ECTS - Emergency Medicine II

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Emergency Medicine II (MED614) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Emergency Medicine II MED614 Master-4 0 10 0 8 10
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives Gaining the competence to be able to make differential diagnosis and to make preliminary diagnosis or diagnosis of emergency conditions/diseases seen in adulthood, and to be able to make the first intervention in case of necessity, apply the treatment or refer the patient in an appropriate manner.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • By performing an effective communication, takes the anamnesis of patient with emergency conditions/diseases and performs systemic physical examination.
  • In accordance with the findings of the anamnesis and physical examination, chooses appropriate and necessary tests for diagnosis.
  • Makes differential diagnosis of emergency condition/disease by evaluating the findings of anamnesis and physical examination together with the results of the laboratory or imaging examinations and makes preliminary diagnosis or diagnosis.
  • Makes the required first intervention according to diagnosis of the emergency condition/disease, plans and applies the treatment and refers patient in an appropriate manner in case of necessity.
  • Applies knowledge and skills of preventive medicine for prevention of common emergency conditions/diseases.
  • Performs basic medical procedures such as taking blood sample, taking urine sample, venous-arterial interventions, sampling for culture, ECG, urinary catheter placement, nasogastric tube placement, peripheral blood smear, suturing, injection.
  • Carries out emergency health services in disaster conditions.
  • Improves professional knowledge and skills by following updated topics related to medicine, renewed and changed diagnosis and treatment approaches.
  • Keeps the written and electronic medical records appropriately, and makes necessary reports and notifications at the primary level.
  • Acts in accordance with ethical values in the communication with patients, relatives, colleagues and other healthcare professionals.
  • Knows the health system and its legislation.
Course Content Covers basic information, management, and primary care treatment practices of common diseases in the emergency department to cover the learning objectives specified in the Core Training Program in the field of Emergency Medicine.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Disasters and disaster management Cardiopulmonary arrest Shock Allergies, angioedema, anaphylaxis Acid-base and fluid-electrolyte balance disorders Chest pain Acute coronary syndrome Cardiogenic shock Acute heart failure Rhythm disorders Syncope Cardiomyopathies and pericardial diseases Emergency valvular diseases -
2 Endocarditis Defibrillation and cardioversion Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Systemic and pulmonary hypertension Arterial occlusion and aneurysm Cardiac and vascular interventions Pericardiocentesis Respiratory distress Pulmonary edema Hemoptysis Pneumothorax Acute asthma Pulmonary and respiratory tract infections Airway management and mechanical ventilation -
3 Headache Ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke Disorders of consciousness Dizziness and vertigo Ataxia Acute peripheral neurologic disorders Nervous system infections Acute diabetic complications Hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism Adrenal insufficiency Bleeding and coagulation disorder Hemolytic anemias Transfusion Oncologic emergencies -
4 Acute abdominal pain Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and constipation Gastrointestinal bleeding Ileus Acute pancreatitis and cholecystitis Acute appendicitis and diverticulitis Peptic ulcer and gastritis Acute kidney injury and failure Acute urinary retention Urologic stone disease and infections Sepsis Organ and extremity trauma Injuries Stings-bites Poisining -

Sources

Course Book 1. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice, 2-Volume Set, 9th Edition Ron Walls Robert Hockberger Marianne Gausche-Hill
2. Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8th Edition Judith E. Tintinalli, J. Stephan Stapczynski, O. John Ma, Donald M. Yealy, Garth D. Meckler, David M. Cline

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 15 20
Laboratory - -
Application 15 60
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar 1 20
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury - -
Toplam 31 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Integrates and utilizes the information, skills, and approaches obtained from basic, clinical, and medical sciences, behavioral sciences, and social sciences when offering healthcare services. X
2 Offers healthcare services to patients with a biopsychosocial approach where the sociodemographic and sociocultural backgrounds of these individuals are taken into consideration, focusing on the universal human values, ethical principles, and professional duties; without exercising discrimination on the basis of language, religion, race, or sex. X
3 Aims to protect, improve, and develop individual and public health when offering healthcare services. X
4 Performs the necessary studies in sustaining and improving health, taking into the individual, public, social, and environmental factors to affect it. X
5 Trains healthy individuals/ patients, their relatives, and other healthcare workers in healthcare upon determining the features, requirements, and expectations of their target audience. X
6 Exercises a safe, rational, and effective approach in the procedures of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and rehabilitation; while offering healthcare services. X
7 Implements interventional and/or non-interventional practices in a way that is safe and effective for patients during the procedures of diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and rehabilitation. X
8 Offers healthcare services taking into account the health and safety of patients and employees. X
9 Takes the regional and global changes in physical and socioeconomic settings to affect health, as well as the changes in the individual features and behaviors of patients referring to them into account, while offering healthcare. X
10 Takes the good medical practices into account while performing their duties. X
11 Undertakes the tasks and duties within the framework of their professional ethical rules, as well as their legal rights and duties. X
12 Stands for the improvements in the manner in which healthcare services are offered, taking into account the concepts of social reliability and social duty, in an effort to protect and improve individual and public health. X
13 Evaluates the effects of health policies and healthcare practices on public health indicators, and, where required, amends their evaluation on the grounds of scientific and social needs; in an effort to help improve the quality of healthcare services. X
14 Leads their healthcare team while offering healthcare services, in a participative, and collaborative manner. X
15 Establishes positive relationships within their healthcare team; and where needed, easily adapts to various positions among their team. X
16 Exercises effective communication with patients, the relatives of patients, healthcare professionals, and groups from other professions, as well as institutions and organizations. X
17 Plans and conducts scientific studies on the society to which they serve, and use the results of these, or those from other studies, to benefit the society. X
18 Accesses the current literature on their profession, and evaluates them with a critical approach.
19 Chooses the correct sources of learning to improve the healthcare services that they offer, and regulates their own learning process.
20 Demonstrates the skills of obtaining and evaluating new information, integrating newer pieces of information with their current ones, as well as adapting to changing conditions throughout their professional life.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)
Laboratory
Application 20 5 100
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 5 4 20
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 5 5
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury
Total Workload 125