APPE: Acute Care General Medicine

Catalog description

Credits 6. 6 Other Hours. Substantial exposure and experience in the comprehensive treatment and inpatient management of the disease states of adult patients that are admitted to the hospital or other institutionalized setting with common acute or chronic conditions (e.g., hypertension, asthma, congestive heart failure, diabetes, or infectious diseases); utilization of problem-solving skills, development of therapeutic plans, monitoring lab values, and assessment for drug interactions and adverse drug reactions while tracking patients through completion of their therapy. Prerequisite: P4 classification.