Course Details

1. Describe the clinical features, how to investigate and the general principles of therapy of the common haematological diseases.
2. Demonstrate a knowledge of the biology of cancer, how to diagnose a malignancy, the clinical features and the general principles of cancer therapy.
3. Explain principles and basic mechanisms of infection and infectious disease, how to approach a patient with a suspected infection and the general principles of antimicrobial chemotherapy.
4. Describe the clinical features, how to investigate and the general principles of therapy of the common neurological diseases.
5. Apply the appropriate skills related to how to investigate and the general principles of therapy of the common renal diseases.
6. Describe the clinical features, how to investigate and the general principles of therapy of the common gastrointestinal, liver, biliary tract and pancreatic diseases.

Clinical features, investigation and general principles of therapy of the common haematological diseases.
Biology of cancer, diagnosis of a malignancy, clinical features and general principles of cancer therapy.
Principles and basic mechanisms of infection and infectious disease, approach of a patient with a suspected infection and general principles of antimicrobial chemotherapy.
Clinical features, investigation and general principles of therapy of the common neurological diseases.
Clinical features, investigation and general principles of therapy of the common renal diseases.
Clinical features, investigation and general principles of therapy of the common gastrointestinal, liver, biliary tract and pancreatic diseases.

• Kumar and Clark Clinical Medicine Edited by Parveen Kumar and Michael Clark, 2002

• Internal Medicine by Sotiri Rapti, Edited by Gregory Parisianos, 2005

The course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer-based presentations.