Family medicine - International School of Medicine

Headache syndrome in the work of a general practitioner. Life-threatening headaches. Diagnostic algorithm, classification, treatment (migraine, cluster headache).
Vertigo syndrome in the work of a general practitioner. Diagnostic algorithm, classification, treatment.
The “knee pain” syndrome in the work of a general practitioner. Diagnostic algorithm, classification, treatment.
Gerontology in the work of a general practitioner, principles of management of patients with cardiovascular, bronchopulmonary pathology.
The syndrome of “pain in the hand” in the work of a general practitioner. Diagnostic algorithm, classification, treatment.
The syndrome of “abdominal pain” in the work of a general practitioner. Algorithm for diagnosing life-threatening diseases manifested by abdominal pain, management tactics, treatment.
Diarrhea in the practice of a family doctor. Classification, algorithm of diagnosis and treatment.
Outpatient management of patients with urinary infection in the work of a general practitioner, the algorithm of diagnosis and treatment.
The place of family medicine at the general structure of health care system and the principles of family care.
Organization of family doctor’s work. Information support of primary care. Telemedicine at a family doctor practice.
The concept, principles and methods of palliative care.
Management of patients at the terminal stages of the disease in the a family doctor practice, interaction with specialists.
Preventive medicine as the basis of a family doctor.
Screening programs. Control of risk factors for major diseases. Immunoprophylaxis at family medicine.
ICPC-2 International Classification.
Algorithm of the cardiovascular pathology family doctor management.
Primary and secondary prevention of essential hypertension, coronary heart disease, heart failure by a general practitioner, indications for hospitalization. Tactics of a family doctor at cases of acute coronary syndrome, hypertensive crisis.
Algorithm of the respiratory and urinary pathology family doctor management.
Primary and secondary prevention of asthma, COPD, pneumonia by a general practitioner, indications for hospitalization.
Primary and secondary prevention of chronic kidney disease by a general practitioner, indications for hospitalization.
Algorithm of the endocrinological and gastrointestinal pathology family doctor management.
Primary and secondary prevention of diabetes by a general practitioner, indications for hospitalization.
Primary and secondary prevention of hepatomegaly, gastrointestinal tract functional diseases by a general practitioner, indications for hospitalization. Family doctor tactics at case of abdominal pain syndrome.
Algorithm of the joint syndrome family doctor management.
Primary and secondary prevention of osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, back pain by a general practitioner, indications for hospitalization.
Define the concept of “primary health care”.
Explain the terms general practitioner and family medicine.
The main functions of a general practitioner (family medicine) in accordance with the European Union of General Practitioners (European Union of General Practitioners)
Who has the right to work as a general practitioner (family doctor), his workload and the function of working time?
The rights and obligations of a general practitioner (family medicine).
The purpose and objectives of family medicine.
What is the principle of “Free choice of primary care physician”, its features?
What is the “Territorial principle of attaching patients to a doctor”, its advantages?
The structure of the outpatient clinic of a family doctor and the organization of its work.
Principles of medical care based on the basics of family medicine.
The main provisions of the qualification characteristics of a family doctor.
Indicators of the activity of the family doctor (outpatient clinic), accounting documentation of the outpatient clinic of the family doctor
Genetic markers in rheumatic diseases.
Ideas about the forms of connective tissue, its cellular elements and intercellular substance.
Bone metabolism. Regulation, age-related features of bone metabolism.
Fundamentals of clinical immunology and immunopathology of rheumatic diseases.
Regulation of the immune response. Cytokines. Regulatory populations of lymphocytes.
The role of infectious factors in the development of chronic inflammation.
Rheumatic diseases and pregnancy.
X-ray research methods used in rheumatology.
Computed tomography. Features of application in various rheumatological diseases.
Densitometry (determination of bone mineral density). Indications. Interpretation of the results.
Ultrasound examination of joints, advantages and limitations.
Radioisotope methods of diagnosis of rheumatic diseases. Scintigraphy.
Magnetic resonance imaging. The principle of the method. Diagnostic capabilities.
Electromyography in the diagnosis of diseases of skeletal muscles and peripheral nerves.
Indications. Diagnostic capabilities.
Laboratory methods of diagnosis and activity of inflammation in rheumatic diseases.
Immunological diagnostic methods in rheumatology.
Principles of diagnostic and therapeutic puncture of joints, indications, possible adverse events.
Morphological diagnostic methods for rheumatic diseases.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, classification, mechanism of action.
Interactions of NSAIDs with other drugs. Side effects, their mechanism. Prevention and treatment.
Classification, mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics. Interaction with other drugs. Glucocorticosteroids for oral administration. Glucocorticosteroids for parenteral use (pulsterapy). Side effects of glucocorticosteroids, their prevention and correction.
Basic antirheumatic drugs. Classification. Pharmacokinetics. Interactions with other medications. The choice of the drug and dose for individual rheumatic diseases.
Genetically engineered biologics. Classification. Mechanism of action. Indications, contraindications, side effects, their prevention and treatment.
Anti-gouty remedies. Hypouricemic drugs. Indications for use. Side effects and methods of their correction. Side effects and methods of their correction.
Symptom-modifying drugs of slow action. Classification. Mechanism of action. Indications, contraindications, side effects, their prevention and treatment.
Antibiotics in the treatment of rheumatic diseases. Indications for the use of antibiotics in rheumatology. Antibacterial therapy of infectious arthritis
Therapy for acute emergency conditions in rheumatology.
Non-drug methods of treatment and rehabilitation of patients with rheumatic diseases.
Therapeutic gymnastics for rheumatic diseases.
Methods of conservative orthopedics for the prevention and treatment of certain rheumatic diseases.
Spa treatment, hydro- and balneotherapy for rheumatic diseases.
Methods of extracorporeal therapy in the treatment of rheumatic diseases.
Local injection therapy of rheumatic diseases.
Surgical treatment of patients with diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
Rheumatoid arthritis: etiopathogenetically significant factors. The role of genetic factors, cellular and humoral immunity. Infectious factors and environmental factors discussed as pathogenetically significant.
Differential diagnosis of articular syndrome with suspected rheumatoid arthritis. Systemic manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis.
Basic therapy of rheumatoid arthritis: drugs and treatment regimens, side effects. Symptom-modifying therapy for RA.
Treatment and prevention of acute rheumatic fever.
Classification. Epidemiology. Risk factors in certain forms. Etiology. Pathogenesis. Biochemical changes in cartilage in osteoarthritis. Pathomorphology. The role of orthopedic defects and injuries in secondary osteoarthritis.
Clinical picture of osteoarthritis. Diagnostics and differential diagnostics. Features of osteoarthritis of individual joints. Methods for assessing the functional status in osteoarthritis (WOMAC).
Radiological stages of arthrosis. Synovitis in osteoarthritis. Secondary regional soft tissue syndromes in osteoarthritis.
Treatment of osteoarthritis. General principles. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. The symptom is slow-acting modifying drugs.
Herniated disc, myelopathy as its complication.
Aseptic necrosis of bones. Etiology. Pathogenesis. Clinical picture. Differential diagnosis. Instrumental diagnostic methods (radiography, magnetic resonance imaging). Conservative and surgical treatment.
Arthropathies caused by non-rheumatic diseases. Defeat of the musculoskeletal system in endocrine diseases.
Glucocorticosteroid osteoporosis. Pathogenesis. Clinical manifestations. Prevention. Treatment.
Clinical anatomy, physiology of periarticular soft tissues, clinical diagnosis of major pathological conditions.
Rheumatic diseases of the periarticular soft tissues in the practice of a rheumatologist and therapist. Classification. Etiology. The relationship with the main rheumatic diseases (seronegative spondyloarthritis, hypermobile syndrome, etc.).
Methods of treatment of local rheumatic diseases of the periarticular soft tissues.
Hypermobile syndrome. Etiology. Pathogenesis. Epidemiology. Classification. Diagnosis criteria. Clinic. Age aspects. Treatment.
Primary fibromyalgia. Etiology. Pathogenesis. Clinic. Secondary fibromyalgia syndrome.
Definition, epidemiology, etiopathogenetic factors discussed as significant (genetic, endocrine, environmental factors). Inflectional factors and medications discussed as significant etiopathogenetic factors. The role of T- and B-cell disorders in the pathogenesis of SLE and features of the immune response. The main immunological markers in SLE.
Clinical symptoms of lesions on the part of organs and systems. Differential diagnosis. Diagnostic criteria of the American Rheumatology Association and criteria proposed by SLICC group (2012)
Treatment of SLE: groups of drugs, treatment regimens, side effects. Biological therapy for SLE. Medications, therapy regimens, side effects.
The concept of primary and secondary Sjogren’s syndrome. Diseases with which secondary Sjogren’s syndrome is most often associated. Diagnostic criteria of Sjogren’s syndrome. Treatment of Sjogren’s syndrome.
The concept of primary and secondary antiphospholipid syndrome (AFS). The main clinical manifestations and diagnostic criteria of AFS. Treatment of AFS.
Philosophy and principles of family medicine. History and prospects of family medicine.
WONCA “Tree”. 12 characteristics of the specialty “General medical practice/Family medicine”. The main competencies of a general practitioner/ family doctor.
Biopsychosocial concept of medicine and health. A healthy and dysfunctional family. Analysis of the family system and search for family resources.
Intra-family processes (entanglement, isolation, emotional triangles and other scenarios). The life cycle of the family.
Prevention in general medical practice (counseling). Healthy eating. Optimal motor activity.
Counseling a smoking patient. Classification, diagnosis and treatment of tobacco addiction.
National vaccination calendar. Indications and contraindications. Adverse reactions after vaccination. Monitoring of the child after vaccination. Prevention of side effects after immunization.
Screening of non-communicable diseases (hypertension, diabetes, oncology, lung diseases, etc.). Risk factors for the development of chronic non-communicable diseases.
Recommendations for the treatment of patients with cardiovascular and bronchopulmonary diseases, diabetes mellitus.
Hypertension syndrome. Definition, classification, risk factors, clinic, diagnosis. Tactics of management of patients with hypertension (primary and secondary hypertension), general principles of therapy. Prevention of hypertension.
Urinary tract infection in children. Cystitis, urethritis, pyelonephritis. Clinic, diagnostics and outpatient treatment.
Cough syndrome. The main causes of cough. Diagnostics. Treatment at the primary health care level. Medical examination.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Definition, epidemiology, classification, clinic, severity assessment, differential diagnosis. Treatment of COPD in outpatient settings. Indications for hospitalization. Medical examination.
Bronchial asthma (BA). Definition, epidemiology, classification, clinic, assessment of severity, differential diagnosis. Treatment of BA in outpatient settings. Indications for hospitalization. Medical examination.
Premenstrual syndrome, etiology, pathogenesis, clinic, diagnosis and treatment at the primary. the level of health care.
Low back pain syndrome. Causes of pain. Clinic. Diagnostics and dif.diagnostics. Treatment at the primary health care level.
Chronic kidney disease. Definition, epidemiology, classification, risk factors, clinic, diagnostics. Tactics management of patients depending on the severity. Principles of outpatient treatment and criteria for its effectiveness. Medical examination.
Chest pain syndrome. Causes of pain. Clinic. Diagnostics and differential diagnostics. Treatment at the primary health care level. Tactics of management by a family doctor. Medical examination.
Coronary heart disease. Stable and unstable angina. Definition, epidemiology, classification, risk factors, clinic, diagnostics. Tactics of treatment of patients with stable angina, criteria for the effectiveness of treatment. Prevention, rehabilitation.
Menopausal syndrome and menopause. Classification, symptoms and treatment. Further tactics of management by a family doctor.
Abdominal pain syndrome. Frequent causes of pain. Clinic. Diagnostics and dif.diagnostics. Treatment at the primary health care level. Tactics of management by a family doctor. Medical examination.
Chronic gastritis and gastric ulcer. Definition, epidemiology, classification, risk factors, clinic, diagnosis, complications. Eradication therapy. Tactics for complications of gastric ulcer. Prevention of helicobacter infection. Medical examination.
Vertigo syndrome. Reasons. Classification of vertigo. Diagnostics and differential diagnostics. treatment and management at the primary health care level.
Iron deficiency anemia. Risk groups. Management of anemia in accordance with national clinical protocols. Treatment of anemia depending on age. Indications for hospitalization. Medical examination.
Knee pain syndrome. Causes of pain. Clinic. Diagnostics and dif. Diagnostics. Treatment and management of patients with knee pain.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Definition, etiology, classification, factors risk, clinic, diagnostic criteria. Outpatient treatment of patients, the concept of basic therapy, criteria for the effectiveness of treatment. Prevention, prognosis.
Definition, etiology, classification, risk factors, clinic, diagnostic criteria. Outpatient treatment of patients, the concept of basic therapy, criteria for the effectiveness of treatment. Prevention, prognosis.
Diabetes mellitus. Classification. Risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Clinic, treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Screening for diabetes mellitus. Primary prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Non-drug measures of correction of hyperglycemia. Medical treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Principles of insulin therapy. Monitoring of patients with diabetes mellitus. The role of the family doctor in the early detection, treatment of diabetes and prevention of its complications.
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Diagnosis, clinic, treatment, prevention.
Diagnosis of pregnancy. Management of physiological pregnancy.
Classification, risk factors, clinic, diagnostics. Principles of treatment patients with IDA, criteria for the effectiveness of treatment. Complications. Prevention, prognosis.
Definition, epidemiology, classification, risk factors, clinic, diagnostics. Criteria of severity. Indications for hospitalization. Tactics of patient management, principles of therapy. Rehabilitation. Prevention of pneumonia.
Pleuritis (dry and exudative) clinic, diagnosis, tactics of a family doctor.
Parasitic skin diseases (scabies, pediculosis). Definition, epidemiology, diagnosis, clinic, treatment, prevention.
Viral skin infections (herpes, warts, shellfish, shingles) uncomplicated. Diagnosis, clinic, treatment, prevention.
Chronic heart failure (CHF). Classification, risk factors, clinic, diagnostics. Tactics of treatment and management of patients with chronic heart failure and concomitant pathology
Inflammatory diseases of the eyelids. (blepharitis, barley, conjunctivitis, dacryocystitis). Diagnosis, clinic, treatment, prevention.
Chronic hepatitis of non-viral etiology. Classification, risk factors, clinic, diagnostics. Tactics of treatment of patients depending on the type of hepatitis, criteria for the effectiveness of treatment. Prevention, rehabilitation.
Ear pain syndrome. Reasons. Clinic. Diagnostics and dif. Diagnostics. Outpatient treatment.
Intestinal diseases (dysbiosis, ulcerative colitis). Classification, risk factors, clinic, diagnostics. Tactics of treatment of patients, criteria of effectiveness of treatment. Prevention, rehabilitation.
Neuritis (polyneuropathy, plexitis, radiculitis). Diagnosis, clinic, treatment, prevention.
Definition, etiology, diagnosis, clinic, outpatient treatment, prevention.
Endemic goiter, nodular goiter, diffuse toxic goiter. Classification, risk factors, clinic, diagnostics. Tactics of treatment of patients, criteria for the effectiveness of treatment. Prevention, rehabilitation.
Classification, diagnosis, clinic, outpatient treatment, prevention. Indications for referral to a dermatologist.
Epidemiology, classification, risk factors, clinic, diagnostics. Tactics of treatment of patients depending on the type of helminth, criteria for the effectiveness of treatment. Prevention, rehabilitation. Indications for surgical treatment.
Viral hepatitis B, C, D. Classification, risk factors, clinic, diagnosis. Tactics of CB in the treatment of patients depending on the type of hepatitis, criteria for the effectiveness of treatment. Prevention, rehabilitation.
Regurgitation and vomiting syndrome in children. Clinic, diagnosis, treatment and management of Family Doctor (FD), prevention.
Dysphagia (achalasia, esophageal spasm, gastroesophageal reflux disease). Classification, risk factors, clinic, diagnostics. Tactics of treatment of patients, criteria for the effectiveness of treatment. Prevention, rehabilitation.
Deforming osteoarthritis, reactive arthritis. Classification, risk factors, clinic, diagnostics. Tactics of treatment of patients, criteria for the effectiveness of treatment. Prevention, rehabilitation. Indications for surgical treatment.
Sore throat syndrome. Reasons. Clinic. Diagnostics and differential diagnostics.
Clinic, diagnosis, treatment, prevention. Indication for referral to a specialist.
Bekhterev’s disease, Reiter’s syndrome. Classification, risk factors, clinic, diagnostics. Tactics of treatment of patients, criteria for the effectiveness of treatment. Prevention, rehabilitation.
Irritable bowel syndrome in children and adults. Clinic, diagnosis, treatment, prevention.
Simple and herpes zoster in children. Clinic, diagnosis, treatment and management of Family Doctor of Family Doctor (FD), prevention.
Systemic scleroderma. Classification, risk factors, clinic, diagnostics. Treatment tactics and criteria for the effectiveness of treatment. Prevention.
Drip infections in children (diphtheria, whooping cough). Clinic, diagnosis, treatment, prevention.
Rheumatic fever. Acquired heart defects. Classification, clinic, risk factors, diagnostics. Treatment and criteria for the effectiveness of treatment. Prevention, rehabilitation.
Scarlet fever. Clinic, diagnosis, treatment, prevention.
Diseases of the gallbladder and biliary tract. Clinic, classification, diagnostics. Treatment. Prevention.
Burns and frostbite. Definition, diagnosis, clinic, Tactics of a family doctor in first aid.
Clinic, diagnosis, treatment, prevention. Indications for referral to a mammologist.
Pulmonary tuberculosis. Classification, clinic, diagnostics. Treatment tactics. Prevention, rehabilitation.
Benign prostatic hyperplasia. Prostatitis acute and chronic. Clinic, diagnosis, treatment. Indications for referral to a urologist.
Viral hepatitis A, E. Classification, risk factors, clinic, diagnosis. Treatment tactics depending on the type of hepatitis, criteria for the effectiveness of treatment. Prevention, rehabilitation.
Systemic vasculitis in children. Clinic, diagnosis, treatment, prevention.
Eating disorders (obesity). Classification, risk factors, clinic, diagnostics. Treatment and management of Family Doctor (FD) patients. Prevention.
Hypothyroidism, hypoparathyroidism, autoimmune thyroiditis. Clinic, classification, risk factors, diagnostics. Treatment tactics, criteria for the effectiveness of treatment. Prevention.
Fever syndrome. Common causes of fever. Diagnostics and dif. Diagnostics. Treatment and management of patients on an outpatient basis.
Mental and behavioral disorders in children. Clinic, diagnosis, treatment, prevention.
Bedsores and non-healing wounds. Clinic, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Indications for referral to a surgeon.
Epilepsy (epileptic status). Classification, clinic, diagnostics. Tactics of treatment of patients. Prevention, rehabilitation. Indications for referral to a psychiatrist or neurologist.
Impetigo, streptodermia, folliculitis, boils. Clinic, diagnosis, treatment, prevention.
Acute urinary retention. Clinic, diagnostics. Indications for referral to a urologist.
Skills of interpersonal communication and communication with colleagues and patients in the practice of a family doctor. Basic principles of counseling.
Pain in the lower back. Classification, diagnostics, functional tests, non-drug and drug treatment. Indications for the examination of disability, disability.
Supervision of healthy children from 0-18 years of age at the primary health care level.
Features of the course of diseases in the elderly and senile age. Features of treatment and pharmacodynamics in the elderly.
Bleeding in the early and second half of pregnancy. Etiology. Clinic, diagnostics, management tactics by a family doctor.
Etiology, classification, risk factors, diagnosis, algorithm of management of patients with constipation, treatment, criteria for referral to narrow specialists.
Primary patronage of a newborn with an assessment of dangerous signs, assessment of care and availability of newborn care items. Monitoring of physical and neuropsychic development of children up to 5 years.