UCL - clinical and therapeutic approach of the pediatric patient

[MEDI2128]

[42h] 5 credits

This course is taught in the 1st & 2d semester.

Teacher(s): Ruth ARMANO, Véronique Beauloye, Eddy Bodart, Bénédicte Brichard, Christophe Chantrain, Dominique HERMANS, Didier Moulin(coord.), Françoise Smets, Françoise Smets, Etienne Sokal, David Tuerlinckx, David Tuerlinckx

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

the student must de able
- to recognize the symptoms and physical signs particular to the paediatric patient
- to assess the growth and development of the infant and child, knowing the usual step of body growth, mental and behavioural development
- to recognize the more common clinical pictures in paediatrics

Main themes

The medical history of the child
The physical examination throughout infancy, childhood and adolescence
The body growth (weight, height and head), the developmental landmarks (motricity, language, sociability), the sexual maturation ( primary and secondary physical signs)
The common diseases of infancy and childhood

Content and teaching methods

The program is a theoretical introduction to the clinical demarche of both the healthy and diseased infant, child and adolescent. The lessons are given with the support of a power-point presentation and a syllabus. They are completed by some clinical presentations.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Knowledge assessment is made by a written examination using multiple choice questions put into the context of the clinical practice with the use of short clinical stories