MEDICINE IN CARDIOLOGY INTENSIVE CARE

CIC506

Course Code: CIC506
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 1 + 0
ECTS: 6

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Şaban Remzi Erdem

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

understanding of basics of pharmacology
evaluation of the pharmacokinetic profile
Learning the pharmacodynamic mechanisms
Understanding drug-drug, drug-food, drug-drug like product interactions and interaction mechanisms
Evaluation of genetic polymorphisms and other factors that change drug effect
Learning the concept of evidence-based rational drug use

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

The students are supposed to gain/revise theoretical knowledge to be used in clinical practice on the topics such as basic pharmacology, pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties, mechanisms of action, interactions of the drugs used in cardiology intensive care, and rational pharmacotherapy in addition to the pharmacogenetic and other variables altering drug effects.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introducing the aims and objectives of the course
2^nd Week	Basic pharmacokinetics
3^rd Week	Basic pharmacodynamics and factors that change drug action
4^th Week	Medicines that affect kidney function
5^th Week	Drugs acting on the renin-angiotensin system
6^th Week	Drugs used in the treatment of ischemic heart failure
7^th Week	Drugs used in the treatment of hypertension
8^th Week	Midterm exam and/or homework evaluation
9^th Week	Drugs used in the treatment of heart failure
10^th Week	Antiarrhythmic drugs
11^th Week	Drugs used in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension
12^th Week	Anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs
13^th Week	Fibrinolytic and antifibrinolytic drugs
14^th Week	Drugs used in the treatment of dyslipidemias

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Goodman and Gilman?s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, Brunton LL, Hilal-Dandan R, Knollmann BC (Ed.s), 13th edition, McGraw Hill, 2018, USA, ISBN 978-1-25-958473-2
2. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, Katzung BG, (Ed.), 14th ediition, McGraw Hill, 2018, USA ISBN 978-1-259-64115-2
3. Rang and Dale?s Pharmacology, Ritter JM, Flower R, Henderson G, Loke YK, MacEwan D, Rang HP (Ed.s), 9th edition, Elsevier, 2020, UK, ISBN 978-0-7020-7448-6

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Discussion
Project

Assessment Methods and Criteria

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	3	3
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	1	80	80
Preparation for Final exam	1	40	40
Course hours	14	1	14
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	35	35
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	4	4
Homework
Performance Practice
Case Study Presentation	1	1	1
Preperation for Presentations	1	3	3
Total Work Load			180
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			6
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5	LO6
K1	X		X	X	X
K2	X		X
K3		X			X	X
K4		X
K5		X
K6		X
K7				X
K8				X		X
K9						X
K10	X				X