BSIG0321p Nursing in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics I - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
5/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Katarína Bielaková, Ph.D., MHA (lecturer)
MUDr. Tereza Gregorová (lecturer)
MUDr. Klaudia Krčmáriková (lecturer)
MUDr. Mária Kvitkovičová (lecturer)
MUDr. Petr Lokaj, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Sabina Haasová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
MUDr. Katarína Bielaková, Ph.D., MHA
Department of General Internal Medicine – Joint workplaces with the University Hospital Brno - workplaces of the Bohunice and Mater. Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Sabina Haasová
Supplier department: Department of General Internal Medicine – Joint workplaces with the University Hospital Brno - workplaces of the Bohunice and Mater. Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BSKP021p Clinical Examination-lec.
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
To offer the basic overview of most frequent internal diseases, which are probable to appear, basic diagnostic, therapeutic procedures. To make the students able to recognize emergent situations and to construct adequate steps for solution. To make the students known with main specificities of diaseases symptoms and course in elderly.
Learning outcomes
student will know after the completion of this object - symptoms, diagnostics and treatment of lung diseases - symptoms, diagnostics and treatment of cariovascular diseases - symptoms, diagnostics and treatment of blood diseases - symptoms, diagnostics and treatment of locomotor diseases - symptoms, diagnostics and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases - specificity of disease symtpoms in elderly, diagnostic approach, complex geriatric assessment - imobilization, complication cascade
Key topics
1st week Respiratory system diseases I. Anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, most important signs, diagnostics, emergencies in penumology, respiratory failure. • Diseases of bronchi, tumors of bronchi and lung. • Pneumonias, pulmonary abscess, pneumoconiasis, repiratory tuberculosis. • Pulmonary mycosis, diseases of pleura, mediastinum and diaphragm, inherited respiratory diseases, pulmonary manifestation of other internal diaseases. • 2nd week Heart diseases - Examination methods, cardiac falure, arythmias. • Ischemic heart disease, forms, risk factors, prevention.Inflammtory diseases of heart, inherited and acquired valvular diseases, aortic d iseases. • Shock, syncope, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary hypertension, cor pulmonale. • Angiology. 3rd week Arterial diseases, diseases of veins, diseases of lymfatic vessels. • Basics of imunology. Celular immunity, humoral immunity, immunodeficiencies, hyperproductions of immunoglobulins, immunosupresive and imunostimulation therapy. • 4th week Haematology I. Anemias, leucaemias, lymfoproliferative diseases. • Haematology II. Myeloproliferative diseases, bleeding, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, transfusions. • 5th week Locomotion system diseases. Imflammatory systemic diseases, metabolic diseases of ancles, degeneratice diseases of ancles and back bone. • Gastroenterology I. Examination methods, oesophagus and stomach diseases. • 6th week Gastroenterology II. Diseases of the bowel, pancreas, liver. 7th week Specificity of disease symtpoms in elderly, diagnostic approach, complex geriatric assessment • different disease course in elderly, complications, chronicity • imobilization, complication cascade • 8th week necessarity of emergent approach to elderly to accelerate the healing proces and to keep the independency od the elderly. giants of geriatrics, multidisciplinary approach • 9th week social context of diseases in elderly • the influence of senzoric, cognitive and motoric deterioration on the independence and ability to live in own environment • 10th week geriatric maldaptation syndrom • sleeping disorders in elderly, behavioral disorders in elderly • psychical disturbances in elderly, communication basics, stress situation management
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • NAVRÁTIL, Leoš. Vnitřní lékařství pro nelékařské zdravotnické obory. 2., zcela přepracované a d. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2017, 559 stran. ISBN 9788027102105. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
lecture, demonstration, simulation
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
practical and oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms autumn 2022, autumn 2023, autumn 2024, autumn 2025.
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