Course: Propaedeutic of the internal medicine

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Course title Propaedeutic of the internal medicine
Course code KKO/K2INP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Škvrňáková Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Vojtíšek Petr, MUDr. CSc.
Course content
Health and illness, case history. Subjective and objective symptoms. Fundamentals of physical examination. Examination methods, radiodiagnostics, ultrasound examinations, radionuclide examination methods, electrographic methods, endoscopic examination methods. Functional examination of the heart and lungs, the digestive system, and the kidneys, endocrinological examination.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to master basic clinical terminology from the field of internal medicine and examination methods.
The student knows basic clinical terms and the most common clinical symptoms and examination methods. He/she will be able to prepare and educate the patient before an examination and to care for him/her after an examination. The student uses knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and nursing.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination

Completion of compulsory 80% attendance at the practicum sessions and seminars. Successful completion of a written test.
Recommended literature
  • Blaha, M. Vnitřní lékařství I. 1. vyd. Brno : IDVPZ, 1997, 269 s. (s. 27-51).
  • Dítě, P. Endoskopické, funkční a morfologické vyšetření v gastroenterologii. 1. vyd. Brno : IDVPZ, 1994, 146 s. (s. 45-79).
  • Fučík, M. a kol. Interní propedeutika. Praha : Avicenum, 1988, 332 s. (s.13-28, 67-73, 136-137.
  • Herdman, H. T. NANDA International - Ošetřovatelské diagnózy 2009 - 2011. Praha : Grada, 2009. ISBN 978-80-247-3423-1.
  • Chudáček, Z. Radiodiagnostika I. 1. vyd. Brno : IDV PZ, 1995, 293 s. (s. 9-13, 264-289).
  • Kubešová, H. Komplikace vnitřních chorob. Brno : IDVPZ, 2000, 186 s.
  • Válek, V. Moderní diagnostické metody, I. díl. Brno : IDV PZ, 1996, 67 s.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): General Nurse (2013) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): General Nurse (2014) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer