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Pain physiology and pharmacology (5 cr)

Code: NA00ED75-3001

General information


Enrollment

07.11.2022 - 18.11.2022

Timing

01.01.2023 - 01.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Unit

Department of Health Care and Emergency Care

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Naprapathy

Teachers

  • Marja Turkki
  • TH Opettaja

Teacher in charge

Marja Turkki

Groups

  • NAKT20SP
    Naprapathy, full-time studies

Objective

You learn different mechanisms of pain in different structures of the body.

You can evaluate pain in diagnosing a patient.

You know how pain can be treated generally, and in manual therapy.

You know the most common medical treatment practices for basic diseases, medicines and their mechanisms of action.

You know the most common medical treatment practices for musculoskeletal diseases, medicines and their mechanisms of action.

You know the most common analgesis and their mechanisms of action.
You know the most common pain treatment methods.

Content

How does the sensation of pain develop?

How is pain classified?

How can pain be alleviated?

What are non-medicated pain treatments?

How do different medicines work?

Opiskelumateriaali

Kalso, E. ym. Kipu. (E-kirjana Duodecim Oppiportissa)
Ruskoaho, H. Lääketieteellinen farmakologia ja toksikologia (E-kirjana Duodecim Oppiportissa)

Yksilölliset oppimisväylät

Ei mahdollinen tällä opintojaksolla

TKI ja työelämäyhteistyö

-

Tentit ja muut määräajat

Sovitaan opintojakso alussa

Toteutuksen osien kuvaus

Kipufysiologian asiantuntijaluennot: Anestesiologian erikoislääkäri Timo Koponen

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Tentti