Clinical Medicine

Code:

514

Acronym:

514

Instance: 2004/2005 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MD	48	Plano oficial a partir de 2000	5	1	2	-

Objectives

The main aim of this course unit is to inform more than train, thus providing the students with general knowledge on several subjects on internal medicine, particularly on the most relevant diseases to Dentistry. However the programme does nor neglect some practical aspects, such as the ability to manage emergency situations and the training in cardio-respiratory reanimation.

Program

Theoretical classes: Coronary Diseases, Arterial Hypertension, Cardiac Insufficiency I: concept, epidemiology, Cardiac Insufficiency II: pathophysiology, clinic, Heart Infectious Diseases, prophylaxis of the Bacterial Endocarditis, Chronic Respiratory Insufficiency, Diabetes mellitus, the Hepatic Patient, the Renal Patient, Thyroid and Supra-Renal Diseases, the Hypocoagulated Patient or Patient suffering from Coagulotomy, Iatrogeny and pharmacological interactions, Assessment of the operating risk.
Practical and theoretical/practical classes: Organisation of the clinical procedure, Changes in the state of consciousness, Coronary Diseases, Cardiac insufficiency, Coagulotomy, Respiratory diseases, Basic life support, Diabetes, Hypertension, Hepatic diseases, emergency Kit.

Main Bibliography

Selected texts (with special emphasis on review articles), approaching several subjects.
Monographs of the Curso de Actualização em Cardiologia for General Practitioners, promoted by the Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical presentation of subjects, with the support of video and other audiovisual media.
Practical examples using patients and models.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Observations

Head of the Department: Prof. Doutor Cassiano de Abreu e Lima, Associated Professor of the FMUP, Cardiologist.
Teaching Assistants: Dr. Filipe Basto, specialist on Internal Medicine at the HSJ
Drª Maria Adelaide Cruz, specialist on Internal Medicine at the HSJ