Clinical Skills IV - Procedures

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This is the fourth of a series of four lecture and lab courses in which students acquire and practice various diagnostic and therapeutic clinical skills, such as performance of health histories and physical exams, interpretation of laboratory, electrocardiographic, and imaging studies, the performance and interpretation of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and training in basic and advanced cardiac life support. In this course, the emphasis is on performance and interpretation of common diagnostic and therapeutic procedures including an orientation to the operating room, completion of advanced cardiac life support training, as well as the continuation of specialty-focused medical interviews and physical examinations across the lifespan from pediatrics to geriatrics, including the unique healthcare needs for women, diverse patient populations, and patients with disabilities. Prerequisite: PAS 5212 and PAS 5213