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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Medicine
Semester:
Yearly
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Ein Karem
Course/Module Coordinator:
Uzi Izhar
Coordinator Office Hours:
Wednesday 1000-1200
Teaching Staff:
Prof Uzi Izhar,
Dr. Guy Pines
Course/Module description:
Two weeks clinical rotation in cardiothoracic surgery, including guided rounds, seminars, OR and outpatients clinic.
Course/Module aims:
To upgrade clinical skills in diagnosis and treatment of common medical problems un cardiothoracic surgery
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
The student should:
describe: anatomy, physiology of the chest
take medical history and physical examination correctly
organize preoperative and post-operative assessment
Attendance requirements(%):
100%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Clinical rounds and bed side teaching
Seminars
OR teaching
Outpatients and ER teaching
Course/Module Content:
1. Surgery of the heart and major blood vessels.
2. Pathophysiology of ischemic coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease.
3. History and physical examination
4. Preoperative evaluation
5. Indications for CABG, AVR, MVR
6. Principles of cardio-pulmonary bypass machine
7. Principles of postoperative care
8. Aortic dissection / aneurysm
General surgery of the chest:
1. Anatomy of lungs, mediastinum and chest wall
2. Imaging of the chest
3. Physiologic evaluation of the patient before lung resection
4. Diagnostic approach to pulmonary nodule
5. Diagnostic and surgical approach to early stage lung cancer
6. Differential diagnosis of mediastinal tumors
7. Diagnostic and therapeutic approach to pleural effusion, pneumothorax, empyema.
Congenital heart defects.
1. Anatomy and pathophysiology of major congenital defect with increase pulmonary blood flow – ASD, VSD, PDA, A-V canal, Truncus
2. Anatomy and pathophysiology of cyanotic congenital heart defect – TOF, PA
3. Single ventricle physiology
Course/Module Content
Required Reading:
Sabiston DC. Textbook of Surgery
Additional Reading Material:
Journals:
Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Internet:
www.ctsnet.org
www.ahajournals.org :
Circulation, scientific reviews:
ACC/AHA guidelines for coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease.
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 80 %
Project work 10 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 10 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
All students will be evaluated at the end of the rotaion.
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