Clerkship
Conditions of clerkship outside of First Faculty of Medicine
The clerkship i fully valid under following
conditions:
- They were held at a university hospital that has a contract with LF1 UK
- They were held at a university hospital in the European Union
If you wish to complete your clerkship in a hospital outside of the EU, you are required to bring a syllabus of this clerkship, validated by the university where the clerkship will hold place. This validation is to be brought to the head of the English department or it can also be sent via email to tomas.grus@vfn.cz.
Each request will be considered individually and the final decision will be sent to you within thirty days of the submission of the request.
Minimal requirements of the clerkship:
history of
cardiovascular diseases,
Physical examination in internal and surgical diseases, especially cardiovascular system
Examination of the heart murmur with auscultation
Examination of peripheral arteries (palpation) /a.carotis, a.subclavia, a.brachialis, a.cubitalis, a.radialis, a.ulnaris, aorta abdominalis, aa.renales, aa.femorales,aa.popliteae, aa.tib.post.,aa.dors.ped./, Allen test
Basic examination of venous system– Superficial venous insufficiency with skin changes, swelling, varicose vein
filling of jugular veins, hepatomegaly
EKG basics /AMI, fibrillation and flutter of atria and ventricles /
1. Basic clinical symptomatology in cardiovascular diseases:
aortic dissection A, B
acute valve insufficiency, interventricular septal defect
endocarditis
pulmonary embolization
Acute myocardial infarction
TIA, RIND, CMP
Acute and chronic critical limb ischemia
Aortic aneurism abdominalis
Deep vein thrombosis
2. Clinical skills:
basic knowledge of wound dressing –sepsis, antisepsis, treatment of wound after surgery /anaerobic, aerobic / principals of bandage technique
indication and technique of blood transfusion
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
insertion of nasogastric tube
insertion of urinary catheter, types of urinary catheters
puncture of peripheral vein and insertion of drugs to the peripheral vein, subcutaneous
per rectum examination
3. assistance during basic surgery procedures:
disinfection and preparation before surgery
assistance with simple surgery procedures
surgical knots
basic surgical suture technique
assistance during drainage of fluidothorax, pneumothorax
local anesthesia, local anesthetic drugs, treatment of abscess, incision, contraincision, drainage