Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Nephrology, Kidney Replacement Therapy
Course Code
RTL_006
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Surgery
ECTS
4.05
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Jānis Jušinskis
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Transplantologist
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Jānis Jušinskis
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To ensure the acquisition of theoretical knowledge and practical skills that would correspond to the necessary knowledge about the causes of kidney failure, indications and the selection and preparation of patients for kidney transplantation in order to prepare the doctor for certification in the specialty of transplantology, in accordance with the regulatory documents of the Republic of Latvia.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Principles of patient preparation for kidney replacement therapy, indications, principles of patient management during renal replacement therapy, preparation for kidney transplantation.
Skills
1.Determination of indications for renal replacement therapy and timely provision of vascular access and/or peritoneal dialysis catheter, selection of patients for kidney transplantation.
Competences
1.Diagnosis of kidney failure, initiation of renal replacement therapy, patient preparation and inclusion on the waiting list for kidney transplantation.
Assessment
Individual work
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1.
Individual work |
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Diagnosis and management of chronic renal failure. Preparation of patients for hemo- and peritoneal dialysis. Creation of vascular access for hemodialysis, introduction of peritoneal dialysis catheters. Initiation of hemodialysis therapy. Acute renal failure. Acute water-electrolyte balance disorders. Renal puncture biopsy.
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Examination
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Grade
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1.
Examination |
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2.
Examination |
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Mastering the manipulations is not intended.
At the end of the cycle, the teacher evaluates the practical skills in a 10-point system, recording it in the resident's book.
The test of theoretical knowledge is conducted in writing and is graded in a 10-point system.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Diagnosis of kidney diseases, acute and chronic kidney failure - causes, diagnosis, treatment options. Preparation of patients for RRT. RRT types, technique, quality control.
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Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Kidney transplantation: selection of recipients, preparation. Preparation of the recipient for kidney transplantation and anesthesia with different types of RRT.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
4.05
Number of Residency Seminars:
2
Length (weeks):
4
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Rekomendācijas nieru transplantācijā. (autoru kolektīvs, R.Rozentāla vad.). Medicīnas Apgāds, Rīga, 2015.
2.
Textbook of organ transplantation, vol 1, 2. (edit. Allan D. Kirk). Willey Blackwell, Oxford, 2014.
3.
Gabriel M.Danovich. Handbook of Kidney Transplantation. 6th Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2017.
4.
Nieru transplantācija (red. R.Rozentāls, I.Folkmane). Nacionālais Apgāds, Rīga, 2008.
Additional Reading
1.
Dialysis Access. A multidisciplinary approach. (edit. Richard J. Gray, Jeffrey J. Sands). Lippincott Williams & Wiulkins, Philadelphia, 2002.
2.
Hemodialysis vascular access: practice and problems. (edit. Peter J.Conlon, Steve J Schwab, Michael L. Nicholson). Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2000.
3.
Guide to the quality and safety of organs for transplantation. 7th Edition. EDQM, Strasbourg, 2018.
Other Information Sources
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Periodika: Transplant International, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Transplantation Proceedings, Transplantation, JAMA, Lancet, NEJM, Transplant Newsletter, American Journal of Transplantation, cita transplantoloģijas periodika