UONP046 Introduction to Ultrasound Diagnostics

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/15/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Pavlína Hyklová (lecturer)
MUDr. Marek Fabian (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Institute of Paramedical Health Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Mgr. Veronika Slováček Hagenová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
UONP046/A: Mon 11. 3. 8:55–13:50 SN01, Wed 20. 3. 8:55–13:00 SN01, Mon 25. 3. 8:55–12:10 SN01, M. Fabian
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is conceived as a theoretical-practical one. The aim is to familiarize students with the use of diagnostic ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology. Students are familiarized with the difference between physiological and pathological ultrasound image and the basics of prenatal diagnosis during pregnancy. Another aim is to teach students basic skills in the context of ultrasound examination of women during pregnancy, during labour and in the postpartum period.
Learning outcomes
Professional Knowledge: Students know the basic methods of ultrasound examination.
Professional skills: Students can recognize and navigate fetal biometry.
General Qualification: Students are familiar with biometry of the fetus and with the presentation of the fetus.
Competences: Having completed the course, students can perform an ultrasound examination in cooperation with a physician.
Syllabus
  • 1. Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and its functions.
  • 2. Basic methods of ultrasound examination.
  • 3. System of prenatal screening for congenital defects in the fetus
  • 4. Basic ultrasound examination procedures.
  • 5. Ultrasound diagnosis of pregnancy, localization, proof of fetal heartbeat.
  • 6. Biometrics of the fetus - crown-rump length, biparietal diameter, head circumference, chest circumference, length of the
  • 7. femur, proof of fetal motions.
  • 8. Ultrasound velocimetry, ultrasound cervicometry
  • 9. Determining the amount of amniotic fluid, localization of the placenta
  • 10. Fetus in the uterine cavity. Use of ultrasound in gynecology.
Literature
    required literature
  • BLOCK, B. Průvodce monografií, kapesní atlas. 1 české vydání. Praha: Grada 2005, 290 s. ISBN 80-247-1039-0.
  • CALDA, P. a kol. Ultrazvuková diagnostika v těhotenství a gynekologii. 2. kompletně přepracované a rozšířené vydání. Aprofema. 2010. 496 s. ISBN 9788090370623.
  • HÁJEK, Z. a kol. Základy prenatální diagnostiky. Praha: Grada 2000. 423 s. ISBN 80-7169-391-X.
  • Moderní gynekologie a porodnictví. Prenatální UZ diagnostika.Volum 17, č. 3, září 2008, ISSN 1211-1058.
  • NORMAN, C., SMITH, A. a kol. Ultrazvuk v porodnictví. Praha: Grada, 2006. ISBN 80-247-1107-9.
  • PALMER, P. E. S. a kol. Manuál ultrazvukové diagnostiky. Praha: Grada, 2000. ISBN 8071696897.
    recommended literature
  • ROZTOČIL, A. a kol. Vyšetřovací metody v porodnictví a gynekologii. IDVPZ, Brno 1998. 179 s. ISBN 80-7013-255-8.
Assessment methods
Minimum 80% instruction attendance, practical credit.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2019, Accreditation summer, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2025.
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