Study Guide
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Study Guide of the Fifth Block

Introduction

The integrated modular system is introduced for the first time at Faculty
of Medicine Cairo University in (2018/2019) to assure the acquisition of
6 key competencies
Competency (1): The graduate as a health care provider
Competency (2): The graduate as a health promoter
Competency (3): The graduate as a professional
Competency (4): The graduate as a scholar and scientist
Competency (5): The graduate as a member of the health team and a part of the health care system
Competency (6): The graduate as a lifelong learner and researcher

The program is composed of vertical and horizontal modules each has its
own intended learning outcomes (ILOs) to cover finally together all
aspects of the key competencies a graduate is expected to acquire.

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Program Map

‫خريطة البرنامج‬

Fundamentals Of Clinical science I

Normal Structure of the Human Body (6 Wks.) (12 CR)
Introduction to Biomedical sciences (5 Wks.) (10 CR)

INT
Biomedical sciences & Musculoskeletal System (10 Wks.) (15 CR)
YEAR 1

TER
MPC
EPE-1
CRT
Cardiopulmonary System (10 Wks.) (15 CR)
Principles of Disease Mechanism &
Pharmacological Basis of Drug Therapy -1 (2 CR)
Medical Terminology (TER) (0.5 CR)
Medical Professionalism & Communication Skills (MPC) (1.5 CR)
Early Patient Encounter 1 (EPE) (2 CR)
Critical Thinking (CRT) (2 CR)

Fundamentals Of Clinical science I I

Principles of Disease Mechanism &
Pharmacological Basis of Drug Therapy-2 (7 Wks.) (12 CR)
Neuroscience (10 Wks.) (14 CR)
Digestive system & Renal system (8 Wks.) (12 CR)
Endocrine & Reproductive system (5 Wks.) (9 CR)
PSY
YEAR 2

EPE-2

Systemic Pathology & Therapeutics-1 (2 wks.) (2 CR)

MPE 1
RES 1

Behavioral & Cognitive Sciences (PSY) (2 CR)

CMP
SSC-1

Early Patient Encounter 2 (EPE-2) (2 CR)

Medical Professionalism and Medical Ethics & Law 1 (MPE) (1.5
CR)
Medical Research & EBM-1 (RES) (2 CR)
Computer (CMP) (0.5 CR)
Student Selected Component 1 (SSC-1) (3 CR)

Transition To Clinical Practice

YEAR 3

Infectious Diseases & Immunology (9Wks.) (15 CR)

Systemic Pathology & Therapeutics-2 (8 Wks.) (11 CR)
INV

Nutrition (NTR) (1 Wk.) (2 CR)

Investigative Medicine (INV) (2 CR)

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‫ خريطة البرنامج‬- ‫تابع‬

Transition To Clinical Practice

Ear, Nose & Throat Clinical toxicology &

Eye Disorders
YEAR 3

Legal Medicine

MPE-2
(6 Wks.) (9 CR) (6 Wks.) (9 CR)

SSC-2
(6 Wks.) (8 CR)

Medical Professionalism and Medical Ethics & Law 2 (MPE) (1 CR)

Student Selected Component 2 (SSC) (3 CR)

Clinical Clerkships I

Medicine 1 (2 Wks.) (3 CR) Surgery 1 (2 Wks.) (3 CR)

Family Medicine 1 (2 Wks.) (4

Psychiatry (2 Wks.) (3 CR)
CR)

MPC 2
YEAR 4

Pediatrics Obstetrics & Gynecology

SSC 3

RES 2
(10 Wks.) (17 CR) (10 Wks.) (17 CR)
Community Medicine (5 Wks.) (7 CR)

Palliative Medicine & Oncology (1 Wk.) (2 CR)

Medical Professionalism and Communication Skills 2 (MPC) (0.5
CR)
Student Selected Component 3 (SSC) (3 CR)
Medical Research & EBM 2 (RES) (0.5 CR)

Clinical Clerkships II

Medicine 2 Surgery 2
YEAR 5

(23 Wks.) (29 CR) (23 Wks.) (29 CR)

MPC-3
FML-2

Medical Professionalism and Communication Skills 3 (MPC) (0.5 CR)

Family Medicine 2 (FML) (1.5 CR)

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What What is meant by block and module?by block and module?

- Each year is formed of two semesters

- Each semester consists of modules where topics are offered by many departments in an integrated approach in
a given duration to achieve certain ILOs.

- Each module has a certain code

- At the end of each module, students attend a “multiple choice questions (MCQs)” exam which represents 30%
of the marks allocated to the module.

- At the end of the year, students attend final exams for all studied modules in form of OSPE (objective structured
practical exam) which represents 30% of the marks allocated to each module and final written exams (short
essay, MCQs, cases, extended matching questions) which represents 40% of the marks allocated to each module.

What is meant by vertical modules?

Beside the horizontal modules some vertical modules are delivered
throughout the 5 years in the form of 1 or 2 hours each week:
1- Investigative Medicine
It weighs 2 credit points (CR) and is delivered in 30 contact hours and 20
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The listed modules’ titles, codes and sharing departments
Infectious diseases and Immunology (Code: INF -309)

Two departments share in teaching this module

1. Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department

2. Medical Parasitology Department

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Systemic pathology & therapeutics (Code: PAT-310)

Two departments share in teaching this module

1. Pathology
2. Medical Pharmacology

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Nutrition- Life maintenance (Code: NTR-319):

Two departments share in teaching this module
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INVESTIGATIVE MEDICINE (Code: INV-314)

Three departments share in teaching this module
1- Radiology Department
2- Clinical and Chemical Pathology Department
3-Medical Microbiology & Immunology Department


allocated marks
Horizontal Credit Allocated Duration Contact
modules points Marks Weeks hours
INF-309 15 300 9 215
PAT-310 11 220 8 170
NTR- 319 2 40 1 30
INV-314 2 40 - 30

Rules of advancing to higher academic level Rules of advancing to higher academic level

− Students passing any module earn full credits points.

− Students cannot be promoted from 1st to 2nd grade if he has more than 20 unfulfilled credit points.
− Students cannot be promoted from grade II to grade III unless they fulfilled the whole credit points of all
previous grades i.e. grade I & II.
− Students can be promoted in grade III from phase 1 (5th semester) to phase 2 (6th semester), but can’t be
promoted to grade IV if they have any module from phase 1 (5th semester) or more than 20 unfulfilled credit
points from phase 2 (6th semester).
− Students cannot be promoted from 4th to 5th grade if he has more than 20 unfulfilled credit points.
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− Students can’t be graduated until he/she has fulfilled all 300 credit points of the program.
− Student-selected component, medical terminology & computer courses' and Cairo university requirements
marks are not added to total summative score but their credit points are mandatory
−
Modules contents
Infectious diseases and Immunology (INF -309) module contents

Topic Department
Lectures
1. Topic 1 1. Orientation and Introduction to
General Microbiology Medical Microbiology & Immunology
2. 2. Introduction and structure of bacteria
3. 3. Bacterial growth till bacterial variation
4. 4. Bacterial pathogenesis & antimicrobial
chemotherapy
5. 5. General mycology and general
virology
6. 6. Sterilization & disinfection
7. Topic 2 7. Overview of the immune system
8. Immunology 8. Innate immunity and antigens
Medical
9. 9. Cell-mediated immunity-1 Microbiology &
10. 10. Cell-mediated immunity-2 Immunology
Department
11. 11. Cytokines
12. 12. Humoral immunity-1
13. 13. Humoral immunity-2
14. 14. Complement and classification of
acquired immunity
15. 15. Immunity to microbes and tumor
immunology
16. 16. Hypersensitivity
17. 17. Tolerance , autoimmunity, and
transplantation immunology
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18. 18. Immunodeficiency
19. Topic 3 19. Staphylococcus
20. Systematic Bacteriology 20. Streptococcus-1
21. 21. Streptococcus-2 and Enterococcus
22. 22. Neisseria
23. 23. Corynebacterium till Lactobacillus
24. 24. Bacillus and Clostridium perfringens
25. 25. Clostridium-2
26. 26. Lactose fermenters
27. 27. Lactose non-fermenters
28. 28. Vibrio
Medical
29. 29. Campylobacter till Acinetobacter Microbiology &
Immunology
30. 30. Haemophilus till Bordetella
Department
31. 31. Brucella till anaerobic Gram negative
bacilli
32. 32. Mycobacterium-1
33. 33. Mycobacterium-2
34. 34. Spirochaetes
35. 35. Mycoplasma and Chlamydia
36. 36. Rickettsia till end of systematic
bacteriology
37. Topic 4 37. Systematic mycology
Systematic Mycology
38. Topic 5 38. Hepatitis viruses
39. Systematic Virology 39. Retroviruses
40. 40. Orthomyxoviruses till coronaviruses

41. 41. Rabies viruses till filoviruses

42. 42. Picornaviruses till norovirus
43. 43. Herpes viruses
44. 44. Poxviruses till prions

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45. Topic 6 45. Applied microbiology-1
46. Applied Microbiology 46. Applied microbiology-2
47. 47. Applied microbiology-3 and revision

1. Topic 1 1. Orientation & Introduction to Medical

Parasitic infections of the Parasitology and trematodal infections
small intestine & Heterophyes heterophyes
2. 2. Introduction to cestodal infections,
Diphyllobothrium latum, sparganosis &
Hymenolepis nana
3. 3. Taenia spp. & cysticercosis
4. 4. Introduction to nematodal infections & Medical
Ascaris lumbricoides Parasitology
5. 5. Hookworms & Strongyloides
stercoralis
6. 6. Capillaria phillippinensis &
Trichostrongylus colubriformis
7. 7. Introduction to protozoal infections &
Giardia lamblia
8. 8. Cryptosporidium parvum, Cyclospora
& Cystoisospora
9. Topic 2 9. Trichuris trichiura & Enterobius
Parasitic infections of the vermicularis
10. large intestine 10. Entamoeba histolytica
Medical
11. 11. Commensal Amoebae, Blastocystis & Parasitology
Balantidium coli

12. Topic 3 12. Fasciola spp.

Medical
Parasitic infections of the
Parasitology
13. liver 13. Hydatidosis & Visceral larva migrans

14. 14. Theoretical revision Medical

Parasitology
15. Topic 4 15. Schistosomiasis
16. Parasitic infections caused by 16. Trichinella spiralis

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Topic Department
17 blood, tissue and urogenital 17. Dracunculus medinensis & cutaneous
parasites larva migrans
18 18. Lymphatic filariasis

19 19. Mosquitoes
20 20. Onchocerca volvulus & Loa loa Medical
21 21. Malaria I Parasitology
22 22. Malaria II
23. 23. Babesiosis & ticks
24. 24. Cutaneous leishmaniasis & Sand fly
25. 25. Visceral leishmaniasis
26. 26. African trypanosomiasis & Glossina
27. 27. American trypanosomiasis & winged
bug
28. 28. Toxoplasmosis & Trichomonas
vaginalis
29 29. Free living Amebae
30. Topic 5 30. Introduction to Medical Entomology & Medical
Parasitic infestations myiasis Parasitology
31. 31. Fleas, Lice & Cimex
32. 32. Mites
33. Topic 6 33. Immunoparasitology-I Medical
34. Immunoparasitology 34. Immunoparasitology-II Parasitology

35. 35. Parasitology

36. 36. General Revision I
37. 37. General Revision II
Practical
1. 1. Microscopy and staining
2. 2. Culture media Medical
Diagnostic Microbiology Microbiology and
3. 3. Biochemical reactions, bacterial
Immunology
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antibiotic sensitivity testing
4. 4. General virology and general
mycology
5. 5. Serology-1
6. 6. Serology-2
7. 7. Infection control
8. 8. Cardiovascular system (Staph,
viridans streptococci)
9. 9. Neuroscience (Strept. pneumoniae,
N. meningitidis, Cl. tetani)
10. 10. Musculoskeletal system (Strept.
pyogenes, Bacillus)
11. 11. Respiratory system (C. diphtheriae,
Klebsiella, Pseudomonas)
12. 12. Urinary tract infections ([Link],
Proteus)
13. 13. Sexually transmitted diseases
Microbiology in clinical
practice (gonorrhea, syphilis)
14. 14. Digestive system-1 (Shigella, Vibrio)
15. 15. Hematopoietic system (enteric fever,
brucellosis)
16. 16. Mycobacterium (tuberculosis,
leprosy)
17. 17. Digestive system-2 (Spirochaetes,
Candida)
18. 18. Revision-1

19. 19. Revision-2

20. 20. Revision-3

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Topic Department
1. 1. Heterophyes heterophyes, Medical
Diphyllobothrium latum & Parasitology
Hymenolepis nana
2. 2. Taenia spp.
Parasitic infections of the
3. small intestine 3. Ascaris lumbricoides & Ancylostoma
duodenale
4. 4. Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium
parvum, Cyclospora & Cystoisospora
5. Parasitic infections of the 5. Trichuris trichiura & Enterobius Medical
large intestine vermicularis Parasitology
6. 6. Entamoeba histolytica, commensal
Amoebae & Balantidium coli
7. Parasitic infections of the 7. Fasciola spp. Medical
liver Parasitology
8. 8. Echinococcus granulosus &
hydatidosis
9. 9. Schistosoma haematobium & Medical
Schistosoma mansoni Parasitology
10. 10. Trichinella spiralis, Loa loa &
Onchocerca volvulus
11. 11. Adult stages, eggs, larvae and pupa of
mosquitoes
Parasitic infections caused by
12. 12. Plasmodium spp., Babesia & adult
blood & tissue parasites
stages of ticks
13. 13. Leishmania & Sand fly
14. 14. Trypanosomes, Triatoma, Toxoplasma
gondii,
15. 15. Trichomonas vaginalis & free-living
Amebae
16. 16. Egg, larva & pupa of Musca, adult Medical
Sarcophaga & adult Wohlfartia Parasitology
17. 17. Posterior respiratory spiracles of flies
Parasitic infestations
and adult Lucilia
18. 18. Fleas, Lice, Cimex, follicle mite &
Sarcoptes scabiei
19. Medical
19. General Revision
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Topic Department
20. Medical
20. General Revision
Parasitology
Tutorial
1. 1. Microscopy and staining
2. 2. Culture media
3. 3. Biochemical reactions, typing,
molecular methods, and antibiotic

Diagnostic Microbiology sensitivity tests

4. 4. General virology and general
mycology
5. 5. Serology-1
6. 6. Serology-2
7. 7. Infection control
8. 8. Cardiovascular system (Staph,
viridans streptococci)
9. 9. Neuroscience (Strept. pneumoniae,
N. meningitidis, Cl. tetani) Medical
Microbiology and
10. 10. Musculoskeletal system (Strept.
Immunology
pyogenes, Bacillus)
11. 11. Respiratory system (C. diphtheriae,
Klebsiella, Pseudomonas)
12. Microbiology in clinical 12. Urinary tract infections ([Link],
practice
Proteus)
13. 13. Sexually transmitted diseases
(gonorrhea, syphilis)
14. 14. Digestive system (Shigella, Vibrio)
15. 15. Hematopoietic system (enteric fever,
brucellosis)
16. 16. Mycobacterium (tuberculosis,
leprosy)
17. 17. Digestive system (Spirochaetes,
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Topic Department
Candida)

Systemic pathology & therapeutics (PAT-310) module contents

Topics of pathology
1- Pathology of Respiratory system:
2- Diseases of Nose, pharynx & paranasal sinuses
3- Diseases of Larynx
4- Diseases of Lung
5- Diseases of Pleura

Practical / Clinical Sessions:

Diseases of the respiratory system: Gross sections and histopathology sections
2- Pathology of GIT& Liver:
1- Diseases of oral cavity and Salivary glands.
2- Diseases of esophagus.
3- Diseases of stomach
4- Diseases of small intestine.
5- Diseases of large intestine.
6- Diseases of liver & gall bladder
7- Diseases of pancreas, pertonium.

Practical / Clinical Sessions:

Diseases of the GIT, LIVER, gall bladder and pancreas Gross sections and histopathology sections

3- Pathology of Genitourinary
1. Congenital anomalies of urinary system & Features of nephritic and nephritic syndromes.
2. Diseases of renal glomeruli.
3. Diseases of renal tubules & Diseases of renal interstitial tissue
4. Diseases of renal blood vessels.
5. Types of renal calculi and the complications
6. Renal failure (uraemia) and its causes, pathologic clinical manifestations Haematuria and its causes.
7. Tumors of kidney.
8. Diseases of the urinary bladder.
9. Pathology of the prostate ( BPH & Tumors)
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10. Testicular tumors.
Practical Sessions:
Diseases of the kidney, bladder and male genital section Gross sections and histopathology sections
4- Pathology of The Female Genital System and breast:
1. Diseases of the cervix.
2. Diseases of uterine body.
3. Diseases of vagina and vulva.
4. Diseases of fallopian tube.
5. Diseases of placenta.
6. Diseases of the ovary.
7. Diseases of the breast.

Practical Sessions:
Diseases of the Female & breast Gross sections and histopathology sections

5- Pathology of skin and soft tissue:

1. Skin tumors
2. Soft tissue tumors.

Practical Sessions:
Tumors of skin and soft tissue: Gross sections and histopathology sections

6- Pathology of bone and joints:

1. Disease of bone, metabolicm trauma, infections and tumors.
2. Disease of joints,arthritis and tumors.

Practical Sessions:
Diseases of bone and joints: Gross sections and histopathology sections

7- Pathology of Hematolymphoid:
1. Diseases of blood, anemia, leukemia..
2. Diseases of the lymph nodes, lymphadenopathy and tumors
3. Myeloma.
4. Splenomegaly.

Practical Sessions:
Diseases of LNs: Gross sections and histopathology sections

8- Pathology of endocrine:
1. Diseases of thyroid gland
2. Diabetes
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3. Diseases of adrenal, parathyroid & pituitary

Practical Sessions:
Diseases of thyroid diseases: Gross sections and histopathology sections
9- Pathology of CNS:
1. Congenital
2. Trauma
3. Edema and hydrocephalus
4. Vascular
5. Infections
6. Tumors of nervous system

Practical Sessions:
Diseases of nervous system Gross sections and histopathology sections
Topics of Pharmacology
Third year topics 2023/2024
A) Endocrine Pharmacology
• Diabetes mellitus
• Treatment of thyroid gland disorders
• Corticosteroids
• Sex hormones and anti-hormones
• Hormonal contraception
• Pituitary hormones
• Drugs affecting calcium homeostasis
• Drugs used for the treatment of osteoporosis
• Enocrinal emergencies
B) Central Nervous System Pharmacology
• Sedatives and hypnotics
• Anti-depressants
• Analgesics and painmanagement
• Treatment of gout
• Anti-epileptics
• Anti-parkisonians
• CNS stimulants
• Anti-psychotics
• Emergencies related to CNS drugs
• General anesthesia
• Local anesthesia

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C) Anti-microbial Chemotherapy
• Basic principles of anti-microbial chemotherapy
• Antibacterial drugs: (cell wall inhibitors, protien synthesis inhibitors, nucleic acid inhibitors and
miscellaneous anti-biotics)
• Anti-TB drugs
• Antifungal drugs
• Anti-protozoal drugs
• Anti-viral drugs
• Anti-helminthic drugs
• Empirical treatment of site-specific infections
• Anti-microbial prophylaxis (surgical and medical)
• IV fluids

Nutrition- Life maintenance (Code: NTR-319)

Lectures
1. Introduction to nutrition and health
• Definitions and concepts.
• Role of adequate nutrition in health promotion, prevention and
management of common nutritional disorders.
• Concept of healthy food in terms of quantity, quality and safety.
• Dietary guidelines.
2. Proteins, carbohydrates and fats:
• Structure, functions, sources, requirements.
• Identifying related deficiency/ excess disorders.
• Macronutrients and dietetics.
3. Energy:
1. Topic 1 Basic • Functions, sources and requirements.
nutrition • Identifying related deficiency/ excess disorders.
• Estimation of energy requirements.
4. Water:
• Functions, sources and requirements.
• Identifying related deficiency/ excess disorders.
5. Vitamins:
• Water versus fat soluble vitamins.
• Structure, functions, sources, requirements.
• Identifying related deficiency disorders.
• Hyper vitaminosis A and D.
6. Minerals:
• Macro versus micro minerals.
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• Structure, functions, sources, requirements.
• Identifying related deficiency/ excess disorders.
7. Dietary supplements:
• Nature, indications and limitations.
8. Antioxidants:
• Oxidants; definition, types, sources.
• Hazards of oxidants.
• Antioxidants; definition, types, sources.
• Benefits of anti-oxidants.
• Guidelines to benefit from antioxidants

1- Dietary Reference values, guides and guidelines; (DRI; Food guide

pyramid, MyPyramid and My plate guides):
2. Topic 2 Applied ✓ Concept, definition.
nutrition ✓ Purpose.
✓ Development across time.
2- Diet planning in health and disease
3- Nutrition for vulnerable groups
• What, why.
4- Topic 3 Nutritional • How; direct and indirect methods.
assessment • Food balance sheet, profile in Egypt.
• Limitations of nutritional assessment.
• Definition, ecological factors.
• Malnutrition and its reciprocal relation with infection.
• Common malnutrition problems in Egypt; nutritional anemia, stunting, obesity,
iodine deficiency, B1, B2 and vitamin C deficiencies, osteomalecia…
• Specific malnutrition disorders;
✓ Protein energy malnutrition (stunting versus wasting).
✓ Obesity through the life cycle.
✓ Micronutrient hunger (hidden hunger).
✓ Nutritional anemia.
✓ Vitamin A deficiency.
5- Topic 4 Malnutrition ✓ Iodine deficiency.
✓ Zinc deficiency.
✓ Nutritional bone disease; rickets, osteomalecia, osteoporosis and dental
caries.
• Nutrition and chronic diseases
✓ Diet therapy in common clinical disorders and chronic diseases;
▪ Diet and CVDs:
▪ Coronary heart disease.
▪ Hypertension.
▪ Diabetes.
✓ Diet and Cancer.

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Practical / Clinical Sessions

1. Topic 1 Basic
nutrition Estimation of Energy requirements

2. Topic 2 Applied Nutritional assessment and diet planning for the normal and vulnerable groups
nutrition through the use of food guides and guidelines (daily food guide)
Practical training on breast feeding

3. Topic 3 Nutritional
Nutrition lab
assessment
Communication and Health Education lab
4. Topic 4
Pre/post visit outpatient clinic (Non communicable diseases)
Malnutrition
Tutorial/ small group discussion
1. Topic 1 Basic
nutrition Application for Estimation of Energy requirement for vulnerable groups

2. Topic 2 Applied
nutrition Application for assessment of the nutritional status for vulnerable groups

3. Topic 3
Nutritional Application of dietary guides and guidelines in planning diet for normal and
assessment vulnerable groups

4. Topic 4
Application of Medical nutrition therapy for selected chronic diseases
Malnutrition
INVESTIGATIVE MEDICINE (Code: INV-314):module content
Lectures
1. Tour inside the lab: structure of the lab
2. Overview on Transfusion Medicine
3. Hematology principles
4. Pre-analytical variables and reference intervals
5. Test utilization and selection
6. Blood and reticulo-endothelial diseases and pyrexia of unknown origin
7. Meningitis and Viral and Fungal diagnostics
8. Introduction and Musculoskeletal Imaging
9. Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Imaging
10. Neuroradiology
11. Head and Neck Imaging
Radiology department
12. Chest Imaging
13. Urogenital Imaging
14. Female Imaging
15. Interventional Radiology

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16. Cardiovascular Imaging
17. Pediatric Imaging
18. Practical / Clinical Sessions
19. Sampling techniques
20. Types of sample containers
21. Tour inside the lab: Total lab testing process with description of Urine
analysis; normal and abnormal findings
22. Diagnosis of urinary tract infection
23. Respiratory tract infections and diagnosis of infection in aseptic fluids and
effusions
24. Diagnosis of gastrointestinal infections
25. Diagnosis of skin and soft tissue infections
26. Introduction and Musculoskeletal Imaging
27. Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Imaging
28. Neuroradiology
29. Head and Neck Imaging
30. Chest Imaging
Radiology department
31. Urogenital Imaging
32. Female Imaging
33. Interventional Radiology
34. Cardiovascular Imaging
35. Pediatric Imaging
Tutorial/ small group discussion
1. Immunology: Lab emergencies
2. Microbiological sample collection and transport
Assessment plan
A) Attendance Criteria:
The minimum acceptable practical and tutorial attendance is 75%.
B) Assessment Tools:
Formative assessment: regular assessment to monitor student's
learning and to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by students to
improve their learning. It's a part of the learning process and is not
included in the module allocated marks.
Summative assessment: including
- MCQ, extended matching, short answer questions and case scenarios
for assessment of knowledge and understanding.
- OSPE for assessment of practical, intellectual and general skills (check
list) and assessment of knowledge and understanding.

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C) Time Schedule:
- End of module examination.
- End of year examination: Final examination at the end of the year for all students.
- OSPE: at the end of the year for all students
D) Grading system
30% End of module exam
70% End of year exam (40% written & 30% practical & OSPE)

Module (INF-309 ):

Written Examination Practical/ Clinical Exam

Allocated
Topics
Marks End of End of year End of End of year
module module
Medical Microbiology 160 48 64 - 48
& Immunology
Medical Parasitology 140 42 56 - 42

Total 300 90 120 - 90

Module PAT-310
Written Examination Practical/ Clinical Exam
Allocated
Topics End of End of End of
Marks End of module
Year module Year
Pathology 110 33 44 - 33
Medical Pharmacology 110 33 44 - 33

Total 220 66 88 - 66

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Module NTR (319)

Allocated Written Examination Practical Exam

Topics Marks End of module End of Year End of module End of Year

100% 30% 40% 30%

Public Health 28 12 16 -
Family medicine 12 - 12
Total 40 12 16 12

Module INV (314)

Allocated
Written Examination Practical examination
Topics Marks
End of module End of year End of year

Radiology 16 5 6 5
Clinical 4 5 4
13
Pathology
Microbiology 11 3 5 3

Total 40 12 16 12

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Readings and references
• Digestive and liver module DIG (311):
Basic materials:
"Applied Pharmacology” by staff members of Pharmacology department.
Recommended textbooks:
a) Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology: Whalen, K., Finkel, R., & Panavelil, T. A.
(2015) Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology (6th edition.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.
b) Rang and Dale's pharmacology: Rang, H. P., Ritter, J. M., Flower, R. J., Henderson, G. and Dale, M. M.
(2015). Rang and Dale's pharmacology. (8th edition.) - Elsevier, Churchill Livingstone
c) Basic & Clinical Pharmacology: Katzung BG, Trevor AJ. (2015). Basic & Clinical Pharmacology (13 th
edition) New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.
d) Clinical Pharmacology: Brown M. Bennett P. (2012) Clinical Pharmacology (11th Edition) Churchill
Livingstone
▪ [Link]. prepared by staff members and provided by the Vice dean for education and students' affairs.
Web sites:
• [Link]
• [Link]
• Respiratory module (RSP-308):
− Pathology department tutorials and practical data shows, available in the department for
department use
− Basic Pathology by Kumar, Cotran and Robbins
− General & Systemic Pathology J.C.E Underwood 3rd edition Livingstone
− Illustrated Pathology Govan-Macfarlane and Callander
− Pathology lectures & practical lessons’ CDs available at the department on request
− Important pathology web sites
[Link]
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[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
− Essential Medical Microbiology and Immunology: Department theoretical books and practical manual
− Jawetz, Melnick and Adelberg’s Medical Microbiology, 27th edition, Caroll K.C., Morse S.A., Mietzner
T. & Miller S. (Eds.), McGraw Hill Education Lange, 2016
− Microbiology with diseases by body system, Bauman R.W., 4th edition, Pearson, 2015
− Oxford handbook of infectious diseases and microbiology, 2nd edition, Torok E, Moran Ed and Cooke F
(eds.), Oxford University Press, 2017
− Text book of the Parasitology Department (prepared and approved by Parasitology staff members)
− Katzung in Basic and Clinical pharmacology
− Applied Medical Pharmacology
• Nutrition- Life maintenance NTR-319
❖ - Basic materials:
Public Health and community medicine book, latest edition
❖ Essential books (text books):
PARK’s Textbook of preventive and social medicine by John Everett Park - Banarsidas Bhanot 23th
edition 2016
❖ Recommended books:

• Nutrition for Health and Health Care 6th ed.

• Nutrition through the life cycle 6th ed.
• Nutrition counseling and communication skills (by Kathrine Curry and Amy Jaffe)
• Text books in Family Medicine
• Text books in basic and applied Nutrition
• Text books in Non-communicable diseases epidemiology

❖ Periodicals, Web sites … etc:

• World health organization available at [Link]/
• Center for disease control and prevention available at [Link]
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• CAPMAS (2015): available at [Link]
• EDHS(2014): available at Egypt population Indicators (2015): available at
[Link]
• World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki. World medical Association available at
[Link]/en/30publications/10policies/b3/
• Bulletin of the World Health Organization available at [Link]/bulletin/
• Nutrition and Health (Hundreds of Journals and periodicals) available at
[Link]/home/nah
• Clinical Nutrition( Hundreds of Journals and periodicals) available at
[Link]
• American Journal of Public Health available at [Link]/
• Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal available at [Link]/...journal/eastern-
mediterranean-health-journal/home
• Weekly Epidemiological Record available at [Link]/wer/
INVESTIGATIVE MEDICINE (Code: INV-314)
• Lectures on line
• Lange basic radiology by Michael Chen et al. (provided on line with lectures).
• Dacie and Lewis Practical Haematology- 12th ed – 2017
• Smith et al. Educating Medical Students in Laboratory Medicine: A Proposed Curriculum, American
Journal of Clinical Pathology, Volume 133, Issue 4, April 2010, Pages 533–542.
• [Link] Accessed 12th April 2020
• Baron EJ . 2015 . Specimen collection, transport and processing,: bacteriology in manual of clinical
microbiology. Chapter 18 - Pages 270 - 315 .11th ed. Washington,DC. ASM press
• Basic and Clinical Immunology. Mark Peakman n Diego Vergani
• ↑[Link]

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