Advanced Pediatric Diagnosis

Catalog description

Prerequisite: DIAG 3765 This course provides the student with advanced information related to the delivery of chiropractic care to the pediatric and prenatal patient. This course will encompass many of the growing challenges seen in a primary care, family-based practice, including the variety of disabilities today's children face, dealing with traumatic injuries, assessing the specialized nutritional needs of children and the emerging necessity of understanding pediatric neurology. Students will integrate higher levels of differential diagnosis as the skill of triage is taught to prepare participants to identify subtle pathophysiological processes being seen regularly in a pediatric practice.