Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Intensive Care
Course Code
RPN_039
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine
ECTS
8.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Dace Žentiņa
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Pneumonologist
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Dace Žentiņa
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To acquire and develop theoretical knowledge and practical skills in intensive care.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.At the end of the intensive care study course, the medical resident is well acquainted with the causes of life-threatening situations caused by thoracic diseases, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, emergency algorithms, monitoring of the dynamics.
Skills
1.Know how to act appropriately in emergency situations - monitor vital signs, use diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms, use aids to maintain vital signs (defibrillation, inotropic stimulation, artificial ventilation, haemodialysis, etc.).
Competences
1.Using the acquired knowledge and skills, the medical resident will be able to formulate a diagnosis, perform differential diagnosis, interpret the examination data, develop a structural treatment and rehabilitation plan, logically formulate and explain the goals of treatment, evaluate its effectiveness and side effects.
Assessment
Individual work
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The resident independently familiarises themselves with the latest literature data, research results, and constantly prepares presentations for theoretical seminars.
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Examination
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Assessment of practical skills and theoretical knowledge - oral examination on what was learned in the cycle.
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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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Respiratory failure
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Principles of oxygen therapy. Assessment before anaesthesia and surgical manipulation
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Inhalation lung injury, traumatic lung injury
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome
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Invasive artificial pulmonary ventilation
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Non-invasive pulmonary ventilation
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
8.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
7
Length (weeks):
6
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Murray & Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 7th Edition, 2022 by Elsevier
2.
ERS practical Handbook of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. Edited by Leo Heunks and Marcus J. Schultz. Book | Published in 2019, DOI: 10.1183/9781849841221.eph01
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Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 9th Edition, 2018
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Pulmonary Emergencies. Edited by Leo Heunks, Alexandre Demoule and Wolfram Windisch. Book | Published in 2016, DOI: 10.1183/2312508X.erm7416