Selected Speciality - Cardiology 1655-Lek6SP6-J

1. Total student`s workload connected with assistant participation: - participation in classes – 180 hours - participation in seminars – 0 hours - consultations – 10 hours - exam – 2 hours Student`s workload connected with necessity of assistant participation – 192 hours (7,68 ECTS points) 2. Time allocated to student`s alone work: - participation in classes – 180 hours - participation in seminars – 0 hours - consultations – 10 hours - preparation to classes – 90 hours - preparation to the exam – 18 hours - exam – 2 hour Total working time needed to reach the education goals – 300 hours (12 ECTS points).

W01 – student knows and understands environmental and epidemiological determinants of the most common diseases of cardio-vascular system (E.W1) W02 – student knows causes, symptoms, complications, and principles of diagnosis and treatment of the most common cardiovascular diseases in adults including: ischaemic heart disease, heart defects, diseases of the myocardium, pericardium and endocardium, heart failure (acute and chronic), arterial and vascular diseases, primary and secondary arterial hypertension, pulmonary hypertension (E.W7) W03 – student knows an indication to monitoring therapy (F.W6)

U01 – student performs a full and targeted physical examination of an adult patient (EK_U3) U02 – students explains the anatomical basis of physical examination (A.U3) U03 – student collects samples for laboratory testing (E.U28) U04 - student interprets laboratory test results and identify the causes of deviations from the norm (E.U24) U05 – student correlates images of tissue and organ damage with the clinical symptoms of disease, medical history and results of laboratory determinations (C. U11) U06– student can evaluate a patient’s general condition and level of consciousness and awareness and life threatening conditions like ventricular fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, bradyarrhytmia, cardiogenic shock (E.U7, E.U14) U07: student can perform basic medical procedures, including: 1) taking temperature (core and peripheral) and pulse, non-invasive pressure measurement, 2) monitoring vital signs using a cardiac monitor, pulse oximeter, 3) standard resting electrocardiogram with interpretation, electrical cardioversion, defibrillation (E.U29) U08 – student correlates images of tissue and organ damage with the clinical symptoms of disease, medical history and results of laboratory determinations student (C.U11) U9 – student can perform a differential diagnosis of the most common diseases in adults (E.U12) U10 – student can select drugs and their appropriate doses in order to correct pathological changes in the organism and in individual organ (C. U14) U11 – student can plan specialist consultations (E.U32) U12 – student can manage the medical records of a patient (E.U38) U13 – student provides assistance in performing the following medical procedures: a)pleural drainage, b) pericardiocentesis (E.U30) U14 – student plans diagnostic, treatment and prophylactic procedures (E.U16) U15 – student respects patient`s rights (D.U15)

K01: awareness of own limitations and ability to pursue continuing education (K.K1) K02 - ability to observe medical confidentiality and other patient rights (including the right to information, intimacy, informed decision, dignified dying)(K.K6) K03 - ability to cooperate with representatives of other healthcare professions (K.K7) K04 - habit of and skills related to pursuing continuing (K.K8) K05 - awareness of own limitations and ability to pursue continuing education (K.K1) K06 - ability to work under uncertainty and stress (K.K2) K07 - ability to establish and maintain close and respectful relationships with patients (K.K3) K08 - ability to consider patients’ well-being as a priority (K.K4) K09 - respect to patients and understanding of worldview and cultural differences (K.K5)

Classes: - practical exercise - analysis of medical cases - practical classes in Medical Simulations Center (3 hours) - participation in procedures at the Invasive Cardiology Laboratory, Electrophysiology Laboratory and Echocardiography Laboratory

Knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology of cardiovascular system (completion of subjects - Anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system and Pathology of the cardiovascular system). Physical examination of adult patient. Basic knowledge of laboratory tests used in cardiovascular diseases. Basic knowledge of ECG interpretation. Basic knowledge of medications used in cardiovascular diseases treatment.

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