General Medical Aspects ((3 Units))

Catalog description

Prerequisites: [ BIOL 200 and BIOL 202 ] or [ ANAT 206 and ANAT 207 ]. This course covers topics relevant to students who are preparing to be health care practitioners of physically active individuals.  The course material covers common systemic disease pathology including characteristics of diseases, diagnostic and laboratory testing, and clinical decision- making tools with respect to general medical conditions. The material is presented in a systematic manner using a problem-based learning approach. Students will gain clinical reasoning and problem- solving skills with course activities such as labs, evidence-based practice, and current medical information. (Formerly 5550:412)