Oct 18, 2024  
2023-2025 Catalog Volume XXXI Ver 1 
    
2023-2025 Catalog Volume XXXI Ver 1

PAS 5463 Clinical Assessment & Management III


Lecture: 4 Lab: 1 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 5
This is the third 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 findings, along with diagnostic testing results in the context of patient cases, is used to develop clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills.  The body systems covered in this course include endocrine, renal/ genitourinary and male reproductive with additional modules of instruction in palliative care and addiction medicine.

Prerequisite(s): PAS 5261  & PAS 5361  with a grade of C or better