Clinical Medicine and Diagnostics II

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This course is the second of three courses designed to provide the student with a body- system, problem oriented approach to human diseases and disorders, using a lifespan approach from pediatrics to geriatrics. It will include discussion of etiology, epidemiology, historical data, genetic influence, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, physical exam findings, differential diagnosis, diagnostic studies, laboratory medicine, therapeutic management, prevention, and prognosis of common disease processes found in the primary care setting. Topics include cardiology, pulmonology, nephrology, gastrointestinal diseases, and obstetrics and gynecology. Offered fall term each year. Four semester hours.