Description
This course further exposes students to common medical and surgical disorders encountered in general adult medicine. Students will appraise typical clinical presentation, etiology, pathophysiology, diagnostic work-up, and management of these disorders. A correlational approach, and interaction with physical diagnosis, pharmacology, and clinical diagnostics of the gastrointestinal, renal, musculoskeletal, endocrine, infectious diseases, nutrition, metabolic disorders, rheumatology, and fluids, electrolytes and acid-base disorders will be incorporated. Prerequisites: PAS 501, 503, 505, 506, 507, 508, 510, 520, 522, and 535. (4 units; Spring)