Osaamistavoitteet

In this block, the anatomy and physiology of the abdominal area will be reviewed by means of problems included in the block. The actual new objectives of the block can be divided into two following categories of knowledge and skills:
Knowledge: central mechanisms causing abdominal pain, most common diseases causing pain in the abdominal area, their epidemiology, symptoms, pathological changes, diagnostics and differential diagnostics as well as treatment, absorption of drugs and their effects to the function of the digestive tract.
Skills: interviews and examinations of a patient, the role of various health care settings in treating abdominal complaints.

Sisältö

Interviewing and doing clinical examination of patients with abdominal complaints in surgical or internal medicine wards and in the Accident and Emergency Department. Following endoscopies in the gastroenterological outpatient clinic. Learning abdominal radiography, fluoroscopy, pathology and clinical physiology at group works and at lectures. In tutorials, repeating abdominal area’s basic knowledge and understanding the treatment of a patient with abdominal complaints in the health care system.

Opetuskieli

englanti

Arviointi

Hyväksytty/hylätty.

Suositellut suoritusajankohdat

4. vuoden syksy

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