Patient Care I

Catalog description

This course will introduce the student to patient interviewing techniques, physical exam techniques, and documentation of medical notes. The student will focus on identification of normal physical exam findings, proper exam techniques, and the ability to compare and contrast normal findings to abnormal findings anticipated in a particular disease state. Content will include examination of each organ system covered in Primary Medicine I and skills in eliciting the history and documenting all history and physical Patiexam findings in a SOAP format.