Medicine and Surgery

Programme 1. Introduction to Medicine as a Science and the Art of Healing: Origins of the clinical method, evidence- based medicine vs narrative medicine 2. Internal Medicine and Clinical Reasoning: Models of clinical reasoning: hypothetico-deductive, pattern recognition, probabilistic reasoning; the role of internal medicine in clinical governance 3. Patient Communication: Verbal and non-verbal language, empathetic communication, active listening techniques, communication barriers 4. Informed Consent: Ethical and regulatory aspects, information, voluntariness and decision-making capacity, consent documentation 5. Medical History Taking (Anamnesis): Structure of anamnesis: reason for admission, history of present illness, past medical history, family history, physiological, pharmacological, and social history; clinical interview techniques, common errors in history taking 6. Physical Examination: General observation of the patient, assessment of vital signs (BP, HR, RR, T, SpO₂) 7. Systematic Physical Examination: Inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation of the various systems6. Physical Examination 8. General observation of the patient 9. Assessment of vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature, SpO₂) 10. Systematic physical examination: inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation

2. Clinical Examination by Andrew W. Robins, G. David Perkin, Graham A. W. Hornett, Ian S. Watt, John Cookson, Owen. Mosby,2008