Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Infectious Diseases
Course Code
RNA_019
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Infectious diseases
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Sarmīte Skaida
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Narcologist
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Sarmīte Skaida
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To ensure the acquisition and improvement of theoretical knowledge and practical skills in infectious diseases, according to the requirements of the narcology specialty.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.• To recognize the peculiarities of the manifestations of infectious diseases in drug users • Describe the specific prevention of blood-borne infectious diseases • Recognize and differentiate the clinical manifestations of alcohol-induced liver toxic damage • Know the basic principles of hepatitis C treatment • Formulate the basic principles of prescribing ARV therapy • Explain the interaction of ARV therapy with long-term pharmacotherapy medications.
Skills
1.• Recognize and prescribe screening examinations for the specific laboratory diagnosis of blood-borne infectious diseases • Recognize the clinical picture of viral hepatitis and know the diagnostic methods • Outline and provide emergency aid for toxic liver damage • Explain health disorders and possible assistance measures to the patient in an understandable way. • Recognize and classify the clinical symptoms of blood-borne infections and sequentially reflect them in the medical documentation.
Competences
1.• Organize consultative support in the care of drug users with HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C • Know the specific preventive measures, diagnostic criteria and basic principles of treatment of blood-borne infectious diseases • Manage and organize consultations, further care in specialized institutions • Be aware of the limits of your professional competence.
Assessment
Individual work
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Individual work |
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-
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To conduct an in-depth study of the clinical manifestation of alcohol-induced hepatic encephalopathy.
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Examination
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Examination |
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-
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2.
Examination |
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-
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A body of knowledge that allows diagnosing disorders and prescribing appropriate therapy.
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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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Specialized room
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Topics
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Medical, Socio-Economic and Ethical Aspects of HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS patient care.
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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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Acute viral hepatitis. Toxic hepatitis. Diagnostics, differential diagnosis.
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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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Viral hepatitis C. Clinic, principles of therapy.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
3
Length (weeks):
4
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Racionālas farmakoterapijas rekomendācijas no valsts budžeta līdzekļiem apmaksātai antiretrovirālai terapijai HIV/AIDS infekcijas ārstēšanai. Veselības ekonomikas centrs, 2009
2.
Anatolijs Danilāns. Hroniskas aknu slimības. 1. grāmata, 2009.
3.
Anita Brila. Infekcijas slimību epidemioloģija, 2009.
4.
Ludmila Vīksna. Vīrushepatīts C: norise, ārstēšana, prognoze, profilakse, 2003.
5.
Hajira Basit; Isha Tyagi; Janak Koirala. Hepatitis C. National Library of Medicine, 2022
6.
Niraj J. Shah; Amor Royer; Savio John. Alcoholic Hepatiti. National Library of Medicine, 2022
7.
Semināru un praktisko nodarbību materiāli
Additional Reading
1.
Narkoloģija. A.Stirnas redakcijā, 2008
Other Information Sources
1.
www.spkc.lv