Clinical Medicine: Orthopedics

Catalog description

This course is a clinical medicine modular course using an organ -systems approach to facilitate learning in the study of orthopedic conditions, injuries, and disease processes. Focus for this course includes examination of commonly encountered musculoskele tal issues. Emphasis on proper examination and special exam tests for common orthopedic issues are discussed. Topics emphasized include clinical presentation, epidemiology, pathophysiology, patient assessment, diagnosis, pathology, therapeutic intervention s, disease management, and clinical course of common diseases. Fundamental aspects of interpreting imaging studies such as x -rays, MRI, and CT scans are developed. Identification of common fractures, subluxations, and dislocations common in primary care are discussed.