aVLAM9X1p Intensive Care Medicine - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Jan Hudec, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Tereza Prokopová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Kamil Vrbica, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Vít Bönisch (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Dávid Bublavý (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Sylwia Cieślar (seminar tutor)
prof. MUDr. Ivan Čundrle, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Daniel Diabelko (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Klára Fabiánková (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Marek Fencl, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Jana Fialová (seminar tutor)
prof. MUDr. Roman Gál, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Hana Harazim, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Natálie Havránková (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Martin Helán, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Ondřej Hrdý, Ph.D., MHM (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Jan Hruda, Ph.D., EDIC (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Kamil Hudáček (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Jan Hudec, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. MUDr. Martina Hůlková, Ph.D., FESAIC (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Miloš Chobola, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Filip Keller (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Eva Klabusayová, Ph.D., DESAIC (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Martina Klincová, Ph.D., DESAIC (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Jiří Klinkovský (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Veronika Kočí (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Tomáš Korbička (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Bianka Kořínková (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Kateřina Kosturová (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Daniel Kotleba (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Marek Kovář, EDIC (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Milan Kratochvíl (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Marek Lukeš (seminar tutor)
doc. MUDr. Jan Maláska, Ph.D., EDIC (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Andrej Mazúr, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Ondřej Michut (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Adam Predáč (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Lukáš Růžek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Tamara Skříšovská, Ph.D., DESAIC (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Deana Slovjaková (seminar tutor)
doc. MUDr. Pavel Suk, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Matúš Surovčák (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Jana Šoltysová (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Lucie Štětková (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Roman Štoudek (seminar tutor)
prof. MUDr. Petr Štourač, Ph.D., MBA, LL.M., FESAIC (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Klára Tamási (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Rudolf Traj (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Václav Vafek (seminar tutor)
Petra Čutová (assistant)
Lenka Dobrovolná (assistant)
Lucie Jůzová (assistant)
Ing. Veronika Kamenská, MBA (assistant)
Simona Kašparová (assistant)
Petra Poláčková (assistant)
Ing. Jiří Travěnec, MBA (assistant)
Irena Vaďurová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Roman Gál, Ph.D.
Department of Anaestesiology and Intensive Care Medicine – Joint workplaces with the University Hospital Brno - workplaces of the Bohunice and Mater. Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: MUDr. Marek Kovář, EDIC
Supplier department: Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care – Institutions shared with St. Anne's Faculty Hospital – Faculty of Medicine (33,00 %), Department of Anaestesiology and Intensive Care Medicine – Joint workplaces with the University Hospital Brno - workplaces of the Bohunice and Mater. Hospital – Faculty of Medicine (34,00 %), Department of Paediatric Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine – Institutions shared with the Faculty Hospital Brno (paediatric medicine) – Faculty of Medicine (33,00 %)
Prerequisites (in Czech)
aVLFA0822c Pharmacology II -pr. && aVLCH0832c Surgery II - practice && aVLDI7X1c Diagn. imaging methods - pr. && aVLOT7X1c ENT - practice
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
The aim of the course is to understand the basics of intensive care medicine. The lecture consists of aetiology, diagnostics and treatment of the most frequent critical conditions. The specific management of the critically ill will be explained as advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- understand the basics of intensive care medicine
- know the cause, diagnosis and treatment of the most common critical conditions.
- know and master specific procedures in critical care medicine such as extended cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Key topics
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Resuscitation Algorithm
  • Defibrillation, cardioversion
  • Advanced Life Support (ALS) Resuscitation algorithm
  • Bradycardia algorithm
  • Tachycardia algorithm
  • Pharmaceuticals used in ALS
  • Reversible causes of circulatory arrest
  • Specifics of pediatric CPR (PBLS, PALS)
  • ABCDE approach
  • Examination, patency and securing of the airway
  • Conventional and high-flow oxygen therapy and non-invasive ventilation
  • Respiratory insufficiency
  • Exacerbation of COPD/Asthma
  • Cardiogenic shock
  • Anaphylactic shock
  • Sepsis and septic shock
  • Hypovolemic shock
  • Obstructive shock
  • Trauma and polytrauma
  • Disorders of consciousness: quantitative and qualitative
  • Convulsions and Status epilepticus
  • Glycaemic disorders: hypoglycaemia, DKA, HHS
  • Acid-base balance and its disorders
  • Intoxication
  • Hyperkalemia
  • Indications for initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • ABC of intensive care. Edited by Graham Nimmo - Mervyn Singer. 2nd ed. Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Blackwell Pub., 2011, xi, 76. ISBN 9781405178037. info
  • European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2025 Special Circumstances in Resuscitation Lott, Carsten et al. Resuscitation, Volume 215, 110753
  • European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2025 Adult Advanced Life Support Soar, Jasmeet et al. Resuscitation, Volume 215, 110769
  • European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2025 Paediatric Life Support for the ERC Paediatric Life Support Writing Group collaborators et al. Resuscitation, Volume 215, 110767
  • European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2025 Executive Summary the European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2025 Collaborator Group et al. Resuscitation, Volume 215, 110770
    recommended literature
  • Oh's intensive care manual. Edited by Andrew D. Bersten - Neil Soni. 7th ed. [S.l.]: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2014, xix, 1242. ISBN 9780702047626. info
  • Náhradní obsah: Pavel Ševčík. Intenzivní medicína. 3. přeprac. a rozšíř. vyd. Praha: Galén, 2014. s. 1047-1051, 5 s. ISBN 978-80-7492-066-0
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lectures are mandatory for students. The main teaching method is the presentations in the interactive syllabus Intensive Medicine - Practice.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
The lecture is completed with an OSCE exam
(Objective Structured Clinical Examination)
It consists of an online test and an OSCE oral exam.
The test and exam may include topics taught in the practice.
Due to scheduling, space and staffing constraints, it will be administered at the end of the semester during the exam period.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

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