BFPD051 Pediatrics

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Milena Burianová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Zdeněk Doležel, CSc. (lecturer)
MUDr. Eliška Hloušková (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Hana Hrstková, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Petr Jabandžiev, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Tomáš Jimramovský (lecturer)
MUDr. Jakub Pecl, MBA (lecturer)
MUDr. Magdalena Rohanová (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Ondřej Rybníček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Jana Šťastná, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Veronika Bradáčková (assistant)
Mgr. Leona Dunklerová (assistant)
Petra Pavliňáková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Hana Hrstková, CSc.
Department of Pediatrics – Institutions shared with the Faculty Hospital Brno (paediatric medicine) – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: prof. MUDr. Hana Hrstková, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Pediatrics – Institutions shared with the Faculty Hospital Brno (paediatric medicine) – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BFKF041p Clinical Physiology-l && BFOR041 Orthopaedics && BFVL0422 Internal Medicine, Rheumatol. && BFNE0422p Neurology, Neurophysiology II
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract

Pediatrics is a medical field focused on comprehensive health care for children and adolescents from birth to adulthood. The basic aspect of the field is its preventive focus. Emphasis is placed on the correct physical and psychological development of the child. The aim of the pediatrics lectures is to familiarize students with the issues of therapeutic and preventive care in the field, to gain basic knowledge about the most common childhood diseases and risk factors threatening the healthy development of children and adolescents.

Learning outcomes
The student has knowledge of the origin, course, treatment and prognosis of the most common childhood diseases. The student is able to define risk factors that threaten the healthy development of the child and adolescents.
Key topics
Age categories, growht and development during childhood. Physiology and pathology of newborns. Disorders of the psychomotoric development in early childhood. A child with a neurological disease. Diseases of respiratory and circulatory system. Diseases of blood with specific references to rehabilitation. Diseases of digestive systém. Inborn errors of metabolism. Endocrinology diseases. Nutrition during childhood. Diseases of the locomotor apparatus in children. Emotional and behavioural disorders.
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • BLÁHOVÁ, Květa; Filip FENCL and Jan LEBL. Pediatrická propedeutika. Třetí, přepracované a ro. Praha: Galén, 2019, 246 stran. ISBN 9788074924422. info
  • KLÍMA, Jiří. Pediatrie pro nelékařské zdravotnické obory. 1. vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2016, 327 stran. ISBN 9788024750149. info
  • VACUŠKOVÁ, Miluše. Vybrané kapitoly z ošetřovatelské péče v pediatrii. 1. vyd. Brno: Národní centrum ošetřovatelství a nelékařských zdravotnických oborů, 2009, 225 s. ISBN 9788070134917. info
  • FENDRYCHOVÁ, Jaroslava. Vybrané kapitoly z ošetřovatelské péče v pediatrii. Vyd. 1. Brno: Národní centrum ošetřovatelství a nelékařských zdravotnických oborů, 2009, 133 s. ISBN 9788070134894. info
    not specified
  • LEBL, Jan; Jan JANDA; Petr POHUNEK and Jan STARÝ. Klinická pediatrie. Druhé vydání. Praha: Karolinum, 2014, xix, 698. ISBN 9788024626970. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
lectures
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, autumn 2018, autumn 2019, autumn 2020, autumn 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2023, autumn 2024, autumn 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2026, recent)
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