Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Otorhinolaryngology
Course Code
RNM_044
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine
ECTS
7.00
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
Provide an opportunity to acquire a thorough theoretical knowledge of the emergencies in otorhinolaryngology, their diagnosis and treatment, as well as provide an opportunity to acquire practical skills so that doctors undergoing this course would be able to provide emergency care in simpler cases in the pre-hospita and in the hospital casualty department without attracting specialist.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.• Recognize and describe the nose, larynx, ear and throat diseases and injuries and their clinical manifestations, symptoms and syndromes.
Skills
1.• Stop nosebleeds. • Remove foreign bodies from the nose, throat and ear. • Performe an urgent Coniotomy. • Assist in Performing a Tracheostomy.
Competences
1.Evaluate and provide emergency medical assistance and decide on indications for attracting a specialist.
Assessment
Individual work
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In-depth research of seminar topics and preparation of presentations for each seminar.
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Examination
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Examination of theoretical knowledge and practical skills at the end of the study course 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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Topics
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Diseases of the nose, sinuses:
Nasal functions Nasal furuncles Injuries of the nose and paranasal sinuses Acute rhinitis and its complications acute and chronic sinusitis, intracranial and intraorbital complications. Foreign bodies in ENT organs. Early signs of oncological diseases in the ENT
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Seminar
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Throat and its diseases. Acute pharyngitis. Acute tonsillitis. Paratonsillitis. Foreign bodies in ENT organs. Early signs of oncological diseases in the ENT.
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Seminar
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Larynx and its diseases: acute laryngitis, laryngeal stenosis, tracheostomy Foreign bodies in ENT organs. Early signs of oncological diseases in the ENT.
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Seminar
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Ear and its diseases: Inflammation of the external ear, Acute inflammation of the middle ear, Chronic exacerbations of inflammation of the middle ear, their complications, Acute disorders of the inner ear, Otogenic facial nerve damage Foreign bodies in ENT organs. Early signs of oncological diseases in the ENT.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
7.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
4
Length (weeks):
5
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Wyatt J.P. et al. Oxford handbook of emergency medicine. Oxford University Press, 2020.