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Study Course Description
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Course title: Surgical Diseases I (Emergency and Planned Abdominal, Breast and
Endocrine Surgery)
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Course code: KK_013
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Academic unit: Department of Surgery, Pilsoņu iela 13, P.Stradiņa Clinical
University Hospital, block 24, Pilsoņu iela 13, P.Stradiņa Clinical University Hospital, block
24, Rīga, LV-1002, phone: +371 67069745; e-mail: kk@rsu.lv
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Head
of
the
academic
Genadijs.Trofimovics@rsu.lv
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unit:
Genadijs
Trofimovičs,
e-mail:
Course author: MD Assistant Professor Zenons Narbuts, zenons.narbuts@rsu.lv
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Teaching staff involved in implementation of the study course: MD prof.Guntars
Pupelis, MD Assistant prof.Zenons Narbuts, MD Assistant prof.Aigars Martinsons, MD
Assistant prof.Haralds Plaudis, MD Assistant prof.Andris Gardovskis, MD.Assistant prof.
Andrejs Vanags, lecturer Jānis Vilmanis, lecturer Andrejs Brikuns, assist.Kaspars Zeiza, MD
Assistant prof.Arvīds Irmejs, lecturer Alvis Melderis
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Faculty, study programme, year of studies and semester: International Student
Department Second Level Professional higher education study programme „Medicine”
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Number of LV credit points (KP): 4
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Number of ECTS points (1KP = 1.5 ECTS): 6
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Language: English
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Course type (compulsory, restricted elective, elective): A - Compulsory course
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Prerequisites: anatomy, physiology and pathology of the corresponding anatomic
region, basics of propaedeutics
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Course objective: students will acquire knowledge of urgent and elective abdominal,
breast and endocrine surgical diseases, their aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical picture,
diagnostics, principles of treatment and prevention.
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Topic outline of the study course:
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Students’ independent work and tasks: 1) during the surgical cycle the students
perform duty in Emergency department with description of one surgical patient; 2) students
write a clinical case history.
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Learning outcomes:
 knowledge: On successful completion of the course, the students will have knowledge
that will allow to:
- list and describe urgent and elective abdominal, breast and endocrine surgical diseases,
their aetiology and pathogenesis;
- explain the clinical picture, diagnostics, principles of treatment and prevention of
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urgent and elective abdominal, breast and endocrine surgical diseases;
- describe aetiology, pathogenesis, and prevention of the above mentioned diseases;
recognize clinical picture and possible complications of these diseases;
- describe up-to-date methods of clinical, laboratory and instrumental investigation;
- discuss surgical treatment methods and their indications.
 practical skills: as a result of successful completion of the course, the students will be
able to:
- do manual palpation of the breast glands;
- collect patients’ complaints and anamnesis;
- do physical examination of the patient using palpation, percussion and auscultation;
- explain the results of upper G-I.
 competence: On successful completion of the course, the students will be able to:
- analyse data acquired during the surgical patient examination;
- prepare necessary laboratory and instrumental investigation plan for the patient;
- analyse a surgical case and interpret data acquired from laboratory and instrumental
investigation methods;
- formulate and justify a full clinical diagnosis;
- formulate indications for surgical and conservative treatment;
- plan tactics dealing with the current clinical situation.
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Type of final examination (examination, semester test, theoretical test, National
examination): Exam
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Assessment criteria: Knowledge will be tested during practical classes by multiple
choice test generated by "Schoolhouse test" program and by discussion of clinical cases
besides the patient’s bed. During the surgical cycle the students perform duty in Emergency
department with description of one surgical patient and one non-operated patient; 2) during
academic year students write an academic case history.
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Readings:
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Recommended:
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Mann C.V., Russell R.C.G. Bailey & Love’s Short Practice of Surgery. 23rd
ed. London, Champan & Hall Medical, 2000.
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Schwartz's Principles of Surgery: Single Volume. 9th revised edition. Mc.
Graw-Hill Medical, 2009.
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Textbook of Surgery: the Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice. - Ed.
by D.C. Sabiston, Jr. - 18th ed. - Philadelphia: W.B.Saunders, 2007.
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The Cancer Handbook. Ed. by Malcolm R.Alison - 2th ed. - Wiley, 2007.
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John L. Cameron, Andrew M. Cameron. Current Surgical Therapy: Expert
Consult - Online and Print 10th revised edition. Churchill Livingstone Inc, 2010.
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Acute Care Surgery: Principles and Practice. Ed. by L.D.Britt. – Springer,
2007.
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Zollinger`s. Atlas of Surgical Operations. 9th ed. – McGraw-Hill Education –
Europe, 2002.
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Surgery of the Breast. Principles and Art. Ed. by Scott L. Spear. - 2rd ed.
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2006.
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Diseases of the Breast. Ed. by Jay R. Harris, Marc E. Lippman, Monica
Morrow, C. Kent Osborne. - 3rd ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2006.
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Laparoscopic Surgical Oncology. Ed. by Theodore T.Pappas, Emmanouel
Leandros. - McGraw-Hill, 2005.
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Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery. Ed. by Jeffrey W.Milsom, Bartholomaus
Bohm, Kiyokazu Nakajama - 2th ed. - Springer, 2006.
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Laparoscopic Surgery. Ed. by Jorge Cueto-Garsia, Mosies Jakobs, Michel
Gagner. - McGraw-Hill, 2003.
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Laparoscopic Surgery: Principles and Procedures Ed. by Daniel B.Jomes,
Justin S.Wu, Nathaniel J.Soper - 2th ed. – Marcel Dakker, 2004.
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Endocrine Surgery. Arthur E.Schwartz - Marcel Dakker, 2004.
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