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Course: Medical propedeutics

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Course title Medical propedeutics
Course code KAZ/PCMP@
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Cichá Martina, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Ludíková Barbora, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Heiderová Hana, PhDr. PhD.
Course content
- Content and fundamental division of the fields of study, interdisciplinary relationships. - Classification of defects, clinical picture, therapy, prognosis, and prevention of the most frequent diseases in each field of study. - Introduction to orthopedics, orthopedic examination. - Structure and function of the locomotor system. - Basic characteristics: inflammatory and oncologic diseases of the muscular system, defects, and diseases of the upper and lower limbs, including the problematics of a poor posture. - Defects of the muscular system - Introduction to neurology, neurologic examination, and the main neurologic syndromes. - Basic characteristics: diseases of peripheral nerves, seizure disorders, neuromuscular junction diseases, traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, vascular, infectious diseases of the nervous system. - Introduction to psychiatry - diagnosis, therapy, and prevention. - Cognitive processes, consciousness, thinking, intellect, emotions, instincts, will and actions, personality, and characteristics of its diseases. - Introduction to ORL - diagnosis, therapy, and prevention. - Congenital and acquired disorders of the hearing, voice, and speech. - Introduction to ophthalmology - diagnosis, therapy, and prevention. - Basic characteristics of particular diseases - tumors and inflammations. - Introduction to genetics - Non-professional first aid - Child development.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 24 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 20 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 4 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The objective of this course is to offer students an insight into the medical fields of orthopedics, neurology, psychiatry, genetics, ORL, ophthalmology, from propaedeutical point of view. Besides, the course emphasizes the necessity to be familiar with the knowledge of human development and first aid. Student is presented with the knowledge of these fields of study in order to supply their needs as a future graduate.
A student can describe the orthopedic examination, knows the function and structure of the locomotor system. The Student can define the basic characteristics of muscular system diseases, including the classification of the defects. The student knows the neurologic examinations and the main neurologic syndromes. The Student can describe the basic characteristics of peripheral nerve diseases, seizure disorders, and vascular/inflammatory diseases of the nervous system. The student is well informed in the sphere of psychiatric diseases with specialization in cognitive processes, their diagnosis, therapy, and prevention. Student can demonstrate knowledge in ORL, ophthalmology with specialization in congenital and acquired disorders of the hearing, voice, and speech. The student knows the basics of genetics. The student knows the particular child's developmental stages and their basic characteristic.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student performance, Seminar Work

Presence in consultations is compulsory. A student elaborates a final paper concerning the given topic (from a particular field of study), which he/she submits at least one week before the credit week. The control and the evaluation are the necessary conditions for obtaining the credit and ensures access to the exam. The form of the exam is a written test where 75% is the minimum in order to pass.
Recommended literature
  • ALLAN ROPPER, MARTIN SAMUELS, JOSHUA KLEIN. Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology McGraw-Hill Professional( 10th edition) 2014, ISBN-13: 978-0071794794..
  • ANIA CAROLINA MUNTAU. Pediatrie. Grada 2014, ISBN: 978-80-247-4588-6..
  • BARBORA LUDÍKOVÁ. Propedeutické lékařské disciplíny 1 - základy neurologie a ortopedie pro speciální pedagogy, Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci 2014, ISBN 978-80-244-3729-3..
  • BARBORA LUDÍKOVÁ. Propedeutické lékařské disciplíny 2 - základy psychiatrie, otorhinolaryngologie a oftalmologie pro speciální pedagogy, Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci 2014 ISBN 978-80-244-3728-6..
  • DAN LONGO, ANTHONY FAUCI, DENNIS KASPER, STEPHEN HAUSER, J. JAMESON, JOSEPH LOSCALZO Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, McGraw-Hill Professional, (18th edition ) 2011, ISBN-13: 978-0071748896..
  • DONALD W. BLACK, NANCY C. ANDREASEN. Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry,American Psychiatric Publishing (6th edition) 2014ISBN-13: 978-1585624706..
  • HARRY SKINNER. Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Orthopedics,McGraw-Hill Professional(5th edition) 2013, ISBN-13: 978-0071590754..
  • JAN LEBL, JAN JANDA, PETR POHUNEK, JAN STARÝ. a kol. Klinická pediatrie, Galén 2012, ISBN: 978-80-7262-772-1..
  • JÁN PRAŠKO, Obecná psychiatrie, Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci 2010, ISBN: 978-80-244-2570-2..
  • JARA HORNOVÁ. Oční propedeutika, Grada 2011, ISBN: 978-80-247-4087-4..
  • JAROMÍR ASTL. Otorinolaryngologie a chirurgie hlavy a krku, Karolinum 2012, ISBN: 978-80-246-2053-4..
  • JIŘÍ GALLO a kol. Ortopedie pro studenty lékařských a zdravotnických fakult, Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci 2011,ISBN:978-80-244-2486-6..
  • JOHN F SARWARK. Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care , Amer Academy of Orthopaedic ( 4th Revised edition) 2010, ISBN-13:978-0892035793..
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  • JOSEPH ALTON, AMY ALTON.The Survival Medicine Handbook: A Guide for When Help is Not on the Way, Doom and Bloom 2013, ISBN-13: 978-0988872530..
  • KAREL DUŠEK, ALENA VEČEŘOVÁ- PROCHÁZKOVÁ, Diagnostika a terapie duševních poruch, Grada 2010, ISBN: 978-80-247-1620-6..
  • Karen MARCDANTE, ROBERT M. KLIEEGMAN. Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics (7th Edition), Saunders 2014, ISBN-13: 978-1455759804..
  • KELNAROVÁ JARMILA, TOUFAROVÁ JANA, ČÍKOVÁ ZUZANA,MATĚJKOVÁ EVA,VÁŇOVÁ JANA. První pomoc II, Grada 2013, ISBN: 978-80-247-4200-7..
  • KELNAROVÁ JARMILA, TOUFAROVÁ JANA, VÁŇOVÁ JANA, ČÍKOVÁ ZUZANA. První pomoc I, Grada 2012, ISBN: 978-80-247-4199-4..
  • NAZIA MUNIR, RAY CLARKE. Ear, Nose and Throat at a Glance, Wiley-Blackwell (1st edition) 2013, ISBN-13: 978-1444330878..
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  • OLGA DLOUHÁ, LIBOR ČERNÝ. Foniatrie, Karolinum 2012, ISBN: 978-80-246-2048-0..
  • PETR HERELE, ZDENĚK MAZAL. Oftalmologie pro všeobecné praktické lékaře, Raabe 2011, ISBN: 978-80-86307-89-3..
  • PETR HERLE, IVANAN MULLER. Ortopedie, Raabe 2010, ISBN: 978-80-86307-92-3..
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  • WILLIAM B. TRATTLER, PETER K. KAISER , NEIL J. FRIEDMAN. Review of Ophthalmology, Saunders ( 2nd edition) 2012,ISBN-13: 978-1437727036..
  • WILLIAM J. WEINER , CHRISTOPHER G. GOETZ, ROBERT K. SHIN. Neurology for the Non-Neurologist LWW(6th edition) 2010,ISBN-13: 978-1605472393..
  • ZDENĚK AMBER, JOSEF BEDNAŘÍK, EVŽEN RUŽIČKA. Klinická neurologie,Triton 2012, ISBN: 978-80-7387-389-9..
  • ZDENĚK AMBER. Základy neurologie- sedmé vydání, Galén 2011, ISBN: 978-80-7262-707-3..
  • ZDENĚK KADAŇKA. Učebnice speciální neurologie,nakladatelství MU Brno, ISBN-13: 978-80-210-5320-5..


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Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 22.01.2025 00:00. Data created for academic year 2024/2025