Clinical Medicine with Lab III

Catalog description

This course provides an in-depth study of disease pathology by body system and specialty. Key aspects of clinical medicine—such as epidemiology, precipitating factors, etiology, risk factors, pathogenesis, pathophysiology, clinical presentation and manifestations, diagnostics, clinical intervention, disease management, clinical pearls, and differential diagnoses—are comprehensively covered. Students will learn how to use differential diagnoses to guide the ordering of laboratory tests, imaging studies, and other diagnostic tools, such as pathology reports, to confirm or rule out disease processes. The laboratory component emphasizes the interactive and practical application of acquired knowledge, fostering critical thinking and solidifying medical concepts through collaborative learning experiences. Additionally, it prepares students to appropriately interpret laboratory and diagnostic results and take appropriate clinical action based on the findings. Correlated reviews of relevant pathology and radiology are integrated into the curriculum. The course specifically focuses on the neurologic, psychiatric/behavioral health, cardiovascular, pulmonary and hematologic systems.