Syllabus
Winter semester:**
1) History Taking, Family and Past History
2) Presenting Complaint, Systems Review, Recommended Questions for Case taking
3) Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular and Respiratory System
4) Auscultation of Chest - Added Sounds
5) Symptoms and Signs of Cardiovascular Disease
6) Cardiac Hypertrophy and Dilatation
7) Urinary System Examination of Urinary Bladder, The Testing of Urine
8) Gastrointestinal System, General Signs of Liver Disease
9) Jaundice - Case History, Biliary Obstruction, Diarrhoea
10) Surgery Examination of Surgical Patients, Common Surgical Procedures
11) Acute Appendicitis, Surgical Instruments and Equipment
12) Knee Injury, Hip Fracture Types of Fractures
13) Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Dysmenorrhoea, Childbirth,
14) Sexually Transmitted Diseases,
15) Credit test ** There may be additions, substitutions or deletions according to core English competencies of each group.
Annotation
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The course focuses on (i) specific vocabulary and grammar that should enable students to use and understand medical resources and (ii) preparing students to take and understand patient medical histories.