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| PATH0142-3 | Pathology of cardiovascular system
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| Duration : | 63h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Oreste Battisti, Jean‑Michel Crielaard, Vincenzo D'Orio, Jean‑Olivier Defraigne, Philippe Delvenne, Roland Hustinx, Patrizio Lancellotti, Paul Magotteaux, Luc Pierard, André Scheen, Marie‑Christine Seghaye |
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| Coordinator : | Luc Pierard |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| The course on diseases of the cardiovascular system of the second cycle describes the essential clinical aspects as follows: medical, surgical, pathological, pharmacological, radiological and resuscitation.
Cardiovascular semiology is first described. Support diagnosis and treatment is presented for coronary artery disease, vascular (arterial and venous systems), valvular, myocardial, pericardial. The course is also considering heart failure, hypertension, pulmonary embolism, arrhythmias and prevention methods. The major congenital heart disease are also discussed. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The main objective of the course is to prepare students for the management of patients with cardiovascular disease. After the theoretical course, practical work and internships, students should be able to thoroughly examine a patient by asking the right questions and interpreting the answers correctly, perform a careful physical examination, to deduce a diagnostic procedure to select one or more examination (s) complement (s) required to know the value and limitations and interpret the results carefully, to present the essential elements of decision-making algorithms and treatment recommendations. xx |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Bachelors years formation |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Internships
Assistance to the consultations and technical procedures, towers room, ARC (see MSTG0140-1 and MEDE0142-1)
Cardiology: learning cardiac auscultation.
Cardiovascular surgery.
Pathology.
Imaging.
Pharmacology.
Pediatrics.
Resuscitation.
Physical medicine. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Classes are the first four audiences CHU. The course schedules will be available on the portal MyULg in the handbook and on the website of the Faculty of Medicine. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Heart disease: lecture notes + slides
Cardiovascular surgery: lecture notes + slides
Pediatrics: lecture notes
Pharmacology: Lecture notes + slides + student portal MyULg
Pathology: BASIC PATHOLOGY by Kumar, Cotran and Robbins, Saunders 7th, 2003 (the "small" Robbins); information: Pathologic Basis of DISEASE by Cotran, Kumar and Collins, Saunders, 6th edition 1999 (the "big" Robbins )
Resuscitation: lecture notes (module 1 cardio-respiratory) |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written exam (MCQ, open-ended questions and short open-ended question) and oral part of a multidisciplinary review. xx |
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Organizational remarks :
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| Courses given in French by Professors include:
DELVENNE Philippe, Jean-Michel Crielaard, Robert DONDELINGER, Vincenzo D'Orio, Roland Hustinx, Oreste BATTISTI, Jean-Olivier DEFRAIGNE, SEGHAYE Marie-Christine, André SCHEEN, Luc PIERARD. |
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Contacts :
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| Coordinator: Prof. L. PIERARD, CHU - Cardiology, Tel. 04/366.88.70, fax 04/366.71.95; lpierard@chu.ulg.ac.be
Secretariat: M. Leroi, CHU - Cardiology, Tel. 04/366.71.94, fax 04/366.71.95; monique.leroi @ chu.ulg.ac.be. xx |
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