Course: Internal Medicine 1

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Course title Internal Medicine 1
Course code IN2/VAB32
Organizational form of instruction Exercise + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study 3
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Minařík Jiří, prof. MUDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Konečný Michal, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Ehrmann Jiří, prof. MUDr. CSc.
  • Chlup Rudolf, prof. MUDr. CSc.
  • Procházka Vlastimil, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Gregar Jan, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Navrátil Vít, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Hexspoor Bawadekji Diana, MUDr.
  • Aiglová Květoslava, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Daniš Lukáš, MUDr.
  • Slodička Peter, MUDr.
  • Urban Ondřej, prof. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Falt Přemysl, doc. MUDr. PhD.
  • Vetešník Marek, MUDr.
  • Nováková Karolína, MUDr.
  • Mareš Martin, MUDr.
  • Kunovský Lumír, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
The content is the teaching of the above mentioned specialties at the level of undergraduate education. Students are introduced to individual diseases of the mentioned internal specializations, i.e. their etiopathogenesis, clinical and laboratory findings, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. The content also includes the basics of differential diagnosis of the mentioned disease states.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Observation, Demonstration, Training in job and motor Skils
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to master the diagnosis, treatment and prognostic evaluation of internal diseases in the field of hepatology, haematology, transfusiology, and to master the basic principles of resuscitation. Based on the anamnesis and physical examination, the student is required to make a working diagnosis and develop a strategy for further examination procedures to establish a definitive diagnosis. The student will be asked to develop a treatment plan and a statement of short-term, long-term and survival prognosis. The hematology curriculum focuses on non-cancerous hematologic diseases with an emphasis on anemias and disorders of hemostasis. An introduction to transfusiology is also included. Students must also master the basic principles of resuscitation including advanced resuscitation for patients with emergency diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, including practical implementation.
By acquiring the above-mentioned skills, the student fulfills the requirements of the field of hepatology, hematology, transfusion medicine, to complete a 10-week internship before the state exam in Internal Medicine, the main purpose of which is verification of student?s mastering of the differential diagnostic process in internal medicine.
Prerequisites
Completing the course prerequisites.
IN0/VAA11
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IN0/VAA21 and FYZ/VAA11
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FYZ/VAA21 and FYZ/VAB12
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FYZ/VAB21 and HIE/VAA12
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HIE/VAA21 and LCH/VAA20
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LCH/VAA22 and CJA/VAB22
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CJA/VAB42 and CH0/VAB11
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CH0/VAB31

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student performance

Active participation in 90% of practical trainings and seminars.
Recommended literature
  • Loscalzo, J. et al. (2022). Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. McGraw Hill Education & Medic.
  • Talley, N.T., Frankum, B., O'Connor, S. (2021). Essentials of Internal Medicine. Sydney: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.
  • Wang, T.C. et al. (2022). Yamada's Textbook of Gastroenterology. UK, John Wiley and Sons.
  • Wilkinson, I.B. et al. (2024). Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine. Oxford, Oxford University Press.


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): General Medicine (2025) Category: Medical sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer