Musculoskeletal and Integumentary Systems II

Catalog description

Musculoskeletal and Integumentary Systems II is an intensive multidisciplinary course designed to enable students to obtain the requisite knowledge necessary to understand the pathophysiology, pharmacology and clinical medicine of the musculoskeletal system and integumentary systems from birth through adulthood. The course builds upon the basic science material presented in Year One by providing an overview of diseases and injuries as well as changes through the life cycle in the musculoskeletal and integumentary systems with the goal of gaining a foundation for utilizing this information during clinical clerkships. The course covers the molecular and tissue biology; anatomy; pathophysiology; diagnosis; and therapeutic optionsincluding pharmacological and osteopathic manipulative treatment - for disorders of tissues and structural complexes within these systems. Pediatric and adult applications are presented for traumatic, inflammatory, infectious, autoimmune, congenital, genetic and neoplastic conditions. Upon completion, each student is expected to be able to recognize the presenting signs and symptoms of the most common musculoskeletal and integumentary disorders and to consider their etiologies in identifying appropriate treatments.