DUTEC 113 - Pathophysiology IV

3 CR

Continues upon Pathophysiology III, featuring the disease process and disease states associated with the infectious and immunocompromised patient. Case studies emphasizing the gastrointestinal, male and female reproductive, breast, urinary, thyroid/parathyroid, adrenal and cardiac systems will be explored. The principle of differential diagnosis will be further developed.

Prerequisite(s): DUTEC 105, and DUTEC 106 and DUTEC 112 and acceptance into program or permission of program chair.

Course Outcomes

Apply critical thinking skills to disease processes in the gastrointestinal, male and female reproductive, breast, urinary, thyroid/parathyroid, adrenal, and cardiac systems to arrive at differential diagnostic conclusions
Examine disease states present in the infectious and immunocompromised patient
Organize gastrointestinal, male and female reproductive, breast, urinary, thyroid/parathyroid, adrenal and cardiac conditions into acute, chronic, benign, and malignant classifications
Identify the normal and abnormal anatomy and physiology of various body systems and correlate that information with patient symptoms, clinical histories, and ultrasound findings

GenEd Outcomes: Creative and Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking/Problem Solving

GenEd Outcomes: Communication

Reading

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