Course: Paediatrics

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Course title Paediatrics
Course code DET/VC014
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise + Practice
Level of course Master
Year of study 5
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
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
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Ludíková Barbora, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Pospíšilová Dagmar, prof. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Mihál Vladimír, prof. MUDr. CSc.
  • Zápalka Martin, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Smolka Vratislav, MUDr.
  • Kopřiva František, prof. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Bouchalová Kateřina, prof. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Flögelová Hana, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Hálek Jan, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Klásková Eva, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Zapletalová Jiřina, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Volejníková Jana, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Foltenová Hana, MUDr.
  • Moškořová Veronika, MUDr.
  • Karásková Eva, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
History taking in pediatrics. Physical exam in pediatrics.Growth and development. Prevention. Newborn. Paediatric oncology. Childhood leukaemias. Essentials of paediatric cardiology. Fever of unknown origin Severe bacterial infection. Sepsis, septic shock. Chronic respiratory disorders, cystic fibrosis. Asthma. Immune system in children. Immunodeficiency. Essentials of paediatric rheumatology. Anaemias in children. CNS infections. Headache. Bleeding child. Diabetes mellitus. Thyroid gland diseases. The endocrine system. Growth retardation. Disorders of pubertal development. Congenital kidney anomalies, urinary tract infection, Glomerulonephritis. Essentials of paediatric gastroenterology. Inflammatory bowel diseases. Malabsorbtion. Severe acute inflammatory upper airway obstruction. Persistent and recurrent cough. Evidence-Based Medicine / Practice in Paediatrics - searchiring for evidence. Case reports. Resuscitation. Management of suspected anaphylaxis and recognititon of symptoms on simulator.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
Acquisition of basic theoretical knowledge and practical skills through assessing all components of children's development in the individual age groups, the ability to recognize common childhood diseases in accordance with the principles of evidence-based medicine (EBM).
After finishing the courses, students must be able to master the issue of health and illness of a human individual from birth to adulthood. They will be able to examine a child or an adolescent independently and expertly, to assess his/her development in all its components, to find eventual abnormalities. Within the scope of primary and secondary prevention they will master the procedures of preventive check-ups, the day-to-day functioning of the ward including the regime of night emergency. They will recognize a pathological finding when performing physical examination on the basis of which they should be able to indicate laboratory and other auxiliary examinations and interpret their results. They will master general principles as well as singularities of childhood pharmacotherapy, rehabilitation care and psychological support, also with regard to family, school and social environment. The rigorous state examination also involves assessment of a written presentation of a child patient examined by the student (case report) and the search of recent literary resources in accordance with the principles of EBM.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of anatomie.
FAR/VCA13 and MIK/VCA12

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Acquisition of basic theoretical knowledge and practical skills for evaluation of all components of childhood development in individual age categories.The ability to recognize common childhood diseases and interpretation of laboratory findings in accordance with evidence-based medicine (EBM) and knowledge of the principles of correct nutrition and complex care of the child. The understanding of pediatric clinical methods as a prerequisite for particular childhood diseases.
Recommended literature
  • Hrodek, O., Vavřinec, J. a kol. (2002). Pediatrie. Galén, Praha.
  • Lebl, J. a kol. (2013). Malá diferenciální diagnostika v pediatrii. Praha: Galén.
  • Lebl, J., Provazník, K., Hejcmanová, L. (2007). Preklinická pediatrie. Galén Praha.
  • Mihál, V. a kol. (2012). Vybrané kapitoly z pediatrie. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.
  • Šašinka, M., Šagát, T., Kovács, L. a kol. (2007). Pediatria 1 a 2. Herba.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2021) Category: Medical sciences 5 Recommended year of study:5, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2019) Category: Medical sciences 5 Recommended year of study:5, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): - (2021) Category: Medical sciences 5 Recommended year of study:5, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2018) Category: Medical sciences 5 Recommended year of study:5, Recommended semester: -