Clinical Medicine with Lab I

Catalog description

This course teaches the pathology of disease by body system and specialty. Fundamental elements of clinical medicine such as epidemiology, precipitating factors, etiology, risk factors, pathogenesis, pathophysiology, linical presentation and manifestations, red flags, diagnostics, clinical intervention, management of diseases and disorders, clinical pearls, and differential diagnoses as appropriately indicated are covered. Students will learn how primary and differential diagnoses are used to order laboratory tests, imaging and other diagnostic studies such as pathology reports in order to rule in or rule out disease processes and disorders. Blood-borne pathogen competency acquisition is also covered and students will also learn how to calculate needed values from given values when necessary. This course also involves the interactive practical application of acquired knowledge and is designed to develop critical thinkers, solidify medical concepts through collaborative learning experiences, and to appropriately interpret the results of the laboratory testing and to know what to do with the findings. Correlated reviews of relevant pathology and radiology are also incorporated. This course specifically focuses on disorders in relation to otolaryngology, ophthalmology, integumentary and musculoskeletal body systems.