Pulmonary: Pathology, Diagnosis and Management

Catalog description

Pulmonary is a 3-credit course during the Fall semester of the second year of the DPT program. This course is designed to provide the student an introduction and overview of commonly encountered pulmonary conditions. Course content has been organized to provide the student with a theoretical knowledge base that can be used to understand the pathophysiology of common pulmonary disorders and to promote clinical decision making skills in the examination, evaluation, and intervention design for patients/clients with pulmonary dysfunction. Students will be expected to recall and apply information from previous coursework including the basic sciences of anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology in a clinically relevant manner to critically analyze problems covering a variety of clinical scenarios. The pedagogical approach of the course will include didactic lectures enhanced by the use of case studies with a problem oriented approach to encourage active student involvement in the educational process. Laboratory sessions will Academic Year 2025 - 2026 Catalog 2025 - 2026 Page 240 focus on psychomotor skills, examination and treatment techniques. Clinical documentation skills and professional behaviors will also be reinforced.