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Programme and Module Handbook

Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2008-2009 (archived)

Module MEDI1013: MEDICINE 1

Department: Health (Medicine) [Queen's Campus, Stockton]

MEDI1013: MEDICINE 1

Type Tied Level 1 Credits 60 Availability Available in 2008/09 Module Cap None. Location Queen's Campus, Stockton
Tied to A106

Prerequisites

  • Entrance requirements for MBBS.

Corequisites

  • Medicine 2.

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • All modules except Medicine 2.

Aims

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Content

  • Foundation Case: cystic fibrosis.
  • Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Renal Medicine: anatomy of the heart.
  • lung mechanics and anatomy.
  • pulmonary gas exchange and transport in blood.
  • renal structure and functional role of the kidney.
  • glomerular function and dysfunction.
  • tubular function and dysfunction.
  • disorders of fluid and salt balance.
  • renal regulation of acid-base and potassium.
  • clinical aspects of renal dysfunction.
  • Nutrition, Metabolism and Endocrinology: nutrition, malnutrition and malabsorption.
  • appetite and body weight.
  • diseases of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism.
  • liver structure, function and dysfunction.
  • function and dysfunction of the upper GI tract.
  • function and dysfunction of the lower GI tract.
  • function and dysfunction of the thyroid.
  • function and dysfunction of the adrenal glands.
  • function and dysfunction of the parathyroid gland.
  • Special Study Module (student selected choice).

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
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Subject-specific Skills:
    Key Skills:

      Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

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      Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

      Activity Number Frequency Duration Total/Hours

      Summative Assessment

      Multiple choice questions; extended matching items questions; objective structured practical/clinical examinations; data handling; essays/reports.

      Formative Assessment:

      The following list is for the entire level one of the MBBS programme : 1 hour paper including MCQ/EMI/True False questions and data-handling; 3 station OSC/PE (both timed, unseen), Formative Assignment: Word Processed essay (1250 words, take-away). PPD Stream only: A learning portfolio will be kept by each student and will be used by tutors for formative assessment. Each practical session on clinical skills and communication skills will involve formative assessment. MiC Stream only : Learning portfolio, 2 class presentations of 10 minutes each.

      ■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University