Dusti Sloan

Laboratory Medicine for the PA is designed to provide students with a background in various laboratory tests used to help in differentiating disease processes and confirming diagnoses. It is intended to be introductive and generalized concepts in the use and interpretation of laboratory tests with the understanding that more in-depth discussion will be continued in the individual systems courses.Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the PA program.

The Cardiovascular System module will be integrating biomedical and clinical curriculum providing the student with the medical knowledge to address the health of the normal cardiovascular system and includes the most common medical and surgical conditions that present to the primary care and emergency settings. This module will also include prevention strategies to maintain the health of the system, the treatments to restore normal function, surgical procedures required to correct abnormalities and pharmacologic treatment where required to treat the most common medical conditions. In addition students will work to solve case-based clinical problems in a small group discussion format to further the skills of history data gathering, differential diagnosis process and formulating treatment plans.

The Reproductive System module will be integrating biomedical and clinical curriculum providing the student with the medical knowledge to address the health of the normal reproductive system and includes the most common medical and surgical conditions that present to the primary care and emergency settings. This module will also include prevention strategies to maintain the health of the system, the treatments to restore normal function, surgical procedures required to correct abnormalities and pharmacologic treatment where required to treat the most common medical conditions. In addition students will work to solve case-based clinical problems in a small group discussion format to further the skills of history data gathering, differential diagnosis process and formulating treatment plans.

Laboratory Medicine for the PA is designed to provide students with a background in various laboratory tests used to help in differentiating disease processes and confirming diagnoses. It is intended to be introductive and generalized concepts in the use and interpretation of laboratory tests with the understanding that more in-depth discussion will be continued in the individual systems courses.Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the PA program.

The Cardiovascular System module will be integrating biomedical and clinical curriculum providing the student with the medical knowledge to address the health of the normal cardiovascular system and includes the most common medical and surgical conditions that present to the primary care and emergency settings. This module will also include prevention strategies to maintain the health of the system, the treatments to restore normal function, surgical procedures required to correct abnormalities and pharmacologic treatment where required to treat the most common medical conditions. In addition students will work to solve case-based clinical problems in a small group discussion format to further the skills of history data gathering, differential diagnosis process and formulating treatment plans.

The Reproductive System module will be integrating biomedical and clinical curriculum providing the student with the medical knowledge to address the health of the normal reproductive system and includes the most common medical and surgical conditions that present to the primary care and emergency settings. This module will also include prevention strategies to maintain the health of the system, the treatments to restore normal function, surgical procedures required to correct abnormalities and pharmacologic treatment where required to treat the most common medical conditions. In addition students will work to solve case-based clinical problems in a small group discussion format to further the skills of history data gathering, differential diagnosis process and formulating treatment plans.

This course provides a comprehensive study of the regulatory mechanisms within the major organ systems that enable the human body to maintain homeostasis. The fundamentals of physiology are emphasized in discussions of the integration of structure and function in all systems of the body, along with the integration of function among systems. Problem-solving activities are utilized to develop student understanding and enhance subsequent earning � both in the basic and clinical sciences.

Laboratory Medicine for the PA is designed to provide students with a background in various laboratory tests used to help in differentiating disease processes and confirming diagnoses. It is intended to be introductive and generalized concepts in the use and interpretation of laboratory tests with the understanding that more in-depth discussion will be continued in the individual systems courses.Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the PA program.