| CODE | MDS4030 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Clinical Skills in Surgery | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 8 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Faculty of Medicine and Surgery | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit focuses on surgical clinical skills development including bedside manner and is delivered through lectures and bedside small group teaching. Study-unit Aims: This study unit aims to: Familiarise students with clinical examination skills including chest, abdominal, breast, vascular, neck and limbs; Teach students the expected bedside manner; Impart to students the importance of treating patients with dignity and respect. Learning Outcomes: Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - conduct clinical examination of the various systems including the neck, chest, breast, abdomen, limbs and vascular systems; - identify normal findings and recognize the normal variations between individuals; - identify abnormal findings and interpret these findings within the clinical context. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - examine a patient thoroughly and confidently while protecting the patient’s dignity; - identify which system/s requires to be examined; - elicit the appropriate signs; - apply different clinical tests appropriately; - interpret clinical findings; - draw up a list of differential diagnoses; - discuss an appropriate management plan. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study, Placement & Tutorial | ||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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