA023 and CH1/VA013 ----- or ----- CH1/VA041 and FAR/VAB32 and RAD/VA013 and MIK/VAA12 ----- or ----- MIK/VAB31 |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Dialog, Systematic Observation of Student, Questionnaire
90 % attendance to seminars and practical training Practical exam: Verification of acquired knowledge of practical training + active management of scenarios on patient simulator |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry | Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2025) | Category: Medical sciences | 6 | Recommended year of study:6, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry | Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2021) | Category: Medical sciences | 6 | Recommended year of study:6, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry | Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2021) | Category: Medical sciences | 6 | Recommended year of study:6, Recommended semester: - |