It includes two hours per week of mandatory clinical practice on the wards of the University Pediatric Clinic and 2 hours per week of lectures.

Specialized teaching support software (MS PowerPoint) and bibliography and scientific data management (PubMed) are used. Support of the learning process through the electronic platform E-CLASS

A written exam that includes:

The general purpose of the course is the theoretical and practical training of medical students in the field of Pediatrics, providing students with basic knowledge in this field, regardless of the future specialization that each doctor will have.

The specific objectives of the course are specialized in the following intended learning outcomes:

• Learning how to obtain and compile a pediatric history
• Performing a detailed physical examination throughout the age range of pediatrics
• Evaluation of the common symptoms of basic pediatric diseases
• Evaluation of laboratory and imaging examinations
• Diagnostic approach and differential diagnosis

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to use the acquired knowledge to:

• Take a detailed pediatric medical history.
• Present a comprehensive medical history
• Perform a physical examination on pediatric patients of all ages.
• Make successful differential diagnosis with synthesis and analysis of data from history, clinical examination, and laboratory findings using classic and new diagnostic methods.
• Select the clinical and laboratory test required for the patient’s diagnostic approach.
• Evaluate the course of the disease

Course Description / Content: The topics included are:

• Rheumatic diseases of childhood. Rheumatic Disease Assessment, Henoch-Schφnlein Purpura, Kawasaki Disease, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Juvenile Dermatomyositis, Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes
• Infectious Diseases. Infectious Disease Assessment, Fever Without a Focus, Infections Characterized by Fever and Rash, Cutaneous Infections, Lymphadenopathy, Meningitis, Encephalitis, Upper Respiratory Tract Infection, Pharyngitis, Sinusitis, Otitis Media, Otitis Externa, Croup, Pertussis, Bronchiolitis, Pneumonia, Infective Endocarditis, Acute Gastroenteritis, Viral Hepatitis, Urinary Tract Infection, Osteomyelitis, Infectious Arthritis, Zoonoses, and Vector-Borne Infections, Parasitic Diseases,
• Hematology. Hematology Assessment, Anemia, Hemostatic Disorders.
• Oncology. Oncology Assessment, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Central Nervous System Tumors, Neuroblastoma, Wilms Tumor, Sarcomas.
• Nephrology and Urology. Nephrology and Urology Assessment, Nephrotic Syndrome and Proteinuria, Glomerulonephritis and Hematuria, Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Acute and Chronic Renal Failure, Hypertension, Vesicoureteral Reflux, Congenital and Developmental Abnormalities of the Urinary Tract, Other Urinary Tract and Genital Disorders.
• Endocrinology. Endocrine Assessment, Diabetes Mellitus, Hypoglycemia, Short Stature, Disorders of Puberty, Thyroid Disease, Disorders of Parathyroid, Bone and Mineral Endocrinology, Disorders of Sexual Development and Adrenal Gland Dysfunction.
• Neurology. Neurology Assessment, Headache and Migraine, Seizures, Weakness and Hypotonia, Ataxia and Movement Disorders, Altered Mental Status, Neurocutaneous Disorders, Congenital Malformations of the Central Nervous System.

1. NELSON ESSENTIALS OF PEDIATRICS, EIGHTH EDITION, Elsevier, 2019