Infectious diseases and immunization

Infectious diseases and immunization

Communication skills

Course Code

MPED483

Credit Hours

3
Overview

Introduction

In this semester they study infectious disease, allergy, immunization, immunodeficiency, hematology and oncology

Course Contents

• Immunizable diseases (tetanus, pertusses, • poliomyelitis etc) • Immunization (vaccination) and prophylaxis • Fever without focus • Fever with rash • osteomyelitis • infectious arthritis • Infective endocarditis • rheumatic fever • Cordiovascular examination • Tuberculosis • Infections of respiratory system • respiratory examination • Meningitis and encephalitis • CNS examination • CNS examination • Parasitic infections(ather than malaria) • Parasitic infections • malaria • Zoonoses • Infections of GIT& Peritonitis • Infections of liver • Food and drug allergies • HIV&AIDS • Congenital immunodeficincies (lymphocytes, neutrophils and complement disorders) • A child presenting with a wheeze (asthma, • bronchiolitis, FB etc) • Autoimmune disease • Asthma emergencies • Rheumatology (juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, dermatomyositis) • Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) • Kawasaki diease&Henoch-Schonlein purpura • Allergy, immunology and rheumatology • Hematology and oncology • Anemia in children (deficiency anemia) • bleeding disorders • History in pediatrics • Anemia in children (hemoglopinapathies) • Anemia in children (membrane disorders) • Blood component therapy • Aplastic anemia • abdomin examination • Leukemia and lymphoma • Solid tumors (, neuroblastomas, • Wilm’s tumor, sarcomas) • brain tumors • Metabolic disorders-1 • Metabolic disorders-2 • Respiratory system examinationsObject Oriented Programming concepts

Evaluation

Assignment

15%

Paper presentation

10%

Final exam

75%