Clinical Medicine: Pediatrics

Catalog description

This course examines important aspects of primary care pediatrics including assessment of the child patient, preventive health, and pediatric diseases and conditions. Specific issues of the newborn and older child are presented in such areas as perinatal c are, child development & behavior, congenital & genetic disorders, pediatric infectious disease, pediatric respiratory issues, pediatric emergencies, injuries, and parenting. Pediatric pharmacotherapy are explored with emphasis on indications, contraindica tions, and medication dosing in relation to disease process type and patient demographics. The student also learns assessment techniques specific to the pediatric population.