Course: Internal Medicine I

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Course title Internal Medicine I
Course code KKO/K3VLS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
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)
  • Vojtíšek Petr, MUDr. CSc.
  • Myšíková Eliška, Mgr.
Course content
Examination methods in cardiology. Fundamental symptomatology in cardiology. Heart failure. Ectopic arrhythmias. Arrhythmias due to conduction disorders. Syncope. Acute coronary syndromes. Chronic ischemic heart disease. Arterial hypertension.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquire basic knowledge in the field of cardiology and pneumology.
The student acquires basic knowledge of principles of care in the cardiology and pneumology subspecialties and acquires an ability to evaluate an EKG and to recognize serious arrhythmias. He/she understands the roles and significance of nursing care in the care of patients with these diseases. He/she is able to practically apply gained knowledge. He/she is able to identify and assess individual needs, to plan, to implement, and to evaluate nursing care in the area of cardiology and pneumology.
Prerequisites
unspecified
KKO/K2INP

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance assessment, Didactic test

Completion of compulsory 80% attendance at the practicum sessions. Successful completion of a written test or oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • Bulava, A. Kardiologie pro nelékařské zdravotnické obory. Praha: Grada, 2017. ISBN 978-80-271-0468-0.
  • KOLÁŘ, J., et al. Kardiologie pro sestry intenzivní péče. Praha: Galén, 2009.
  • Navrátil, Leoš. Vnitřní lékařství pro nelékařské zdravotnické obory. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2017. ISBN 978-80-271-0210-5.
  • Vojáček, Jan. Akutní kardiologie do kapsy . Praha: Mladá fronta, 2020. ISBN 978-80-204-5576-5.


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