The aim of this subject is to introduce students to the area of emergency services in hospitals.Knowing the processes that most frequently require urgent medical attention.Knowing how to recognize situations of risk to life.Knowing how to assess the signs and symptoms that lead to the majority of cases attended to in emergency medical services.Acquiring the capacity for synthesis to make diagnostic and therapeutic decisions quickly and accurately when faced with life-threatening emergencies and anticipating non life-threatening emergencies.Demonstrating knowledge of the techniques of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).Knowing how to communicate information to patients and their relatives in the context of an emergency.Demonstrating the capacity to adopt diagnostic and therapeutic measures based on the characteristics of each patient.Demonstrating the capacity to act in a highly stressful environment in situations of uncertainty with all the elements surrounding the patient in the accident and emergency department.Knowing the different options that make it possible to manage the outflow of patients assessed in A&E.
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OPoptional |
5.00 |
A |
1first semester |
Introduction in the area of nutritional deficits in the emergent countries in order to give the students a general vision of the patofisiologia and treatment of these illnesses and the actions that are carried out for its eradication.
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OPoptional |
5.00 |
A |
1first semester |
Introduction of some relevant literary works to the medicine in order to contribute to an integral education and of broadening the perspective of the students.
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OPoptional |
5.00 |
A |
1first semester |
The majority of the neglected tropical illnesses are endemic in the rural zones of Africa in the south of the Sahara and in the poor urban zones of the countries of low income of Asia and Latin America.They drive, the disfigurement, the deficient child growth, the adverse results in the pregnancy and the reduced economic productivity, to the long-term disability.Its impact in the productivity of the workers is of thousands of millions of lost dollars every year and countries of basses maintain income in the poverty.Approaching the tropical illnesses neglected from a perspective of public health often imply negotiations for not only our fundamental interests, but also beliefs about the needs and priorities of public health, and as the government and the society should be working to obey to these needs and priorities.
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OPoptional |
5.00 |
A |
1first semester |
Medicines have more and more impact in our healthcare system, not only due to their role in curing and controlling illnesses, but also the economic impact on society.In this optional module students will identify and evaluate the relationship between global consumption of medicines and the prevalence of illnesses. They will look at which factors determine the selection of treatment areas in the development of medicines, they will identify the strategies for promoting development and commercialisation of drugs, they will look at the criteria that to authorise medicines in the European Union and their consequences, and the criteria used to establish the price of medicines and reimbursement.
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OPoptional |
5.00 |
A |
1first semester |
Medicine of the natural environment is a discipline that responds to the need to provide health services to people far from urban health resources and in often hostile natural environments (in extreme nature or environmental conditions that are out of control, in areas with no or insufficient resources, or in areas where there is a substantial delay in the transport or arrival of definitive medical attention).Environmental factors affect the patient’s physiology and the course of illnesses.In extreme situations resources are limited and in difficult environments the ideal treatment dictated by medical guidelines may not be the most suitable in the specific situation and sometimes emphasis on improvisation is required.In these situations a delay is produced in access to definitive medical attention due to distance, logistics or hazards.Medical professionals dedicated to this discipline must perform beyond their role as a traditional doctor and use the skills typically assigned to other healthcare professionals.These skills include, among others, triage, preparation of a
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OPoptional |
5.00 |
A |
1first semester |
Ultrasound is a very useful diagnostic technique, easy to conduct, accessible and economic.In many pathologies, initial diagnostic orientation can benefit from the use of ultrasound.Interpreting ultrasound images does, however, require in-depth knowledge of the anatomy through ultrasound and individual training.
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OPoptional |
5.00 |
A |
1first semester |
Osteological techniques for the identification of human remains are especially useful in cases of skeletal remains or corpses eaten by scavengers, in aeroplane accidents and war crimes.The aim of this optional module is to provide students with basic theoretical and practical knowledge of the methods of identifying human remains.
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OPoptional |
5.00 |
A |
1first semester |
Chronic stress can cause health problems but physical exercise and relaxation can be used to combat it. This optional subject aims to help students understand the physiological mechanisms associated to these non-pharmacological strategies, focusing on those which help increase emotional and physical well-being.
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OPoptional |
5.00 |
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1first semester |
The aim of the subject is to teach future doctors the foundations of plastic surgery and its possibilities in curing sick people and the great importance that plastic surgery has in modern surgery and in other specialisms.Be able to perform some of the more basic surgical techniques: Topical treatments.Remove stitches. Bandaging.Washing yourself correctly.Suturing
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OPoptional |
5.00 |
A |
1first semester |
Oral and maxillofacial surgery includes a big range of pathologies in the head and neck.Due to this variability of fields treated, this is a very cross-disciplinary subject, touching on aspects of other specialisms such as Oral Medicine, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, Plastic Surgery, Trauma and Neurosurgery.
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OPoptional |
5.00 |
A |
1first semester |
This optional module is based on an increasing understanding of how physical activity affects physiological function.The body responds to physical activity and thus has important positive effects on musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory and endocrine system, among others.
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OPoptional |
5.00 |
A |
1first semester |
In epidemiological studies and research in animals it has been demonstrated that deregulation of circadian rhythms – for example due to shift work or changing time zones – increases the risk of illness, including cancer, metabolic illnesses and neurodegenerationTo reinstate circadian rhythm, pharmacological, technological, and socio-political approaches have been developed, which include education, prevention, and personalised work schedules.
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OPoptional |
5.00 |
A |
1first semester |