Medical University of Bialystok. Faculty of Medicine.
  • Updated 03.12.2024 by I Klinika Nefrologii, Transplantologii i Chorób Wewnętrznych z Ośrodkiem Dializ

    Faculty of Medicine

     

    It is obligatory to know regulations of classes available on website

     

     

    LECTURES for IIIrd year students:   Place:

     

    INTERNAL MEDICINE CURRICULUM FOR 3rd YEAR STUDENTS

    PlaceBuilding B in Teaching Hospital, 14 Żurawia str., Bialystok. Locker-room is located in basement of a "new part" of the building, key is available in Nurses Point. White coat is obligatory during classes and please remember to change your shoes. Students are required to cover their nose and mouth with a mask.

     

    WINTER TERM: 

     

    5.12.2024- 10.01.2025 gr 7

    (8:00-11:00)

     

    1./ The fundamentals of skilled interviewing; overview of the adult health history: chief complaint, history of present illness, past medical history, family history, social history, review of systems (CC, HPI, PMH, FHx, SHx, ROS)

    2./ General symptoms, cardiovascular and respiratory symptoms.

    3./ Gastrointestinal tract symptoms.

    4./ Genitourinary, musculoskeletal and neurological symptoms.

    5./ Introduction to physical examination (PE). General survey and examination of vital signs and skin.

    6./ Examination of the head, ears, eyes, nose, throat (HEENT) and neck

    7./ The cardiopulmonary examination

    8./ The cardiopulmonary examination cont. & peripheral vascular system exam.

    9./ The abdomen examination.

    10./ The abdomen exam cont. & the genitourinary system examination.

    11./ The musculoskeletal and neurologic examination – selected issues.

    12./ Preparing written History and Physical Examination (H & P).

    13./ Preparing written H&P cont. Individual work with patients.

    14./ Basics of ECG.

    15./ Final evaluation of the course.

     

     

    Conditions for receiving credit of the classes

    1. theoretical part- test -20 questions -health history, physical examination, differential diagnosis of symptoms and signs

    2. practical –written health history ( including presentation of physical examination)

    3. method of passing individual classes – oral (discussion during classes, observation of student work, assessment of activity during classes).

     

     

     

    Obligatory textbook:

    Textbooks necessary to acquire basic knowledge of the course:

    - Harrison’s Internal Medicine

    - Macleod’s Clinical Examination

     

    Supplementary literature:

    Bates's Guide to Physical Examination and History taking

    Useful websites:

    The websites containing collections of heart and breaths sounds: 

    Blaufuss Multimedia: 

    http://www.blaufuss.org

    The R.A.L.E. Repository: Respiratory sounds:

    http://www.rale.ca/Recordings.htm

    David Arnall: Pulmonary Breath Sounds: 

    http://faculty.etsu.edu/arnall/www/public_html/heartlung/breathsounds/contents.html

    Frontiers in Bioscience, Virtual Library: Heart Sounds 

    http://www.lf2.cuni.cz/Projekty/interna/heart_sounds/h14/sound.htm

    McGill University: Heart Sounds:

    http://www.lf2.cuni.cz/Projekty/interna/heart_sounds/h6/heart_tables.html

     


    LECTURES for Vth year students:

    place- online- Blackboard platform

     


     

    Schedule of NEPHROLOGY classes for Vth year ED students (2024/2025)

    8:00-11:45

     

    Winter term:

    19.12-10.01- gr 6,7,8

    27.01-31.01- gr 9,10

                         

    PlaceBuilding B in Teaching Hospital, 14 Żurawia str., Bialystok. Locker-room is located in basement of a "new part" of the building, key is available in Nurses Point. White coat is obligatory during classes and please remember to change your shoes. Face masks are required !!!!

     

    Seminars:

    Chronic kidney disease

    Hypo and hyperkalemia

    Glomerulonephritis

    Hypo and hypernatremia

    Interstitial kidney diseases

     

    Classess:

    Chronic kidney disease (CKD)

    - causes, symptoms, signs, additional tests, CKD complications, CKD treatment, nephroprotection

     

    Acute kidney injury (AKI)

     

    - prerenal, renal, postrenal

     

    Glomerulopathies

     

    - nephrotic syndrome, nephritic syndrome, rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN)

     

    Renal replacement therapy

     

    - hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, kidney transplantation

     

    Tubulointerstitial diseases, Hypertension

     

    - urinary tract infection, hypertension 

     
     

     

    A list of recommended books& resources

    Obligatory textbook:

    Textbooks necessary to acquire basic knowledge of the course:

    - Harrison’s Internal Medicine

    - Macleod’s Clinical Examination

     

    Supplementary literature:

    Bates's Guide to Physical Examination and History taking

     

     #AskRenal - a new social media initiative to help medical students

     

    Conditions for receiving credit

    Evaluation on this course is based on class participation and a final test organized during the last day of the course. Students missing more than two classes have to retake them with the next group.


     

    Schedule of NEPHROLOGY classes for VIth year ED students (2024/2024)

    Classes (Monday to Friday 8:00-11:30):

    26.02-8.03- gr 11

    25.03-06.04- gr 4, 9

     

     

     

    PlaceBuilding B in Teaching Hospital, 14 Żurawia str., Bialystok. Locker-room is located in basement of a "new part" of the building, key is available in Nurses Point. White coat or scrubs are obligatory during classes and please remember to change you shoes.

     

     

    Topics:

    1. Patient with dyspnea – diagnosis and treatment.
    2. Differential diagnosis of edema.
    3. Abdominal pain - diagnosis and treatment.
    4. Chest pain - diagnosis and treatment.
    5. Patient with fever of unknown origin - differential diagnosis.
    6. Patient with diarrhea - differential diagnosis and treatment.
    7. Patient with anemia - differential diagnosis and treatment.

     

    Practical problem solving: according to schedule  Blackboard platform-    

    2324ED6JM - Internal Medicine (IKN)

     

     

    CConditions for receiving credit- VI year

    Participation in all courses (classes, practical solving of clinical problems- participation and sending answers for questions in each presentation ). It is possible to have 1 justified absence on classes in semester (sick note or short dean’s leave no more than 7 days). More absences on classes requires taking up classes with another group. Absence on classes „Practical solving of clinical problems” requires taking up classes with another group or credit for the teacher.