Medical Specialties 1
Objectives
Learning outcomes:
EM1 students must receive information, from the three fields included, that allow
them:
1. To diagnose, treat and follow the progression of the more frequent
conditions not requiring the use of specific techniques
2. To recognize conditions that due to the need of differentiated diagnostic
techniques and therapies, should be timely referred to the specialist
3. To diagnose emergency situations and to know how to institute immediate
treatment and or how to activate the indicated emergency team
4. To be familiar, even briefly, with the rarer conditions
General characterization
Code
107031
Credits
8
Responsible teacher
Miguel José de Carvalho Viana Baptista,SUSANA ISABEL MATEUS SANTOS,MARIA LUISA BARRETO DA SILVA FRADE,ISABEL MARIA DA CONCEICAO RODRIGUES FERREIRA COELHO
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - 224
Teaching language
PT
Prerequisites
Available soon
Bibliography
Available soon
Teaching method
Teaching methodologies include recorded theoretical sessions for remote
asynchronous teaching of major chapters of Neurology, Internal Medicine and
Infectious Diseases. Real-time theoretical-practical sessions allow case discussion,
either remote (Neurology), in-hospital (Infectious Diseases) or bedside (Internal
Medicine). Practical teaching takes place in several clinical scenarios focusing on
real life medical practice, as well as training of different skills using role play
methodologies.
Evaluation method
Practical assessment includes presentation and discussion of clinical cases,
individual questions and performance of selected items of physical examination. A
multiple choice one hundred (40 Neurology, 40 Internal Medicine and 20 Infectious
diseases) QuizOne questions exam will take place at the end of the course.
Completing the Logbook is mandatory and must detail diagnosis of patients and
observed procedures, as well as attendance.
Subject matter
Neurological Examination
Headache
Cognitive functions and Disorders
Epilepsy and syncope
Coma and Delirium
Movement disorders
Muscle and nerve disorders
Vertigo
Demyelinating disorders
Stroke
Sleep disorders
Heart failure
Diabetes
Anemia
Venous thromboembolism
Fever of unknown origin
Acute respiratory insuficiency
HIV and AIDS
Mycobacteriosis
Central nervous system infections
Malaria and other imported diseases
Viral Hepatitis
Sexually transmitted infections
Infections associated with immune therapies