Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (Volume 4 page 138)
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Year 6 Medicine.
Contact: Clinical attachments in wards and outpatient clinics in general medicine, and in special units according to the organisation of the hospitals within each clinical school.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject, students should have: consolidation of knowledge of clinical method learnt in fourth year, and gaining of knowledge of illness in greater depth; reinforcement of clinical experience with a more detailed knowledge of the major branches of therapeutics and ancillary investigations.
Content:
Theory and practice of Internal Medicine and its main subspecialties, building on the experience gained in fourth year, and learned primarily as a result of supervised clinical experience during the medical attachments in 6th year. The scope includes general medicine, cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, haematology, infectious diseases, medical oncology, nephrology, neurology, respiratory medicine, rheumatology, clinical immunology, dermatology, ENT, gerontology, opthalmology and rehabilitation medicine. Therapeutics in a clinical setting and the uses and limitations of diagnostic tests. Common diagnostic or therapeutic procedures: e. g. venipuncture, abdominal paracentesis, pleural aspiration, lumbar puncture. Further development of skills in communication with patients and professional colleagues. Handling of medical emergencies: e. g. cardio-pulmonary arrest, acute blood loss, severe asthma, hypoglycaemia, anaphylaxis. Medical record keeping. Ethical aspects of medical practice. Allocation of health resources. Some skills, such as interviewing and counselling patients relatives begin to be learnt in sixth year but are mainly learnt in the Intern year.
Assessment:
A 3-hour end-of-year written examination; a 90-minute clinical examination at the end of the 14 week medical rotation. Students must pass both the written and clinical examinations.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (Volume 4 page 138)
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