UOGD020 Clinical Propaedeutics

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
6/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Jindřich Šajnar, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Institute of Paramedical Health Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Mgr. Veronika Slováček Hagenová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(C)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Clinical propaedeutics is an introduction to clinical subjects (e.g., medical propaedeutics is an introduction to internal medicine studies). The aim of the subject is to familiarize the student with the concepts of health, disease, with signs and symptoms, examination procedures and diagnostics. The subjects indicates the pathway to accurate diagnosis. On completion of the course, the student will be orientated in the skills necessary for patient examination.
Syllabus
  • 1. History taking.
    2. Physical examination.
    3. Overall status of the patient.
    4. Basic findings in the head and neck area.
    5. Basic findings in the chest and chest organ area.
    6. Basic findings in the abdomen and viscera.
    7. Examination of the musculoskeletal system.
    8. Basic neurologic examination.
    9. Overview of examination methods.
    10. Basic physical examinations.
    11. Examination of the head and neck.
    12. Examination of the chest, heart and lungs.
    13. Examination of the abdomen and viscera.
    14. Examination of the urogenital system.
    15. Examination of the musculoskeletal system.
    16. Examination of peripheral vessels.
    17. Examination of lymph nodes.
    18. Examination of the nervous system.
Literature
    required literature
  • NEJEDLÁ, M. Fyzikální vyšetření pro sestry. Praha: Grada, 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-4449-0. info
  • ŠAJNAR, J. Klinická propedeutika. Distanční studijní opora. 1. vyd. [online]. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2012. URL info
  • CHROBÁK, L. a kol. Propedeutika vnitřního lékařství. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-1309-0. info
    recommended literature
  • VOKURKA, M., HUGO, J. a kol. Velký lékařský slovník. Praha: Maxdorf, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7345-130-1. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 6 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
Contact hours are based on consultation of selected topics. Non-contact hours are realized via an e-learning environment available at http://elearning.fvp.slu.cz/. At the website, students can use learning materials with on-line assignments. Credits are granted upon successful completion based on a written or oral assessment where the student demonstrates knowledge of compulsory and recommended literature and discusses their on-line assignments. The student can consult the mentor concerning independently studied topics, be it in person, in group sessions or via e-mail.
Requirements for credit: 80 % active participation in practicals (students who could not meet attendance criteria due to serious obstacles will be given extra assignments).
Written test, a minimum of 80 % correct answers.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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