May 02, 2024  
2020-2021 Catalog Volume XXX Ver 2 
    
2020-2021 Catalog Volume XXX Ver 2 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PSC 6210 Pathophysiology II


Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 3
The second in a two-course sequence that teaches understanding of disease process and trauma in humans as the basis for medical treatment. Etiology, clinical manifestations, complications, diagnostic findings and common treatment are reviewed by body systems and developmental stages. This course focuses on mechanisms of tissue injury to organs and organ systems during selected disease states with the goal of providing students with a rationale for drug therapy. Emphasis is placed on fluid, electrolytes, acid-base balance, and congenital disorders, and the urinary, musculoskeletal, integument, neurological, endocrine and sensory systems during the disease process.