Therapeutics

Lecture series for 4th year students of the Tianjin

International Medical School

Title & Contents

Duration
1.

Introduction
1 hour

A
B
C
2.

A
B
C
D
3.
A
B
4.

Clinical trials / Evidence based medicine

Prescribing & prescribing errors
Relationship with industry

Management of self harm/Drug abuse /Poisoning

3hours
Organophosphates
Yellow oleander
Paracetamol
Snake venom poisoning
Infections
3 hours
Malaria/ Filariasis/ Amoebiasis/Leptospirosis
Dengue/Diarrhoea/ Typhoid /Cholera/Soft tissue infections
Cardiology

A
Management of Acute coronary syndrome
3 hours

ST elevation Myocardial infarction & Complications

Non ST elevation myocardial infarction

Unstable angina
B
Management of hypertension
1 hours

Systemic
Pulmonary

C
Management of heart failure
1 hours

Acute pulmonary oedema

Congestive cardiac failure

D
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation & rhythm disorders
2 hours
E
Management of Rheumatic fever & infective endocarditis
1 hour
5.

Respiratory disorders

A
Infections
2 hours

Pneumonia/ Empyema/ Lung abscess /Bronchiectasis

Tuberculosis
B
Obstructive airway disease
1 hour

Asthma

COPD
C.
Management of respiratory failure
1 hour

Acute

Chronic
6.

Hepatic & Gastrointestinal disorders

Peptic ulcer disease /Irritable bowel /inflammotary bowel disease

/constipation

2 hours
B
Cirrhosis / Portal hypertension /Haemetemesis/Ascities
1 hour
C
Management of liver failure
1 hour

Acute

Chronic
D
Hepatitis A/B/C
1 hour
7.

Nephrology

A
Urinary tract infection /Glomerularrnephritis/
2 hours
Nephrotic syndrome
B
2 hours

Management of Renal failure

Acute
Chronic

8.

Endocrinology

A
Management of Diabetes mellitus (Type 1& 2)
2 hours
and complications
B
Other endocrine disorders
1 hour

Thyroid disorders
Hypercalcaemia
Pituitary disorders
Adrenal disorders
Hyponatraemia,hypokalaemia &hyperkalaemia

9.

Neurology

A
Infections
1 hour

Bacterial meningitis

TB meningitis

Cerebral abscess

Encephalitis
B
Stroke
2 hours

Ischaemic strokes

Haemorrhagic strokes

Transient ischaemic attacks

C

Intracranial haemorrhages

D
Epilepsy/ Movement disorders /Head ache/Migraine
2hours
/Myasthenia gravis
10.
1 hour
A

Rheumatology

Septic arthritis /Rheumatoid arthritis /Osteoarthritis /osteoporosis

11.
2hours
A
B.

Miscellaneous

Management of pain
Out line of management of Cancer patient

Total number of hours 40