Main Study Course Information

Course Code

RNM_021

Branch of Science

Anatomy; Clinical medicine

ECTS

7.95

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 provide an opportunity to develop the theoretical knowlegde and practical skills in normal and pathological obstetrics, toacquire differential diagnosis and tactics in case of pregnancy complications, as well as to acquire the primary resuscitation of newborns, therefore the emergency medicine doctor is able to manage the labor and provide care of a newbord beyond the obstertics department.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.Students will be able to: • Describe the delivery process • Evaluate the pregnancy and postparum complications • Describe the newborn evaluation principles

Skills

1.Students will be able to: • Diagnose the pregnancy • Diagnose the emergency states during pregnancy, • To manage the labor, • To evaluate and resuscitate the newborn, • To diagnose and manage the postpartum complications in the hospital emergency department as well as prehospitally. 18. Clinical skills: No. Title Amount 1 Labor management, including using the training manikin 2 2 Vaginal examination of a pregnant women, women in labor 30 3 Primary evaluation of newborn, Apgare scale assessment 30 4 Manual ablation of placenta 2 5 Applying sutures on perineal rupture, epiziotomy, perineotomy, including on menikin 5

Competences

1.capability to diagnose and provide emergency assistance in complications of pregnancy, labor and postpartum pathology within prehospital and intrahospital emergency care; capability to manage the labor and provide the primary care of a newborn prior to obstetrician to overtake the care.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME

Part 1

Total ECTS (Creditpoints):

7.95

Number of Residency Seminars:

0

Length (weeks):

8

Final Examination:

Residency exam (Theory and practice)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

• D. Rezebergas red. “Dzemdniecība”, 2009. Nacionālais apgāds

2.

• Ed. by Vincenzo Berghella “Obstetric Evidence Based Guidelines”, 2007 Informa UK Ltd

3.

• Ed. by Vincenzo Berghella “Maternal-Fetal Evidence Based Guidelines”, 2007 Informa UK Ltd

4.

• M.L.Pernoll, R.C.Benson" Current obstetric and gynecologic diagnosis and treatment" atkārtoti izdevumi

5.

• J.A.Prichard et al "Williams obstetrics” atkārtoti izdevumi

6.

• G.Chamberlain "Obstetrics by ten teachers" atkārtoti izdevumi

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