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Study Course Description

Intensive Therapy in Adults II

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
RNM_010
Branch of Science
Anatomy; Clinical medicine
ECTS
10.95
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor

Residency Speciality

Speciality
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Contacts

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About Study Course

Objective

To ensure possibility to master knowledge on the intense therapy principles, methods and manipulations in order to ensure the vital functions of crucially sick adult in the prehospital and hospital Admission Department’s phase.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.Student will know how to: 1. To recognize the symptoms and syndromes dangerous for life in disease and trauma cases. 2. To evaluate the methods of diagnostics and treatment applicable in the intense therapy. 3. To interpret clinically – biochemical hypoxia indices, analyse the methods of their determination. 4. Define the operational principles of the artificial pulmonatory ventilation devices. 5. To formulate the indications of hemodyalisis, hemofiltration, hemosorbtion and hyperbaric oxygenation. 6. To enumerate the indications of emergency pericardiocentesis and tell the technique. 7. To name the indications of the esophageal veins’ balloon tamponade and tell the technique. 8. To characterize the principles of antibacterial therapy. 9. To evaluate the methods, indications and technique of therapeutic hypothermia. 10. To formulate the indications, technique of blood transfusion.

Skills

1.In the first year (8 weeks, not less than 1/3 of the required number of manipulations) in the Reanimation and Intense Therapy Department under a constant supervision: 1. To identify the symptoms and syndromes dangerous for life in disease and trauma cases. 2. To formulate indications and contraindications for placing the patient in the Intense Therapy Department. 3. To analyse and correct clinically – biochemical hypoxia indices. 4. To examine and monitor intense therapy patients, applying noninvasive and within the bounds of possibilities also the invasive methods. 5. To cathetetrize the central and peripheral veins. 6. To apply perfusors. 7. To apply noninvasive and invasive artificial pulmonary ventilation methods using the ventilation bag and artificial pulmonary ventilation devices, including the portable ones. 8. To insert the pleural drainage, evaluate its functioning. 9. To interpret the data of laboratory examinations. 10. To apply O2 inhalation methods. 11. To provide care for a patient’s airways, including for patients with tracheostomy. 12. To interpret the disturbances of water – electrolytes and acids – alcali balance and make corrections. 13. To diagnosticate the insufficiency and septic conditions of multiple organs. 14. To apply the resuscitation activities according to ACLS algorithms. 15. To make treatment and examination plan for IT patients with neurological and neurosurgical pathology, abdominal pathology and pulmonary pathology, including for operated patients, patients with endocrine pathology, cardiac pathology. In the second year (6 weeks, 1/3 of the required number of manipulations) – student will make the abovementioned duties in the Reanimation and Intense Therapy Department under a partial supervision. Examination in the end of the second year after the passing of which the student will be able to make and realize independetly the examination and treatment plan for patients in the conditions crucial for their health and life. In the fifth year (8 weeks, 1/3 of the required number of manipulations). Competence - to make and realize independently the treatment in the conditions crucial for health and life in the Reanimation and Intense Therapy Department and in prehospital and hospital Admission Department’s phase

Competences

1.Student will be able to make and realize independently the treatment plan in the conditions crucial for health and life in the Intense Therapy and Reanimation Department and in prehospital and hospital Admission Department’s phase.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
10.95
Number of Residency Seminars:
0
Length (weeks):
6
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

• James G.Adams. Emergency medicine. Saunders, Elsevier, 2008; 2276 p.

2.

• Jesse M.Pines. Evidence – Based Emergency Care. Diagnostic Testing and clinical decision rules. Blackwell publishing, 2009, 277 p.

3.

• William G.Gossman, Scott H.Plantz. Emergency medicine oral board review, fourth edition. McGraw-Hill medical publishing Division, 2006, 452 p.

4.

• Amal Mattu, Deepi Goyal. Emergency medicine: Avoiding the Pitfalls and Improving the outcomes, Blackwell publishing, 2007, 111 p.

5.

• J.P. Wyatt et al.Oxford handbook of accident and emergency medicine, second edition, Oxford university press, 2005, 713 p., p.41-61

6.

• John J.Marini, Arthur P. Wheeler. Critical Care Medicine, third edition, Lippincott Williams&Wilkins, 2006, 664 p., p.3-325

7.

• Luca M.Bigatello, Rae M.Allain et al. Critical Care Handbook of the Massachusetts General Hospital, Fourth Edition, Lippincott Williams&Wilkins, 2006, 887 p., p.3-317

8.

• Vanags I., Sondore A. Klīniskā anestezioloģija un intensīvā terapija, 2008, lpp.800-1213

9.

• Krieviņš D. ar līdzaut. “Neatliekamā medicīniskā palīdzība. Atdzīvināšana”, 2.izd. NMPC, Rīga, Latvija, 2004