Patient Presentation II

Catalog description

This course will serve as a continuation of the Patient Presentations Track and will build upon the fundamentals set forward during the first trimester. The course will be divided into three modules: Gastrointestinal, Cardiovascular, and Respiratory. The GI Module will concentrate on four primary topics: Abdominal pain, Diarrheal diseases, GI neoplasms, and Abnormal liver enzymes. The CV Module will concentrate on Arrhythmias, Heart failure, Hypertension, and Cardiovascular chest discomfort. The four topics for the Respiratory system will be: Dyspnea, Cough, Noncardiac chest discomfort, and Lung nodules. The basic science concepts will include normal and abnormal physiologic principles, key biochemistry, microbiology, immunology, and pharmacology principles related to these topics. Concomitant clinical concepts related to each topic will be presented using Team-Based Learning methods, assigned pre-readings, audio-visual presentations of topic-related materials, mini-lectures, possible guest expert presentations, and other teaching methods (TBD). In addition, a list of Independent Study topics not covered during the modules, including appropriate references will be provided to the student(s).