Curriculum Description
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General Description
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Name of Organization: | Baghdad College of Medicine |
| Department: | Community and Family Medicine, Medicine, Surgery, and Biochemistry Departments |
| Module Name: | Nutrition, Water, and Electrolyte Imbalance |
| Course Pattern: | Large and Small Group Lectures |
| Semester and Year: | 3rd Year / Semester 1 |
| Total Course Hours: | 37 theory hours, 25 practice hours |
Goal of the Course
- An introduction to the basics and principles of proper nutrition and body normal composition of different macro- and micronutrients.
- Learn about the principles of preventive and therapeutic nutrition.
- Identifying the causes of water and salt disorders in the body and their clinical repercussions.
- Learn the correct way to use intravenous fluids according to the clinical situation.
Outcome of this Module
A. Cognitive and Theoretical Goals:
- Types of increased blood lipid levels (hyperlipidemia).
- Methods used to treat hyperlipidemia.
- Explaining the benefits and diseases of water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins, their treatment.
- Defining obesity and determining its causes and effects on the individual’s health status.
- Explanation of Wilson's disease, hemochromatosis, and amyloidosis.
- Explaining the main nutritional problems in society and methods for evaluating and treating them clinically and nutritionally.
- Identifying some diseases resulting from nutritional deficiencies.
- Identify the normal proportions of water and salts in the body.
- Explaining cases of hypo- and hypervolemia and evaluating them clinically.
- Explaining cases of deficiency and excess of sodium and magnesium and evaluating them clinically.
B. Skills:
- Interpretation of different lipids level tests.
- Explaining acid-base balance, the causes of the disorder, and methods of treating the disorder and evaluating it clinically.
- Determine indications and guidelines for the use of different types of intravenous fluids.
Methods of Learning
- Large group lectures.
- Small group lectures and practical sessions.
Methods of Assessment
- Formative Assessment (Quizzes).
- End Module Exam (Summative Assessment).
C. Values and Sentimental Goals:
- Ability of a physician to convince the patient about the proper way of nutrition.
- To work within a team.
D. General and Qualifying Skills (Other Skills Related to Employability and Personal Development):
- Knowing the basics of nutritional therapy.
Infrastructure
Weeks: 14 weeks
Hours: 37 hours Large groups, 12 hours small group, 8 hours self-learning
Topics: Nutrition and Electrolyte Disturbance
Course Books Required
- Davidson’s Textbook of Medicine Clinical Chemistry and Metabolic Medicine. By Martin A. Crook, 7th edition, published by Hodder Arnold.
Main References (Sources)
- Kruse’s Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 12th edition.
Recommended Resources
- Foundation and Clinical Application of Nutrition, 2nd edition.
- Introduction to Clinical Nutrition.