Introduction to Clinical Practice
Objectives
By the end of the Curricular Unit students will be able to:
- Communicate with patients and their families, as well as other professionals
involved in patient care;
- Identify the components of a medical history;
- Perform a complete physical examination, including mental assessment;
- Integrate and interpret appropriately the information obtained from medical history
and physical examination;
- Establish referral connections between pathophysiology and symptoms/signs;
- Identify principles of clinical decision making.
General characterization
Code
107017
Credits
11
Responsible teacher
Ana Teresa de Matos Timóteo,SUSANA ISABEL MATEUS SANTOS,CLAUDIA ALEXANDRA PEREIRA GUEDES
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - 308
Teaching language
PT
Prerequisites
Available soon
Bibliography
Available soon
Teaching method
Theoretical Classes
Up to 14 theoretical classes will be given in person in NOVA Medical School main
facilities (see calendar). All the other will be previously recorded and displayed on
the MOODLE platform. These recordings will be made available sequentially
according to a previously set out calendar, so students can view (or consult) at
anytime. The above-mentioned content will be available to all students throughout
the semester. These classes include the following themes:
- Clinical Interview
- Symptoms and Cardinal Signs
- Clinical Communication Skills
- Daily Activities in Medical History
- Patient Approach in the Emergency Room
- Approach to the Elderly Patient
- Nutrition
- Introduction to Infection Control and Antimicrobial Resistance
Semiology of:
- Cardiovascular System - Heart and Great Vessels
- Cardiovascular System - Peripheral Vascular System
- Respiratory System
- Nephrology
- Nervous System
- Behavior and Mental State Examination
- Musculoskeletal System (Rheumatology and Rehabilitation)
- Gastrointestinal - Medical Semiology
- Gastrointestinal - Surgical Semiology
- Female Genital System and Breast
- Urinary and Male Genital System
- Dermatology
- Endocrinology
- Ear, Nose and Throat
- Ophthalmology
- Infectious Diseases
Training Models - Medical and Surgical (Simulation Classes)
Hospital Training - Practice in Cardiology and Nephrology hospital services.
Evaluation method
A written test (on QuizOne platform) will evaluate the theoretical component. This
test will be composed by 80 multiple choice questions, with the duration of 120
minutes and corresponds to a weighting factor of 70% of the final grade. The
remaining 30% will be distributed by the attendance to hospital training (10%),
theoretical-practical (10%) and simulation classes (10%).
Subject matter
- Clinical Interview
- Symptoms and Cardinal Signs
- Clinical Communication Skills
- Daily Activities in Medical History
- Patient Approach in the Emergency Room
- Approach to the Elderly Patient
- Nutrition
- Introduction to Infection Control and Antimicrobial Resistance
Semiology of:
- Cardiovascular System - Heart and Great Vessels
- Cardiovascular System - Peripheral Vascular System
- Respiratory System
- Nephrology
- Nervous System
- Behavior and Mental State Examination
- Musculoskeletal System (Rheumatology and Rehabilitation)
- Gastrointestinal - Medical and Surgical Semiology
- Female Genital System and Breast
- Urinary and Male Genital System
- Dermatology
- Endocrinology
- Ear, Nose and Throat
- Ophthalmology
- Infectious Diseases
Training Models - Medical and Surgical (Simulation Classes)
Hospital Training - Practice in Cardiology and Nephrology hospital services