Educational and methodical manual for extra-curricular preparation of 5th-year English-speaking students of medical faculty "Hospital pediatrics"

Abstract

During the course considerable attention must be paid to basics of first aid in children’s critical conditions. Pediatrics is one of important clinical disciplines, without deep knowledge of which the forming of modern specialist-physician is impossible. Pediatrics as an educational discipline is based on student’s knowledge of substantive provisions of anatomy, histology, physiology, physiopathology, pathological anatomy, propedeutics and infectious diseases Acquisition of thorough knowledge and abilities of pediatrics allows utilizing it to solve the clinical problems of diagnostics, prophylaxis and treatment of diseases. Educational and methodical manual “Diseases of blood and endocrine system in children” for the 5th year students of medical faculty compiled in accordance with “Educational professional program for higher education” after professional direction of „Medicine”, ratified by the Ministries of Education and Public Health of Ukraine. Developing this material we used long-term experience of pediatrics department of Zaporizhya State Medical University and the recommendations of other departments of pediatrics (hospital pediatrics department of National Medical University). The materials given in the Manual are intended to be on the guidance the practical classes of the 5 th year medical studying at the specialty on “Pediatrics General Practitioner”. Taking into account progressive development of pediatrics, change of requirements to the specialists the given educational methodical manual may incompletely reflect pedagogical and professional necessities that is why it will be perfected and complemented.