Course: Diagnostic and Therapy of Respiratory Infections

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Course title Diagnostic and Therapy of Respiratory Infections
Course code PLI/VC021
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study 5
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
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)
  • Kufa Jiří, MUDr.
  • Žurková Monika, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Kolář Milan, prof. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Jakubec Petr, MUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Bronchitis, laryngitis, epiglotitis, tracheitis, COPD and its exacerbations, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, pleuritis, mediastinitis.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Education is aimed at students interested in a more detailed information about frequent and uncommon respiratory tree infections in community and in hospital environment. Subsequently particular entities will be present with clinical and microbiological diagnostic methods and with therapeutic approach.
Students will be informed about epidemiology, diagnostics and rational antibiotic treatment.
Prerequisites
Exam on microbiology and Internal propedeutics
MIK/VCA12
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MIK/VCB31 and FAR/VCA13
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FAR/VCB32 and IN0/VCB12 and CH0/VCA11
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CH0/VCB31

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Regular attendance and testing of knowledge of indication critteria of pneumologic endoscopic examinations, determination of practice of antibiotic treatmen for defined respiratory infections
Recommended literature
  • Jakubec, P. a kol. (2024). Infekce dolních cest dýchacích, plic a pohrudnice. Praha, Grada Publishing a.s.
  • Jakubec, P., Kolek, V. (2023). Pneumonie pro klinickou praxi. Maxdorf Praha.
  • Kolář, M., Rejman, D., Bardoň, J. (2020). Zásady antibiotické léčby. VUP Olomouc.
  • Kolář M. (2016). Respirační infekce a jejich léčba. Maxdorf Jessenius.
  • Kolek, V. a kol. (2016). Doporučené postupy v pneumologii. Maxdorf Praha.
  • Kolek, V., Kašák, M., Vašáková, M. a kol. (2017). Pneumologie. Maxdorf Praha.
  • Kolek, V., Vágnerová, I. a kol. (2016). Kapesní průvodce ambulantní léčbou respiračních infekcí. Maxdorf Praha.
  • Solovič, I., Vašáková, M., a kol. (2019). Tuberkulóza ve faktech i obrazech. Maxdorf (Maxdorf s.r.o.) ? Jessenius, 1. vydání, Praha.


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): - (2025) Category: Medical sciences 5 Recommended year of study:5, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): - (2021) Category: Medical sciences 5 Recommended year of study:5, Recommended semester: Winter