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MEDI  Introduction to Medicine I Course INF
Lecturers : Dr. Cornelia Müller   
Term 1
Course Classification : Bachelor Medizininformatik CH 4
Language : Deutsch Type VÜ 
Type of examination : PL  Credits
Method of evaluation : written examination 120 min 
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Teaching aims : Knowledge: The students * know the basics of medical terminology * can name anatomical structures and organ systems and describe how they function. * describe the basics of medical examination techniques (medical history, physical examination). Understanding: Students * can deduce their function from anatomical structures. * can deduce the necessary anatomical and molecular structures from physiological phenomena. * understand the basic principles of the development of biological signals * understand the basic principles of medical and nursing action. Apply: Students * can derive the necessary anatomical and molecular structures from physiological phenomena. Analyze: They can * determine the optimal arrangement of e.g. electrodes for recording biological signals on the basis of anatomical structures 
Contents :

* Fundamentals of medical terminology * Structure and function of cells and tissues as the basis of biological signals * Structure and function of the human musculoskeletal system * Basic features of the control systems of the human organism * Basic knowledge of clinical examination techniques * Basic principles of examination techniques (ECG, ultrasound) * Insights into clinical workflows with special consideration of the interface between medicine and IT * Medical history and clinical physical examination * Basic features of problem-oriented learning in medicine * Basics of differential diagnostics * Medical thinking and decision-making, EBM (evidence-based medicine) 

Literature : G. Tortora, B. Derrikson; Anatomie und Physiologie, WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co KG Weinheim 2006 Steffen, Griebenow, Meuthen, Schrappe, Ziegenhagen: Internistische Differentialdiagnostik, Schattauer Verlag 2008 Straus SE, Glasziou P, Richardson WS, Haynes RB. Evidence-Based Medicine – How to practise and to teach it. Churchill Livingstone, 2011 Schmidt, Thews: Physiologie des Menschen, Springer Verlag 1983 Bichler, Mattauch, Shen: Problemorientiertes Lernen in der klinischen Medizin, Lehmanns Media 2006 Lehmeyer: Anamnese und Untersuchung, Elsevier, Urban & Fischer Verlag 2006 Beck, Souhami, Hanna, Holdright: Tutorials in Differential Diagnosis, Churchill Livingstone, 2004 


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