MD512 : Medicine

Compulsory

in this course:
Discuss the most common diseases in general medicine by interpreting the most important symptoms and signs of common diseases.
Interpret patient’s data in an organized and informative manner, makes deferential diagnoses and ability to make single diagnoses and exclude other deferential diagnoses.
Discuss the most important laboratory diagnostic tests to set up a priority based action plan for common diseases.
Formulate management plane for common disease.
Analyze different factors that help in prevention of diseases as well as eradication measures. Discuss the causes, clinical symptoms, signs, and management plan of most important psychiatric diseases.
Discuss the clinical presentation of the most common dermatological diseases.
Analyze management plans of the most common dermatological diseases.
Discuss emergency and critical conditions and formulate appropriate management plans for individual patients.

By the end of the course, the student will be able to:- -
Understand the different diseases in all systems of the body, in relation to internal medicine, in the light of knowledge already acquired in anatomy, pathology, physiology, microbiology, and pharmacology.
- Acquire competent knowledge and skills in obtaining comprehensive problems –oriented history, performing complete physical examinations, and demonstrating problem-solving skills in pathophysiologic derangements to specific disease entities.
- Introduce students with appropriate knowledge and practical to suggest the proper line of investigations to reach a diagnosis after enlisting relevant differential diagnoses.
- Discuss a plan of management including the most appropriate prescribed medications, their pharmacology, indications, dosage, side effects, and toxic effects. -
Recognize the complications associated with the disease process.

1	Cardiovascular system and ECG	26
2	Neurology	26
3	Laboratory diagnostic	26
4	Gastroenterology	26
5	Nephrology	26
6	Infectious	26
7 - 8	Respiratory system	26
9	Rheumatology	26
10 - 11	Endocrine and diabetes	26
12	Hematology and oncology	26

13	Psychiatry	26
14	Dermatology	26