Clinical Medicine and Diagnostics III

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This course is the third 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 endocrinology, dermatology, genitourinary, common disease processes found in emergency room medicine, ophthalmology, and ENT diseases. A focus on hospitalist medicine, as well as geriatric topics not previously covered in the clinical medicine courses will be discussed. Offered spring term each year. Four semester hours.