University home
>
Unit and programme catalogues in 2016/17
>
Unit catalogue
>
Faculty of Health Sciences
>
Health Sciences Faculty Office
>
Pathology, Perioperative Medicine and Critical Care
Unit information: Pathology, Perioperative Medicine and Critical Care in 2016/17
Please note: you are viewing unit and programme information
for a past academic year. Please see the current academic year for up to date information.
Unit name |
Pathology, Perioperative Medicine and Critical Care |
Unit code |
MEDI30013 |
Credit points |
0 |
Level of study |
H/6
|
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
|
Unit director |
Dr. Maggiani |
Open unit status |
Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Must have progressed from previous year of the MB ChB Programme. |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department |
Health Sciences Faculty Office |
Faculty |
Faculty of Health Sciences |
Description including Unit Aims
Open to MB ChB students only.
Intended Learning Outcomes
- Develop an understanding of the pathological basis of disease.
- Develop an understanding of the care of patients in the perioperative period and of critical care medicine.
- Learn the biochemical principles and practices important in the understanding and management of various disease states.
- Learn how biochemical abnormalities can be revealed by analysis of body fluid
- Understand the use and limitations of the results produced by the diagnostic chemical pathology laboratory service.
- Learn how to make the best use of the diagnostic chemical laboratory services in order to provide information useful or essential for the diagnosis and management of disease.
- Have an overview of principles underlying the main haematological disorders.
- Been introduced to the principles underlying a modern blood transfusion service
- Understand the use and limitations of the results produced by the diagnostic haematology laboratory services.
- Learn how to make the best use of the diagnostic haematology laboratory services to provide relevant information in the diagnosis and management of human disease.
- Gain clinical experience of patients with haematological disorders and their clinical management.
- Understand the pathological basis of a range of diseases of all systems.
- Understand how pathological terms are used in clinical practice.
- Seen the macroscopic effect of diseases of the various systems of the body through illustrations, preserved specimens.
- Understand the terminology used to describe pathological processes at the microscopic level.
- Appreciate the importance of clinico-pathological correlation.
- Understand the use and limitations of the histopathology and cytopathology diagnostic services.
- Appreciate how best to use the histological and cytological diagnostic services for the benefit of patients.
- Appreciate previous knowledge of microbiological agents in relation to human infectious diseases.
- Knowledge of the effect and mechanisms of infectious disease and the role of host defences.
- Appreciate the role of doctors in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases.
- Knowledge of antimicrobial therapy and its use.
- Understand how to make the best use of the diagnostic microbiology laboratory services.
- Understand the role of anaesthesia, intensive care medicine and pain, in the contexts of elective and emergency surgery, and critical care medicine, in adults and in children.
- Understand how basic sciences learnt in years 1 and 2 fit a framework of clinical practice.
- Appreciate the application of skills of clinical observation and documentation within different clinical environments. Use physiological and biochemical monitors to enhance normal clinical observations as a means of recognising and treating acute clinical changes in the operating theatre, recovery ward, and intensive care unit.
- Have a holistic view of the critically ill patient, recognise the departure from expected clinical progressions, and practice of communication across traditional specialist boundaries, and with the relatives of critically ill patients.
- Develop skills and clinical competence in the management of emergency and lifesaving (resuscitation) techniques.
- Understand the causation of acute and chronic pain, and how to treat it.
- Appreciate what it might be like to be an anaesthetist oneself.
- Understand pre-operative evaluation and preparation of patients for anaesthesia.
- Understand perioperative management of patients with common and uncommon medical conditions.
- Be competent at venous cannulation.
- Understand fluid therapy.
- Be able to assist in the management of the unconscious patient.
- Be able to perform airway manipulations.
- Undertake manual and mechanical ventilation of the lungs.
- Undertake oxygen therapy.
- Understand and manage post-operative pain relief.
Teaching Information
3 week Introductory lecture/tutorial block in Pathology followed by 6 weeks rotating clinical attachments in both elements delivered in Academy with SSC examination is in the final week in South Bristol.
Assessment Information
- EMQs
- Oral Presentation
- Procedure card
Reading and References
Library link
https://www.ole.bris.ac.uk/webapps/cmsmain/webui/_xy-136348_5-t_hYyAB8mF