Clinical Pathophysiology

Catalog description

This course provides an introduction to what happens when bodily systems do not function as expected due to disease, trauma, injury, or genetic anomalies. Students will learn terminology commonly encountered in medical and allied health professions. The focus of this course is to explore the effects that illness, trauma and disease have on an individual’s occupational function. This course will cover clinical orthopedic, developmental, neurological, and congenital disorders encountered by occupational therapists. PREREQ: OCCT 5100, OCCT 5400, OCCT 5680, OCCT 5475, OCCT 5500, OCCT 5600