Subjects

• THE DOCTOR AS A SCHOLAR
  • BASIC SCIENCE
    • Medical knowledge: ANATOMY
    • Medical knowledge: PHYSIOLOGY
    • Medical knowledge: BIOCHEMISTRY (inc. Metabolism)
    • Medical knowledge: CELL BIOLOGY
    • Medical knowledge: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY and GENETICS
  • DISEASE MECHANISMS
    • Medical knowledge: PATHOLOGY
    • Medical knowledge: CANCER
    • Medical knowledge: IMMUNOLOGY and INFLAMMATION
    • Medical knowledge: MICROBIOLOGY and INFECTION
  • CLINICAL SCIENCE
    • Medical knowledge: CLINICAL FEATURES of DISEASE
    • Medical knowledge: THERAPEUTIC PRINCIPLES
    • Medical knowledge: NUTRITION
  • POPULATION SCIENCE
    • Medical knowledge: SOCIOLOGY
    • Medical knowledge: EPIDEMIOLOGY
    • Medical knowledge: PUBLIC HEALTH and GLOBAL HEALTH
    • Medical knowledge: PSYCHOLOGY
• THE DOCTOR AS A PRACTITIONER
  • PATIENT ASSESSMENT
    • Clinical skills: HISTORY and EXAMINATION
    • Clinical skills: INVESTIGATION
    • Clinical skills: IMAGING
    • Clinical skills: DIAGNOSIS and REASONING
  • PRACTICAL PROCEDURES
    • Clinical skills: DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES
    • Clinical skills: THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
  • PATIENT MANAGEMENT
    • Clinical skills: PATIENT MANAGEMENT
    • Clinical skills: PHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPY
    • Clinical skills: NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPY
    • Clinical skills: SURGERY and ANAESTHETICS
    • Clinical skills: PREVENTATIVE CARE and HEALTH PROMOTION
    • Clinical skills: INTEGRATED HEALTH and COMPLIMENTARY THERAPIES
  • COMMUNICATION
    • Clinical skills: INTERACTION WITH PATIENTS
    • Clinical skills: WORKING IN TEAMS
    • Clinical skills: MANAGING INFORMATION
• THE DOCTOR AS A PROFESSIONAL
  • LEARNING AND TEACHING
    • Professional issues: LEARNING
    • Professional issues: TEACHING
    • Professional issues: REFLECTION and MENTORING
    • Professional issues: EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE
  • PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    • Professional issues: PERSONAL ATTITUDES and SELF CARE
    • Professional issues: MEDICAL PROFESSIONALISM
    • Professional issues: INTER-PROFESSIONAL TEAMS
    • Professional issues: RISK MANAGEMENT and PATIENT SAFETY
  • DOCTOR AND SOCIETY
    • Professional issues: ETHICS and LAW
    • Professional issues: GOVERNANCE and AUDIT
    • Professional issues: MEDICAL LEADERSHIP and MANAGEMENT

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PATIENT MANAGEMENT: Clinical skills: NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPY

Index

• General Outcomes for Non-Pharmacological Therapy
• Adjuvant Therapies
• Cardiorespiratory Disorders
• Renal Disorders

• General Outcomes for Non-Pharmacological Therapy
  • General Principles - Non pharmacological therapy
• Adjuvant Therapies
  • General Outcomes for Adjuvant Therapies
    1. Define adjuvant, neo-adjuvant and palliative treatment and list measures of each type (CR3)
• Cardiorespiratory Disorders
  • Angina - Coronary Intervention
    1. List the complications of coronary angiography, angioplasty and stenting and discuss their prevention and management (CR3)
  • Arrhythmia and Conduction Defects
    1. Discuss indications for electrical treatment of arrhythmias (cardioversion, pacemaker and ablation) and describe how each procedure is done (CR3)
  • Vascular Disease (Inc. CVA)
    1. Describe three main indications for endarterectomy in patient with carotid stenosis (CR3)
    2. Describe the process of carotid endarterectomy and its associated risks to a patient (CR3)
  • Cardiac Failure and Pulmonary Oedema
    1. Discuss the role of non-pharmacological treatments in heart failure including exercise and diet, revascularisation and cardiac transplantation (CR3)
• Renal Disorders
  • Renal Replacement Therapies (exc. Transplantation)
    1. Be aware of the limitations, advantages and disadvantages of haaemodialysis (MET2)
    2. Understand the principles and practical aspects of haemodialysis and be aware of its limitations, advantages and disadvantages (MET3B)
    3. Understand the principles and practical aspects of haemodialysis (MET2)
    4. Be aware of the limitations, advantages and disadvantages of peritoneal dialysis (MET2)
    5. Understand the principles and practical aspects of peritoneal dialysis in its many forms (MET2)
    6. Understand the principles and practical aspects of peritoneal dialysis and be aware of its limitations, advantages and disadvantages (MET3B)
    7. Understand the methods of blood purification and fluid removal such as peritoneal and haemodialysis, continuous arteriovenous haemofiltration (CAVH) and CAVH / Dialysis (MET3B)

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