Pathophysiology II

Catalog description

Restricted to students in the Master of Physician Associate Studies program. This course is designed to introduce students to the systems-based pathophysiology of disease. It will specifically cover the pathophysiology of disorders of the neurological, musculoskeletal, endocrine, urinary, reproductive, blood and circulatory, and lymphatic systems as well as special topics in infectious disease. It will also cover the pathophysiology of pregnancy complications, congenital and genetic disorders, complications of adolescence, complications of aging, and neoplasms/cancer. For each disease/disorder covered, the student will be given the opportunity to: 1) incorporate knowledge of normal anatomy and physiology to understand the pathophysiology of disease; 2) describe malfunctions of normal physiology associated with disease; 3) use problem-solving skills to relate pathophysiology to the clinical presentation of disease and formation of high-quality differential diagnoses; and 4) describe the pathophysiology of selected diseases.