VLIA081 Clinical Imunology and Alergology

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
3/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Tomáš Freiberger, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Jiří Litzman, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Jindřich Lokaj, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Vojtěch Thon, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Miroslava Bučková (assistant)
Supervisor
prof. MUDr. Jiří Litzman, CSc.
Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology - Institutions shared with St. Anne's Faculty Hospital - Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: prof. MUDr. Jiří Litzman, CSc.
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology - Institutions shared with St. Anne's Faculty Hospital - Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Mon 4. 3. to Fri 31. 5. Tue 15:00–16:40 N02011
Prerequisites
VLIM051p immunology-lecture && VSPF0622c Pathophys. II - pract. train. && VSPA0622c Pathology - practice
Passed examination in Immunology (3rd year)
Course Enrollment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
Fields of study the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to get students acquainted with the most frequent immunopathological diseases, their patophysiology, clinical symptoms and signs, diagnosis and treatment. The diseases caused by the deficiency of the immune system, autoimmunity, and immunological hypersensitivity are predominantly discussed. Various aspects of laboratory diagnosis of immunopathological diseases and interpretation of the laboratory tests are included in the lectures as well. The lectures broaden the knowledge obtained during the subject „ immunology“ and prepares the students for the study of specialized clinical subjects dealing with various immunopathological diseases. At the end of the course student should be able to understand and explain basic syptomatology of the most important immunopathological diseases and interpret tests used for their diagnostics.
Syllabus
  • Laboratory tests in clinical immunology, indications, limitations.
  • Primary and secondary immune deficiencies. Frequent infections in infancy and childhood. Frequent infections in adults. HIV disease.
  • Immune tolerance.Systemic autoimmune diseases.
  • Organ-specific autoimmune diseases.
  • Immunocomplex diseases. Vasculitic diseases.
  • Patophysiology of atopic diseases. Treatment of atopic diseases.
  • Allergy of the respiratory tract.Food allergy. Drug intolerance.
  • Organ transplantation.
  • Treatment of immunopathological diseases.
Literature
  • Fučíková T: Klinická imunologie v praxi, Galén, 1997
  • Fučíková T. a spol: Základy klinické imunologie. RDI Press, 1994
  • Litzman J, Kuklínek P., Rybníček O.: Alergologie a klinická imunologie, IDVPZ Brno, 2001
Teaching methods
The subject is given in a form of lectures.
Assessment methods
To get the colloquium-credit a witten test composed of 30 multiple-choice question must be passed. A correct answer to at least 25 quetions is required.
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2014.
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