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Internal Medicine and Neurology (1 cr)

Code: SH10020-3005

General information


Enrollment

01.10.2023 - 31.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 02.06.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Public Health Nursing

Teachers

  • Henna Kakkonen

Teacher in charge

Henna Kakkonen

Groups

  • STNS23
    Public Health Nurse, Full-time Studies, Fall, 2023

Objective

You understand how common internal medicine disorders are diagnosed and treated. You are able to use essential medical knowledge when treating an internal medicine patient or client.

Content

Medical perspective on the following diseases:
Epilepsy
MS disease
Parkinson's disease
Treatment of cerebral infarction
Major blood disorders
Acute myocardial infarction
Valvular heart diseases
Cardiac failure
Arrhythmias and treatment of a pacemaker patient
Basic ECG interpretation
Cancer treatments and the future
Chronic renal failure and dialysis
Incontinence
Kidney diseases
Asthma
Antithrombotics
DM1 and DM2
COPD
Myopathies

The implementation of the course is entirely in the UEF Moodle, no contact teaching. Printable PDF files, video recordings and an online exam.

Evaluation scale

H-5