Linking clinical to basic sciences, Joel Arudchelvam.pptx

Linking clinical to basic sciences, Joel Arudchelvam

1. Linking Clinical to Basic sciences Joel Arudchelvam Consultant Vascular and Transplant Surgeon,  National Hospital of Sri Lanka . Senior lecturer, Department of Surgery, faculty of medicine, University of Colombo.

2. Patient presentation

3. Integration of basic sciences - why Student learn the relevance Understanding and retention of knowledge Stimulates interest Also improves the communication and integration into the clinical team

4. The disease

5. Basic sciences Anatomy Physiology Pathology Biochemistry

6. Diagnosis Anatomy Pathology Aetiology Complications / stage Disability

7. Clinical – How to apply Trauma Varicose veins – Surgery Aortic aneurysms

8. Examination Aortic – above umbilicus Aorto – iliac - below umbilicus Can / cannot feel upper margin - suprarenal

9. What is injured

10. Physiology Aortic clamping De clamping Reperfusion cellular mechanisms

11. Pathology E.g : renal cell carcinoma – basis for the clinical presentation

12. Biochemistry Biochemical tests e.g liver function tests

13. Conclusions Understanding and applying the basic scientific basis of the patient presentation and management is important