May 10, 2024  
2023-2025 Catalog Volume XXXI Ver 1 
    
2023-2025 Catalog Volume XXXI Ver 1

PAS 5361 Clinical Assessment & Management II


Lecture: 5 Lab: 1 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 6
This is the second course in a sequence of three courses designed to teach the essentials of medicine.  A body system approach is used to present the etiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, laboratory and diagnostic studies, and diagnosis and treatment of common diseases.  Laboratory sessions utilize small-group patient cases in various formats to reinforce medical knowledge and patient assessment skills.  Integration of history and physical examination findings, along with diagnostic testing results in the context of patient cases, are used to develop clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills.  The body systems covered in this course include pulmonary, gastrointestinal, hematology, and psychiatry.  

Prerequisite(s): PAS 5261  with a grade of C or better