Course: Internal Medicine I.

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Course title Internal Medicine I.
Course code KKO/P3VLS
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)
  • Sychra Marek, MUDr.
  • Pospíchal Jan, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kvasnička Jiří, prof. MUDr. CSc.
  • Černohorská Iveta, Mgr. Ph.D.
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. Venous thrombosis and embolism. Carditis and cardiomyopathy. Valve defects.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Skills training
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquire basic knowledge in the field of cardiology and pneumology and to become acquainted with fundamentals of symptomatology, diagnostics, treatment, and nursing issues in the care of patients with diseases of the heart, the blood vessels, and the respiratory system.
Students will be able to evaluate the current clinical status of patients with diseases of the circulatory and respiratory systems. Students will be familiar with the standard diagnostic procedures and investigative methods. Students will learn to plan individual nursing care in individual diseases of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. Students will become familiar with targeted patient and family education concerning individual clinical conditions.
Prerequisites
unspecified
KKO/P2INP

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance assessment, Didactic test

Completion of compulsory 50% attendance at the lectures. Completion of compulsory 80% attendance at the practicum sessions and seminars. Completing assigned written work. Successful completion of a written test.
Recommended literature
  • Klener, P. a kol. Vnitřní lékařství. Praha: Galén, 2006. ISBN 978-80-7262-430-0.
  • KOLÁŘ, J., et al. Kardiologie pro sestry intenzivní péče. Praha: Galén, 2009.
  • Šafránková, Alena. Interní ošetřovatelství I. Praha: Grada, 2006. ISBN 80-247-1148-6.


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 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): General nurse (2014) Category: Health service 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter