Course: Health problems in children

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Course title Health problems in children
Course code KFE/ZPD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Mařík Ivo, Prof. MUDr. CSc.
  • Kott Otto, MUDr. CSc.
  • Fránová Daniela, MUDr.
  • Stašková Šárka, Mgr.
Course content
1. Biological hazards of the contemporary world 2. Musculoskeletal disorders - juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, hip disorders, metabolic bone disease, flat feet, scoliosis. 3. Musculoskeletal injuries. Compensatory exercise, handicap access, a TV special. Legal protection for disadvantaged. 4. Menstrual cycle and its disorders. Planned parenthood, contraception, abortion. Sterility and infertility, assisted reproduction. 5. Infectious diseases. Biological risk. Hepatitis B and C. 6. Sexually transmitted diseases / syphilis, chlamydia and AIDS. 7. Neurological disorders. Tick-borne meningitis. Disease. Epilepsy. 8. Endocrine disorders of the thyroid gland, pituitary, hypothalamus, adrenal and parathyroid glands. 9. Nutritional disorders. Diabetes. Prevention and the fundamental importance of hyperlipidemia. 10. Basic immunological disorders. Allergies, eczema. 11. Fundamentals of oncology. Precancerous lesions and tumors of childhood. 12. Dependence on psychoactive substances. Acute intoxication. 13. Summary, evaluation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, Task-based study method, Lecture with visual aids
Recommended literature
  • Kukla, Lubomír. Sociální a preventivní pediatrie v současném pojetí. 1. vydání. 2016. ISBN 978-80-247-3874-1.
  • Pemová, Terezie; Ptáček, Radek. Zanedbávání dětí : příčiny, důsledky a možnosti hodnocení. 1. vydání. 2016. ISBN 978-80-247-5695-0.
  • Sikorová, Lucie. Dětská sestra v primární a komunitní péči. Praha : Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-3592-4.
  • Špinar, Jindřich; Ludka, Ondřej. Propedeutika a vyšetřovací metody vnitřních nemocí. Praha : Grada, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-4356-1.
  • Třeška, Vladislav. Propedeutika vybraných klinických oborů. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2003. ISBN 80-247-0239-8.


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