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Research and Treatment Methods of Internal Diseases (5 cr)

Code: 7031328-1005

General information


Timing

01.01.2016 - 31.07.2016

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and Well-being

Campus

Salo IoT Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

10 - 22

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Public Health Nursing

Teachers

  • Krista Salo-Tuominen
  • Mervi Rasilainen
  • Kirsi Halttunen

Groups

  • MTERSK16

Objective

The student shall be able to describe the causal symptoms, examinations and medical treatments of key internal diseases and the monitoring and assessment of their effects- describe the preferred actions of the most common pharmaceutics used in the treatment of internal diseases as well as their side and adverse affects and their observation- describe the most common clinical pathology tests and explain their significance- take high-quality examination samples and interpret them- describe the most common examinations in clinical physiology and explain their significance- guide the patient in preparations for and after examinations- describe the human immune system, metabolism control and the structure and functions of the hormone system- explain the composition of blood and its significance to the functions of the human body

Content

Internal medicine and pharmacology 2 cr SIFAContents:- Cardiovascular diseases and their medicinal treatment- Respiratory system diseases and their medicinal treatment- Endocrine system diseases and their medicinal treatment- Musculoskeletal diseases and their medicinal treatment- Neurological diseases and their medicinal treatment- Enteric diseases and their medicinal treatment- Renal diseases and their medicinal treatmentClinical pathology examinations 1 cr LABOContents:- The most common clinical pathology tests (blood and urine tests)- Preliminary preparation of patient and its significance- Patient guidance in sample collection- Stabilising the sample and quality control- Sample collection through venipuncture and capillary sampling- Urine sample collection and chemical urine screening- Point-of-care tests and quality control of point-of-care test equipment- Complications of sample collection- Sample storage and transportClinical physiology 1cr KLFYContents: - Patient guidance and preparation for examinations - The most common examinations in clinical physiology (for example, ECG registering) - The role of nursing in carrying out examinationsAnatomy and physiology 1 cr ANF2Contents:- blood- metabolism and hormones- immune system

Evaluation scale

H-5