Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Internal Medicine
Course Code
RSP_025
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Internal medicine
ECTS
23.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Sandra Rozenštoka
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Sport Medicine Doctor
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Sandra Rozenštoka
Contacts
-
About Study Course
Objective
To ensure acquisition and improvement of theoretical knowledge and practical skills in internal medicine and related fields of medicine according to the requirements of sport medicine physicians’ specialty.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Knowledge of mutual interconnection of sports medicine as a multidisciplinary field of medicine and internal medicine, ability to assess the functions of cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, genital and urinary system during rest and physical exercise. Ability to diagnose CHD, AH, BA, COLD, DM, ensure prevention, diagnostics, dynamics of rheumatoid arthritis, reactive arthritis, infectious arthritis, different infectious and cutaneous diseases, STS, podagra, ankylosing spondyloarthritis, seronegative spondyloarthropathies and other diseases, apply the latest diagnostic, treatment methods and prescribe individually suitable physical exercise to these patients.
Skills
1.Ability to examine, assess and develop a treatment plan for patients of different clinical fields, to reasonably select, apply and interpret the data obtained upon applying different examination and functional assessment methods used in internal medicine and sports medicine and ability to apply general intensive therapy principles.
Competences
1.Competence in solving different clinical cases, diagnosis, etiopathogenesis, treatment, prevention and care.
Assessment
Individual work
|
Title
|
% from total grade
|
Grade
|
|---|---|---|
|
1.
Individual work |
-
|
-
|
|
During practical classes students monitor patients under the supervision of a physician eligible to provide such training, participate in examination and treatment of a patient by mastering patient examination, diagnostic and therapeutic manipulations. A medical resident shall acquire different diagnostic methods of internal medicine, manipulations to be made, methodology of invasive and non-invasive medical technologies, part of which is also used in sports medicine physician’s practice.
|
||
Examination
|
Title
|
% from total grade
|
Grade
|
|---|---|---|
|
1.
Examination |
-
|
-
|
|
2.
Examination |
-
|
-
|
|
At the end of the study course the head of the residency programme evaluates the acquired theoretical knowledge in written and oral form. The written test shall be assessed according to the 10-point grading system.
|
||
Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
-
Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Specialized room
|
Topics
|
Functions of the cardiovascular system, its work during the physical activity, adaptation.
|
-
Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Specialized room
|
Topics
|
Coronary heart disease, arterial hypertension and physical exercise.
|
-
Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Specialized room
|
Topics
|
Functions of the respiratory system, its work during physical exercise, adaptation.
|
-
Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Specialized room
|
Topics
|
Bronchial asthma, COPD, other diseases of the respiratory system and physical exercise.
|
-
Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Specialized room
|
Topics
|
Gastrointestinal system diseases in athletes population (symptoms, diagnostic, treatment, rehabilitation).
|
-
Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Specialized room
|
Topics
|
Urogenital diseases in athletes population (symptoms, diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitation).
|
-
Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Specialized room
|
Topics
|
Functions of the endocrine system and hormonal changes during an acute and regular physical exercise.
|
-
Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Specialized room
|
Topics
|
Diabetus mellitus, other diseases of the endocrine system and physical exercise.
|
-
Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Specialized room
|
Topics
|
Rheumatoid arthritis, reactive arthritis, septic arthritis. Podagra (pathogenesis, symptoms, diagnostic, treatment, rehabilitation and possible results.
|
-
Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Specialized room
|
Topics
|
Ankylosing spondyloarthritis, seronegative spondyloarthropaties (pathogenesis, symptoms, diagnostic methods, treatment, rehabilitation and possible results).
|
-
Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Specialized room
|
Topics
|
Female in professional sports, prophylactic gynaecological check up. The influence of physical exercise to menstrual cycle.
|
-
Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Specialized room
|
Topics
|
Female in professional sports, pregnancy, breast feeding. Return to sport.
|
-
Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Specialized room
|
Topics
|
Most common infectious diseases in athletes (symptoms, diagnostic methods, treatment and rehabilitation). Vaccination.
|
-
Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Specialized room
|
Topics
|
Skin diseases in athletes population (symptoms, diagnostic methods, epidemiology, isolation and treatment). Sexually transmitted diseases.
|
-
Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Specialized room
|
Topics
|
Allergic symptoms on the skin (symptoms, diagnostic methods and treatment).
|
-
Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Specialized room
|
Topics
|
General principles of the intensive medical care, patient estimation.
|
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
23.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
16
Length (weeks):
18
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Kalvelis A. Kardioloģija. Hromets poligrāfija, SIA. 2014
2.
Lejniece S. Klīniskā hematoloģija. Nacionālais medicīnas apgāds. 2005
3.
Helds A. Klīniskā endokriniloģija. 2002
4.
2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice.
5.
2018 ESC/ESH Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Arterial Hypertension
Additional Reading
1.
Kalvelis A. Klīniskā elektrokardioloģija. Nacionālais apgāds, SIA. 2008
2.
Terry D. J. Workbook to accompany cardiopulmonary anatomy and physiology. 6th Edition, Delmar cengage learning. 2013
3.
Skuja N. Praktiskā gastroenteroloģija un hepatoloģija. 1999
4.
Vīberga I. Ginekoloģija. 2013