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Program of Medicine (English)

FOM515

NEUROPSYCHIATRY, OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY

Course Code
FOM515
Semester
Phase V
Theory+Practice
0 + 400
ECTS
18
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelMedical Diploma
Year of Study18
SemesterPhase V
ECTS18
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Makes the diagnosis and plans the treatment in a real patient with a common neuropsychiatric disease.
  2. Makes the differential diagnosis of common neuropsychiatric symptoms in a real patient.
  3. Refers the real patient with a rare neuropsychiatric disease properly.
  4. Apply the common medical procedures and interventions of the neuropsychiatric system to the real patient.
  5. Refer the real patient properly for the rare medical procedures and interventions of the neuropsychiatric system.
  6. Approach systematically, search the related literature and perform evidence-based practice for the differential diagnosis in a real patient with neuropsychiatric symptoms.
  7. Explains the emergency situations, makes diagnosis and treatment direction in rare and/or complicated cases in patients with neuropsychiatric diseases
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionA clinical clearkship with case discussions and skill trainings to diagnose and treat the common neuropsychiatric diseases, to refer the patient with a rare disease properly, to explain the emergency situations and to make the direction of diagnosis and treatment in those cases, to apply the common and to direct the rare medical procedures and interventions of the neuropsychiatric system.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Composed of 12 tasks, each with different symptom packages.
2nd Week The symptoms within each task are handled by the lecturers of the related branch/branches.
3rd Week These tasks are:
4th Week 1. Agitation (Adult), Aggression (irritability), Suicidal Thought, Anxiety
5th Week 2. Dizziness, Hearing Impairment, Tinitus, Problems with balance / movement
6th Week 3. Headache
7th Week 4. Changes in consciousness, Realization problems, Amnesia
8th Week 5. Mood changes, Sleep changes , Appetite Disorders, Sexual Function Problems
9th Week 6. Enuresis, Fecal Incontinence, Speech disorders (aphasia, dysarthria, stuttering, etc.), Paresthesia, Paresis, Paralysis, Movement Disorders
10th Week 7. Stiff Neck, Convulsions
11th Week 8. Attention deficit, Hyperactivity
12th Week 9. Double vision, Visual impairment / loss, Ptosis, Pupil changes, Strabismus
13th Week 10. Dry eye, Red Eye
14th Week 11. Urinary Incontinence
15th Week 12. Lumbal and back pain, Muscle weakness, Neck pain
Recommended or Required ReadingRecommended Reading:
Kanski Clinical Ophthalmology
Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology 11th Edition Allan H. Ropper, Martin A. Samuels
Youmans And Wins Neurosurgery Textbook 7th edition
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Teorik ders
  • Olgu Temelli Değerlendirme (OTD)
  • Girişimsel Beceri Geri bildirimi (GBG)
  • Öğrenci Polikliniği (ÖP)
  • Öğrenci Viziti (ÖV)
  • Standart hasta (SP)
Assessment Methods and Criteria 1. Aims of assessment: Formative and summative 2. Assessment tools: Structured oral exam, theoretical exam. 3. Assessment criteria: a. Formative (5%) b. Summative (95%) b1. Theoretical (50%) b2. Structured oral exam (%45)
Language of InstructionEnglish
Work Placement(s)No

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