Management of multi-organ failure MED5494
- Academic Session: 2022-23
- School: School of Medicine Dentistry and Nursing
- Credits: 20
- Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
- Typically Offered: Semester 2
- Available to Visiting Students: No
- Available to Erasmus Students: No
Short Description
During this course the student will learn how to recognise and support the major failing organ systems. The systems covered will include cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, hepatic, gastrointestinal, neurological and haematological. Emphasis will be placed on the interactions and competing challenges when dealing with more than one simultaneously failing organ system.
Timetable
A variety of teaching methods will be scheduled during the week including lectures, tutorials, seminars, workshops and ward rounds.
Requirements of Entry
None
Excluded Courses
None
Co-requisites
None
Assessment
Summative assessment will be carried out using 2 methods:
1. Written Assignment: The student will write an essay of approx. 2,500 words critically appraising the literature around an aspect of managing multi-organ failure (80%)
2. Data interpretation: The students will be assessed in a data interpretation exercise on failing organ systems and their management (20%)
Course Aims
The student will have knowledge of the signs and symptoms of failing major organ systems. They will be able to describe how to support these failing systems and in particular describe the challenges and interactions when more than one organ system fails simultaneously.
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course students will be able to:
■ Demonstrate a critical understanding of a range of key elements of the management of multi- organ failure
■ Demonstrate an extensive, detailed knowledge and understanding of available equipment designed to support patients with multi-organ failure
■ Undertake critical evaluations of a wide range of data underpinning clinical decision making
Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits
Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.