NUGR 532Advanced Health Assessments

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This course has both didactic and laboratory components. The course prepares the student to conduct comprehensive health assessments of patients throughout the lifespan. Comprehensive health parameters are applied to the assessment process. Students perform detailed health histories, family histories, physical examinations, and selected laboratory diagnostics. Clinical reasoning development and differentiation between normal and abnormal findings are emphasized. Integrated throughout the course are principles of heatlh promotions/wellness, illness prevention an dearly detection.