Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)

Study Course Description

Pulmonology

Main Study Course Information

Course Code

RAG_016

Branch of Science

Clinical medicine; Internal medicine

ECTS

10.00

Target Audience

Medicine

LQF

Level 8

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor

Ieva Cīrule

Residency Speciality

Speciality

Allergologist

Supervisor of Medical Speciality

Ieva Cīrule

Contacts

About Study Course

Objective

To provide theoretical knowledge and practical skill acquisition and improvement in pulmonology.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.Student will be able to: • explain the terms in pulmonology; • describe the principles and use of pulmonology investigation methods; • explain the differential diagnostics of pulmonology diseases; • evaluate patient's respiratory status; • name, compare, and describe basic diseases in pulmonology.

Skills

1.Student will be able to: • gather essential information about patient's pulmonological anamnesis; • acquire the skills for investigation a variety of pulmonology patients, to choose and make correct pulmonological diagnostic and treatment procedures, draw up a prevention plan; • perform spirography and provocation test; • use appropriate diagnostic method; • select and use necessary drugs.

Competences

1.Student will be able to use the acquired knowledge about pulmonology diseases in practice: • formulate the pulmonology diagnoses; • differentiate different pulmonology diseases; • interpret data from spirography, provocation test; • use the appropriate method for the investigation; • choose and use most appropriate medicines; • argue.

Assessment

Individual work

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Individual work	-	-
Each month the resident prepares a presentation about complicated clinical case with differential diagnosis and theoretical background.

Examination

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Examination	-	-
50% score for theoretical knowledge in pulmonology and 50% score for the work with the patient – investigation, diagnosis, treatment skills.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME

Part 1

Seminar

Modality	Location
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Topics

Lung tuberculosis, its differential diagnosis

Seminar

Modality	Location
-	-

Topics

Chronic obstructive lung disease

Seminar

Modality	Location
-	-

Topics

Interstitial lung diseases, differential diagnosis

Seminar

Modality	Location
-	-

Topics

Development of respiratory system, anatomically-physiological specificities in different ages

Seminar

Modality	Location
-	-

Topics

Pneumonia: etiology, pathogenesis, clinic, diagnostics, differential diagnosis, therapy

Seminar

Modality	Location
-	-

Topics

Malignant lung disease, its differential diagnosis

Total ECTS (Creditpoints):

10.00

Number of Residency Seminars:

Length (weeks):

Final Examination:

Residency exam (Theory and practice)

Bibliography

Required Reading

Allergic Respiratory Diseases: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment. by Kim Geller (Editor). Hayle Medical. June 14, 2019. 222p.

Infections and Asthma, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America (Volume 39-3) (The Clinics: Internal Medicine, Volume 39-3) Hardcover – 23 July 2019. by Mitchell Grayson (Author). Elsevier; 1st ed.

Pediatric Immunology and Allergy, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America (Volume 67-1) (The Clinics: Internal Medicine, Volume 67-1). Hardcover – 10 Sept. 2019. by Elizabeth Secord MD (Editor)‎. Elsevier, 240p.

Gosselik R., Stam H. Lung Function Testing. ERS Monography. 2005. 641 p.

Bush A., et al. Cystic Fibrosis in the 21st Century. Karger. 2006. 794 p.

Bronchial Asthma: A Guide for Practical Understanding and treatment. Humana Press Springer, 2006. 841p.

Fanta C. H., et al. The Asthma Educator’s Handbook. The McGraw-Hill Comp., Inc. 2007. 398 p.

Taussig L. M., et al. ”Pediatric Respiratory Medicine”. 2nd ed., Mosby Elsevier. 2008. 467 p.

Additional Reading

Taivāns I. “Plaušu funkcionālā diagnostika”. “SIA Mc Ābols”, 1997. 276lpp.

Lozovska Vernera redakcijā. Praktiskā alergoloģija. LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2009. 623 lpp.

Chernick V., et al. Kendig’s disoders of the Respiratory Tract in Children. 7th ed. Elsevier, 2006. 421 p.