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Study Course Description
Course on Pathogenesis of Most Common Diseases for Students of Nursing Studies
Course Code
PAK_051
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Medicine; Nursing Science
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Ilze Štrumfa
Structure Unit Manager
Ilze Štrumfa
Structural Unit
Department of Pathology
Contacts
Department of Pathology, 9A Kuldigas Street, Riga, LV-1007, Latvia; pak@rsu.lv, +371 67815096
About Study Course
Objective
To provide studies in pathology, including morphological and functional manifestations of diseases, their pathogenesis. This aspect of the programme should provide theoretical grounds for the mastering of clinical and speciality-related courses creating a comprehensively educated professional. The pathology programme should include, in an integrated way, the progress of local and general pathological processes by developing a uniform idea of the morphological and functional components of disease pathogenesis in the student.
Preliminary Knowledge
Anatomy, histology, medical English, human physiology, cell biology, biochemistry.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.As a result of mastering a study course, the student will know and will be able to explain in a reasoned way the nature of individual diseases and general pathological processes; pathogenesis and its manifestations in clinical developments, imaging and laboratory examinations; causes and risk factors; potential complications and sequelae, as well as outcomes, to the extent permitted by the level of the study course.
Skills
1.To the extent permitted by the volume of the study course, the student will learn, through clinical tasks, to identify the most common pathologies, reasoned evaluation of the pathogenesis of the diseases referred to in the thematic plan of the course, associate it with clinical manifestations of diseases and diagnostic grounds, and to act practically organising the necessary laboratory examinations, interpreting and critically analysing their results in relation to the total picture of the disease.
Competences
1.Using the obtained knowledge, the student will develop competences in work with information and medical examination data.
Assessment
Individual work
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Learning of the study material in accordance with the topics specified in e-studies and posted lecture materials (course PAK_051) (for example, PowerPoint presentation on the respective topic of 50 – 100 slides), which the student should read and learn.
In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
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Examination
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During the study course, the lecturers conduct a knowledge test with the help of a colloquium (multiple-choice test). The final grade is formed cumulatively by calculating the average arithmetic grade from 2 (number) of successfully passed colloquium grades. Retaking of unsuccessfully passed colloquiums takes place in accordance with RSU Study Regulations I. A written or electronic exam in the form of a multiple-choice test is organized only in cases where taking the exam is determined as a requirement for equalization (crediting) of the course.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Concept of a disease as a process, aetiology, pathogenesis, complications, sequelae, outcomes
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Topics
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Inflammation
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Topics
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Concept of benign and malignant tumours, their classification. Most common tumours in society: breast cancer and its differential diagnostics, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, melanoma
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Auditorium
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Insight into endocrine pathology: diabetes mellitus, its acute and late complications
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Auditorium
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Insight into aetiology and pathogenesis of most common cardiovascular diseases: atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease (incl. concept of angina pectoris and myocardial infarction), arterial hypertension. Concept of heart failure
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Pathologies caused by environmental conditions
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Concept of a disease as a process, aetiology, pathogenesis, complications, sequelae, outcomes
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Modality
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Location
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Auditorium
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Insight in pathology of the hematopoietic system. Anaemia, leucocytosis, leukopenia, coagulation disorders
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Auditorium
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Peripheral circulation disorders: nature, pathogenesis, terminology. Concept of oedema, obstruction, thrombosis, embolism, infarction
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Lecture
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Location
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Inflammation
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Insight in pathology of the hematopoietic system. Anaemia, leucocytosis, leukopenia, coagulation disorders
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Concept of benign and malignant tumours, their classification. Most common tumours in society: breast cancer and its differential diagnostics, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, melanoma
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Class/Seminar
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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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Colloquium
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Insight into lung pathology: pneumonia, bronchitis, bronchial asthma. Concept of respiratory failure
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Colloquium
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Peripheral circulation disorders: nature, pathogenesis, terminology. Concept of oedema, obstruction, thrombosis, embolism, infarction
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
RSU e-studijas, PAK_051.
2.
Schneider, Arthur S. Pathology / Arthur S. Schneider, Philip A. Szanto ; with special contributions by Anne M. Mills, Sandra I. Kim, Todd A. Swanson. 5th edition, international edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014. xiv, 454
3.
Ārvalstu studentiem/ For international students:
4.
Schneider, Arthur S. Pathology / Arthur S. Schneider, Philip A. Szanto ; with special contributions by Anne M. Mills, Sandra I. Kim, Todd A. Swanson. 5th edition, international edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014. xiv, 454
5.
Underwood's pathology: a clinical approach / edited by Simon S. Cross; illustrations and chapter icons by Robert Britton. 6th edition. Edinburgh [etc.]: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2019. xviii, 769
Additional Reading
1.
American Academy of Pediatrics. Immunization Strategies and Practices. Ebook Central, 2018
2.
Ervin, Naomi E. Advanced Public and Community Health Nursing Practice: Population Assessment, Program Planning and Evaluation. 2018
3.
Sines, David. Community and Public Health Nursing. 2013