Undergraduate studies - فرع طب الأطفال
Undergraduate studies - فرع طب الأطفال
Fourth Year Pediatrics Curriculum (PEDPed-41) First semester Theory: 2 hours/week Clinical training: 8 hours/week OBJECTIVES To give an introduction about the field of pediatric practice.
Provide knowledge about the basics in pediatrics: feeding, development, immunization.
Highlight the importance of different types of infection in pediatrics.
Objectives
- To give an introduction about the field of pediatric practice.
- Provide knowledge about the basics in pediatrics: feeding, development, immunization.
- Highlight the importance of different types of infection in pediatrics.
(PEDPed-41) First semester
Theory: 2 hours/week | Clinical: 8 hours/weekTopics
- Introduction to know the field of study of pediatrics.
- Breast feeding and its advantages.
- Artificial feeding and its disadvantage.
- The importance of the introduction of semisolid foods at the proper age.
- Growth charts.
- The normal development milestones in different age groups.
- The national schedule of immunization for children in Iraq.
- The importance of oral rehydration solution in the management of diarrhea in children.
- Streptococcal infection in children and its complication.
- Kala-azar in pediatric age group.
- Measles, German measles and Roseola infantum.
- Mumps and whooping cough.
- Diphtheria and tetanus.
- Neonatal medicine: Care of newborn infants.
- Birth asphyxia.
- Neonatal sepsis.
- Neonatal convulsions.
- Respiratory distress syndrome.
- Neonatal Jaundice.
(PEDPed-42) Second semester
Theory: 1 hour/week | Clinical: 8 hours/weekTopics
- Seizure disorders.
- Meningitis.
- Encephalitis.
- Cerebral palsy.
- Autism.
- Diabetes mellitus.
- Hypothyroidism.
- Infant of diabetic mother.
- Skin problems in children.
(PEDPed-51) Fifth Year - First semester
Theory: 1 hour/weekTopics
- Classification of anemia.
- Iron deficiency anemia.
- Hemolytic anemia.
- Aplastic anemia.
- Bleeding tendency.
- Leukemia.
- Upper respiratory tract infections.
- Lower respiratory tract infections.
- Asthma.
(PEDPed-52) Fifth Year - Second semester
Theory: 1 hour/weekTopics
- Introduction to heart disease in children.
- Cyanotic CHD.
- Acyanotic CHD.
- Heart failure.
- Bacterial endocarditis.
- Gastrointestinal anomalies.
- Malabsorption.
- Intussusception.
- Failure to thrive.
- Genetic diseases.
- Rheumatology.