Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Pediatrics
Teaching staff
Students may ask lecturers questions at the end of each class. For enquiries outside of class time, students must make an appointment by email:
Dra Margarita Català: margacatalapuigbo@gmail.com / mcatala@uic.es
Dra Susana Boronat: sboronat@uic.es
Dr Albert Balaguer: abalaguer@uic.es
Dra Montserrat Garriga: mgarrigac@uic.es
Dra Maria Teresa Coll: mtcoll@uic.es
Dra ana Díez: adiez@uic.es
Dr Miguel Alsina: malsina@uic.es
Dra Paloma Puyalto: ppuyalto@uic.es
Dra Maria Victoria Borrás: mvborras@uic.es
Dra Margarita Català: mcatala@uic.es
Dra Ana María Pérez: amperez@uic.es
Introduction
Pediatrics is the internal medicine of childhood. From conception until the end of somatic growth and development, already 18 years. It has its own characteristics and distinct from the adult medicine, both in terms of biology (physiology, pathogenesis, etc..) as to clinical practice (The interviewers are mainly the parents, the signs and symptoms are less apparent or age-specific ) and social issues (pediatric ecology). It is therefore a distinct and specific way to understant the patient, the disease and how to provide health care and applying preventive medicine.
Pre-course requirements
Students must have successfully completed the basic courses, General Pathology,Medicine, Physiopathology, Surgical Pathophysiology and Semiology
Objectives
Get embryonic development and fetal normal and pathological (clinical geneticsand dismorphology).
To know the biological characteristics, psychological and psycho-social andhealthy child their basic needs in food and nutrition, psychomotor development,hygiene and prevention.
To know the characteristics of pediatric semiology and pathophysiology.
To know the characteristics of childhood diseases and their diagnosis, treatmentand prevention.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- 07 - Understand and recognise normal structure and function of the human body at the molecular, cellular, tissue, and organ and systemetic levels, at different stages of life and in both sexes.
- 08 - Recognize the basis of normal human behavior and its disorders.
- 09 - Understand and recognize the effects, mechanisms and manifestations of disease on the structure and function of the human body.
- 10 - To understand and recognise the agents and risk factors which determine health status, and learn how they determine the symptoms and natural development of acute or chronic diseases in individuals and populations.
- 11 - Understand and recognize the effects of growth, development and aging on the individual and their social environment.
- 12 - Understanding the foundations for action, the indications and efficacy of therapeutic interventions, based on available scientific evidence.
- 13 - Obtain and develop a clinical history that contains all relevant information.
- 14 - Perform a physical examination and a mental assessment.
- 15 - Ability to formulate an initial diagnosis and establish a rationalised diagnostic strategy.
- 16 - Recognize and deal with situations that put life in immediate danger and those that require immediate attention.
- 17 - Establish the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment, applying principles based on the best information possible and safe clinical practice..
- 18 - To indicate the most appropriate (pharmacological, surgical, psychological, social or other) treatments that are pertinent to the most prevalent procedures, in terms of rehabilitation and also terminally ill patients, including an evaluation of their effectiveness.
- 19 - Propose preventive measures appropriate to each clinical situation.
- 25 - Recognize the determinants of public health; genetic and sex-dependent lifestyle, demographic, environmental, social, economic, psychological and cultural determinants.
- 26 - Assume role in the prevention and protection from diseases, injuries or accidents and maintenance and promotion of health, both individual and at the community level.
- 28 - Obtaining and using epidemiological data and assess trends and risks in health related decision-making.
- CTP-3 - To develop critical thinking and reasoning as well as self-assessment skills.
- CTS-2 - To demonstrate sensitivity to environmental issues and act accordingly.
Learning outcomes of the subject
- To interview correctly to patients, especially through the proxys.
- To explore properly newborn infants, school children and adolescents.
- To argue the complementary exams required for the diagnosis of the most common syndromes
- Write a syndromic diagnosis and differential diagnosis and prognosis in a clear and understandable to the patient and / or their families.
- Write the prognosis of a common pediatric patient.
- Design a plan of prevention and health promotion at different ages and situations.
- Write notes right of selected medical records.
- Interact properly with real or simulated pediatric patients
Syllabus
1. Introduction
Biological and sionocial determinants of children. Limits of Pediatrics. Normal somatic development
Psychomotor development. Vision and hearing. Well Child Assessment
The pediatric visit
2 Prenatal Pathology. Genetics and Dysmorphology
Chromosomopaties. Mendelian and non-Mendelian inheritance.
Teratology. Embriofetopaties. Pregnancy and high-risk baby
Neonatal CPR
A child with birth defects
3 Neonatology
Introduction to neonatology. Baby normal and postmadur. prematurity
Neonatal respiratory distress
Obstetric trauma. Neonatal asphyxia. Convulsions. neonatal jaundice
Hypoglycemia and other high. neonatal metabolic
Neonatal anemia. Bleeding in the baby. Prenatal and neonatal infections
Food and Nutrition 4
Food and nutrition healthy infant. Breastfeeding. Artificial feeding. Complementary feeding.
Assessment of nutritional status. obesity
Malnutrition: Kwashiorkor and Marasmus. Rickets. Other deficiency diseases
5 Gastroenterology
Diarra chronic. malabsorption
Malformations of the digestive system. Infant vomiting. Constipation. Chronic abdominal pain
Acute Gastroenteritis. Dehydration.
Liver disease in children
6 Enocrinologia and growth
Disorders of growth and puberty. thyroid diseases
Diabetes in children
Diabetic coma
Genital ambiguity
Anthropometry. auxologic evaluation
7 Neurology
Neuromuscular diseases
Birth defects of the NS. Intracranial hypertension. headaches
Convulsions. Epilepsy. Neurodegenerative diseases
Cerebral Palsy Children. Oligofrenia
8 Cardiology
Cyanotic congenital heart disease
Heart diseases in children. Not cyanotic heart disease
Rhythm disorders. Cardiomyopathies. Acquired heart disease
cardiac auscultation
9 Otolaringology and Pneumonology
Acute and chronic otitis. Tonsillitis. Upper respiratory tract infections. Laryngitis.
Bronchial Asthma Children
Acute Broncopneumopaties. Chronic Bronconeumopaties
Pulmonar auscultation
10 Onco-hematology
Specific aspects of pediatric oncology
Solid tumors: T.Cerebrals, Lymphoma, Neuroblastoma, Wilms T.
Anemias. purple
Leukemia
11 Nefrourology
Hematuria. Proteinuria. Interpretation of the test strips.
Tubulopathies
UTI. Urinary tract malformations. Acute glomerulonephritis. S. nephrotic
12 Infectious Diseases and Immunology
Viral diseases of childhood. immunization schedule
Frequent bacterial infections. Toxic Shock. Kawasaki. fasciitis
Meningitis. Sepsis. Encephalitis. Mycosis. Parasitosis.
Tuberculosis. Diseases of the Immigrant
Immunodeficiencies
Allergy in children
Autoimmunity in children. Rheumatic diseases
13 Orthopaedics and Surgery
Common orthopedic problems. Calendar Surgical indication in children
Acute abdomen
14. Dermatology
Dermatological problems in pediatrics
15. Social Pediatrics
Accidents and poisoning in childhood.
16 Procedures in pediatrics
Investigations and procedures in pediatrics
Image in Pediatrics
Teaching and learning activities
In blended
THEORY CLASSESS (CM):
There are planned to establish a general outline of each part of the course on which students must construct their contents, whether sought by him as directed by the teacher, or provided via the intranet. There are not obligatory but attendance facilitates learning the skills which will ensure minimum standards to pass the course. Throughout the class will be continuous assessment.
Given the retrictions imposed by the current state of pandemic on the number of face-to-face students, all CMs will be online.
LABORATORY SKILLS (LS or LH):
LS are mandatory. Two unjustified absences involve the exclusion of the final exam. Once aproved, it should not be repeated, although not aproved the theoretical part of the course. The assessment of competence will be individualized.
All LS (LH) will be face-to-face in small numbers.
CASE METHOD (MC or TP)
Seeks to encourage students with the deductive and inductive intellectual skills and search for meaningful information. Using a common clinical situation (a syndrome, a symptom) the student, in a groupal environment as a team member, will study the different possibilities etiological, clinical and differential diagnosis of the case. The attendance is mandatory for the continuous assessment.
All CM or TP classes will be face-to-face.
Evaluation systems and criteria
In blended
Student assessment:
-Theory 90% (Final around: 70% ; Partial around: 20%)
-Continuous assessment theory and attendance: 10% (plus +)
The revision of the exams will be carried out in groups.
If the current health conditions allow it, the examinations will be face-to-face.
Bibliography and resources
Textbooks:
Lissauer T, Clayden G: Texto ilustrado de Pediatría. 3ª Ed. Elservier. Barcelona, 2009
Nelson. Pediatría Esencial. 6ªEd. Elsevier, 2011
Cruz, M. Manual de Pediatría. Ergon. Barcelona, 2020
Books:
Cruz,M. Tratado de Pediatría. Ergon. Barcelona, 2010
Internet links:
Evaluation period
- E1 08/01/2021 16:00h
- E2 05/07/2021 16:30h