Main Study Course Information

Course Code

RNM_029

Branch of Science

Anatomy; Clinical medicine

ECTS

10.05

Target Audience

Medicine

LQF

Level 8

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor

Aleksejs Višņakovs

Residency Speciality

Speciality

Emergency Medicine Doctor

Supervisor of Medical Speciality

Aleksejs Višņakovs

Contacts

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About Study Course

Objective

To ensure the opportunity to acquire in-depth knowledge in symptomatics, diagnostics, differential diagnosis of surgical emergency and treatment principles, methods and manipulations for emergency physician to be able to interpret clinical, laboratory and radiological findings, as well as to perform certain manipulations in the stage of casualty in the hospital.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.1. To describe symptoms of acute abdominal cavities, thoracic organ, genito-urinary system, cardiovascular, soft tissue diseases and to formulate the possible differential diagnosis. 2. To interpret laboratory and radiological examination findings of the above mentioned diseases, its meaning. 3. To formulate indications for surgeon consultation and emergency surgery.

Skills

1.1. To interpret symptoms and syndromes of emergency surgical pathology 2. To draw up examination plan 4. To initiate preparation of the patient for emergency surgery 5. To perform surgical treatment of wounds for out-patients in trauma center or in the casualty of the hospital. 6. To perform emergency punctures - pleural cavity puncture, ascites puncture.

Competences

1.Detection of surgical diseases, performance of emergency surgical manipulations and organisation of assistance for the patient with surgical pathology until the visit of surgeon or transportation of the patient to the surgeon.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME

Part 1

Total ECTS (Creditpoints):

10.05

Number of Residency Seminars:

0

Length (weeks):

8

Final Examination:

Residency exam (Theory and practice)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

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

2.

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

3.

• J.P. Wyatt et al.Oxford handbook of accident and emergency medicine, second edition, Oxford university press, 2005, 713 p., p.481-511

4.

• John J.Marini, Arthur P. Wheeler. Critical Care Medicine, third edition, Lippincott Williams&Wilkins, 2006, 664 p., p.579-624

5.

• 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.680-705

6.

• Gardovskis J. ”Ķirurģija”, 2001, 648 lpp.

Emergency Surgery in Adults II