Introduction To Clinic Sciences

Question 1

What is clinical science at cbu-som

Answer 1

Clinical science is a course that shows or establishes a reason for the learning of pre-clinical sciences (biochemistry, anatomy,,,) in relation to the patient

Question 2

What is the goal of clinical science?

Answer 2

To provide high quality health care providers

Question 3

What is clinical science?

Answer 3

Application of scientific knowledge and technology in the care of patients

Question 4

Raison d^etre

Answer 4

Importance of somebody or something existence

Question 5

Who is the most important in the medical profession

Answer 5

Patient

Question 6

Hippocrate oath highlights?

Answer 6

-Respect for ones teachers
-obligation to pass on the information learned
-do not cause harm
-never use one’s skills and knowledge to kill
-never breach(break) confidentiality
- leave Operations to specialist
Guard against 3 W’s _women, wine,wealth

Question 7

What are the major medical discoveries and passed on from generation

Answer 7

1)Germ theory -koch postulates _ spirits
Germ theory is the theory that states that disease is caused by pathogens small micro-organism (viruses, bacteria,,,,etc)

2) invention of the microscope
3) pasteurization
4) vaccination
5) penicillin and other broad-spectrum antibiotics
6) anaesthesia (Edinburgh University)
7) blood transfusion
8) organ transport
9) invention of of renal dialysis (artificial kidney)
10) cardiopulmonary bypass (heart and lung machine)
12) discovery of insulin
13) ARV’s ( antiretrovial drugs)
14) imaging technology (CT scan MRI)

Question 8

Why are medical degrees not graded?

Answer 8

No avoid discrimination in the practice

Question 9

Do’s and don’t’s for a medical doctor

Answer 9

-ask for permission before taking history
History is doing physical examination
- do not perform a procedure on a patient without their informed consent or guardian’s consent- this is punishable by law
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Question 10

What is an informed consent?

Answer 10

This is a agreed consent from the patient to performor practice

Question 11

Who has the responsibility for patients in hospitals?

Answer 11

President
MOH- ministry of health
PS-
Director
Director of clinical care 
Head of Depts
Consultant
Registrar
House officers
Sister in charge of the ward or clinic

Question 12

What is the modern way of looking after patients?

Answer 12

This is conducted by a team( doctors,clerk,nurse, clinical officer)

Question 13

What is clinical thinking?

Answer 13

Is a process developed by medical profession by asking the question “what is wrong with the patient”

Question 14

What are the steps in clinical thinking?

Answer 14

1) history taking
2) physical examination
3) investigations
4) assessment
5) plan and treatment

Question 15

Give the goals of history taking?

Answer 15

1) receive information

2) give information

Question 16

Important pre-requisfe for communication

Answer 16

1) same spoken language

2) same written Language

Question 17

Most important pre-requiste for receiving information is to

Answer 17

Listen well

Question 18

Before talking to the patient one must……

Answer 18

1) dress well with a clearly displayed name tag
2) have a pen and paper for taking notes
3) introduce yourself to the sister-in-charge of the ward having been cleared by the owners of the patients
4) review the patients hospital records
5) prepare your questions like a good tv presenter or interviewer

Question 19

What are the key topics in history taking?

Answer 19

1) Source and reliability-please obtain phone numbers
2) personal details of the patient
3) presenting complaints
4) development of symptoms
5) review of body systems