Course: Introduction to Clinical Medicine 1

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Course title Introduction to Clinical Medicine 1
Course code IN0/VCB12
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
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
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Faltýnek Ladislav, MUDr. CSc.
  • Voláková Eva, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Doležal Martin, MUDr.
  • Vymětal Jiří, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Smékal Aleš, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Kováčik František, MUDr.
  • Orság Jiří, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Videman Jakub, MUDr.
  • Kufa Jiří, MUDr.
  • Vácha Jan, MUDr.
  • Minařík Jiří, prof. MUDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Papajík Tomáš, prof. MUDr. CSc.
  • Horák Pavel, prof. MUDr. CSc.
  • Fryšák Zdeněk, doc. MUDr. CSc.
  • Karásek David, prof. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Krejčí Karel, prof. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Marek Dan, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Musil Dalibor, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Galuszka Jan, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Hrčková Yvona, MUDr.
  • Jakubec Petr, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Procházka Vít, prof. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Petřková Jana, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Raida Luděk, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Skácelová Martina, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Szotkowski Tomáš, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Zatloukal Jaromír, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Halenka Milan, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Žurek Martin, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Hubáček Petr, MUDr. MBA
  • Doupal Vlastimil, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Ščudla Vlastimil, prof. MUDr. CSc.
  • Zadražil Josef, prof. MUDr. CSc.
  • Procházka Vlastimil, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Aiglová Květoslava, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Tozzi di Angelo Igor, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Ehrmann Jiří, prof. MUDr. CSc.
  • Laichman Stanislav, doc. MUDr. CSc.
  • Ehrmann Jiří, prof. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Schovánek Jan, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Faber Edgar, prof. MUDr. CSc.
  • Genzor Samuel, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Žurková Monika, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Mizera Jan, MUDr.
  • Vykopal Martin, MUDr.
  • Špičková Janka, MUDr.
  • Slováčková Eva, MUDr.
Course content
The lessons of "Introduction to Clinical Medicine" will equip the student with the ability of a professional and sensitive contact with the patient. The students will adopt all aspects of history evaluation and physical examination (aspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation) in internal medicine. One part of the practical training aimed at specific issue of physical examination of individual organ systems will contain also introductory theoretical seminars and repeating microlectures dedicated to individual branches of internal medicine, and seminars dealing with basic laboratory and complementary diagnostic methods. Such training should prepare the students for individual clinical work. The clinical anatomy is part of these lessons.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Observation, Demonstration, Training in job and motor Skils
Learning outcomes
The aim of the "Introduction to Clinical Medicine" is the acquisition of the complete clinical examination, i.e. the history of the patient as well as a detailed physical examination. The student should be able to express properly the findings and write down the acquired data, to work out admission record, and to compile working clinical diagnosis and an examination plan within internal medicine.
The ability to adopt practical skills within the lessons of Introduction to Clinical Medicine will train the student for independent performance of basic internal examination in a range, which enables following specialized tuition of individual internal medicine branches.
Prerequisites
Successful completion of all year 1 subjects and credits from Physiology and Histology and Embryology 2.
NAN/VCB12 and BIO/VCB11
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BIO/VC011 and LBF/VCB11
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LBF/VC011 and LCH/VCA11
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LCH/VCB11 and HIE/VCB11
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HIE/VCB12 and KAR/VCB11 and PVL/VCB12
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PVL/VCB72 and FYZ/VCA11
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FYZ/VCA21 and LCH/VCB11
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LCH/VCB19 and HIE/VCA12
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HIE/VCA21 and PLE/VCB11
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PLE/VCB81 and CJA/VCB11 and PLE/VCA11
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PLE/VCA81 and NAN/VCA12
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NAN/VCA13

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Colloquium and oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • Chrobák, L. a kol. (2007). Propedeutika vnitřního lékařství. Praha: Grada Publishing.
  • Klener, P. a kol. (2009). Propedeutika ve vnitřním lékařství. Galén, Praha.
  • Táborský, M. a kol. (2017). Interní propedeutika. Praha: Mladá Fronta.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): - (2021) Category: Medical sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): - (2025) Category: Medical sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter