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Courses

Code

Name

Level

Term

Credit Hours

Contact Hours

Lec.

Practical

Total

Med503

Medicine I

5

1

2

1

3

60

Med504

Medicine II

5

1

2

1

3

60

Med505

MedicineIII

5

1

2

1

3

60

Med506

MedicineIV

5

1

2

1

3

60

Med507

MedicineV

5

2

2

1

3

60

Med508

MedicineVI

5

2

2

1

3

60

Med509

MedicineVII

5

2

2

1

3

60

Med510

MedicineVIII

5

2

2

1

3

60

Course Description 

Med 503-510, Medicine  I-VIII

Description :

-   The internal medicine course aims at graduating  a competent physician capable of dealing with multiple diseases and health  issues  safely , ethically and effectively  through teaching a lucid information ,knowledge ,recent updates  and clinical skills in all branches of internal medicine namely  cardiology,chest, urology,haematology,gastroenterology  and neurology.

  Course contents

E First semester:

1- Cardiovascular Diseases :

approach to the patient with heart disease,ECG tracing & interpretation

Rheumatic heart diseases   

Congenital valvular heart diseases                                                        

Heart failure, Ischemic heart disease, Arrhythmias & Cardiomyopathy

Pericardial diseases                                                                        

Diseases of the aorta and peripheral vascular dieases                         

2- Chest Diseases:

Introduction & approach to the patient with chest diseases                 

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Respiratory failure & cor pulmonal

Chest infections       

lung collapse and fibrosis                                                             

Sarcoidosis                                                                                                   

Bronchogenic carcinoma & mediastinal diseases                                   

diseases of the pleura                                                                                 

3- Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary disorders:

Introduction & liver function tests                                                         

Acute & Chronic hepatitis, Liver cirrhosis & portal hypertension      

liver cell failure ,Ascites & peritonitis (SBP)                                                      

Fatty liver and malignant liver disease                                      

Gastrointestinal bleeding                                                              

Diseases of the esophagus                                                              

Peptic acid disease                                                                                       

Inflammatory bowel disease                                                                      

Pancreatitis & cholangitis  

 Second Semester:

4-Nephrology:                                           

Investigations of renal diseases                                                   

Nephrotic & Nephritic syndromes                                                                         

Acute renal & Chronic renal failure                                                                          

Hereditary renal diseases                                                  

Vascular diseases of the kidneys                                                  

Urinary tract infection & renal calculi                                     

Hypertension                                                                                    

Acid base & electrolyte disturbances                                                      

5- Endocrinology :

Diseases of the hypothalamus & pituitary gland                                   

Diseases of the thyroid gland                                                                   

Diseases of the supra renal gland                                                

Diabetes Mellitus                                                                                        

Diseases of the parathyroid glands and calcium metabolism  

Obesity, carcinoid tumors, hirsutism, gynaecomastia     

 6- Infectious Diseases :                                                                                         

Bacterial infections                                                                                   

Spirochetal &  Richetsial infections                                                         

Viral infections                                                                                           

candidiasis, Protozoal & Helminthic infections                                     

7- Psychiatry:                                                         

Organic mental disorders                                                              

Schizophrenia                                                                                                           

Drug abuse and dependence                                                                       

Neurotic, stress related & somatoform disorders

Psychiatric emergencies                                                                             

8- Neurology:                      

Disorders of high cerebral functions                                                      

Epilepsy                                                                                                                               

Meningitis & encephalitis                                                                           

Brain tumors and headache                                                                       

Degenerative diseases &Demyelinating disease – multiple sclerosisExtrapyramidal  disorders                                                                    

Diseases of the spinalcord & roots                                                           

Peripheral neuropathy                                                                               

Disorders of the muscles and myoneural function                                            

  9- Hematology & Oncology :

      Anemias     

Oncology & paraneoplastic syndrome &Acute leukemias        

Polycythemia and multiple myeloma                                                       

Hemostasis and bleeding disorders                                              

Lymphadenopathy                                                                                       

Hypersensitivity reactions & autoimmunity                                           

10- Rheumatology :

Systemic lupus erythematosus& Scleroderma                                                           

Rheumatoid arthritis, Seronegative arthritis, Osteoarthritis

Vasculitis                                                                                                                 

11- Geriatric Medicine :

Physiology of aging &use of drugs in geriatric patients                                  

12- Physical Medicine:

Introduction to physical medicine & rehabilitation                              

 Learning Activities:

A) General lectures

B) Clinical studies, clinical rounds, tutorials and seminars

Attendance Criteria:

Students must attend at least 70 % of the theoretical lectures and 75 % of the clinical rounds to sit for the final exam.

 Assessment methods:

Formative & Summative exams

(Selective & Supply type questions- Problem-solving)

- Written exams: short questions, long questions, case histories, MCQs

- Oral exams

- Clinical exams: short cases & long cases.

- Diagnostic skills exams: X- rays, CTs etc...

Marks distribution:
           A total of 100 Marks distributed as follows:

30%  Year Activity including end of round exam at Kasr El Ainy Hospital.

              40% End term written exam.

30% End term oral, clinical and skills Exam.                                                        

 Learning Resources:

Basic Materials:

 - Department books available for students, at the faculty bookshop

Suggested materials

Principals and practice of medicine edt. Davidson