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May 06, 2024
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AT 3200 - Dispositions of Medical Conditions
Students examine the pathophysiology of general medical conditions and the pharmacological interventions used in the management of disease and disability. The management and administration of over the counter and prescription medications, performance enhancing substances, their pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, and how physical activity is altered by their use and abuse.
Requisites: AT 2150 and 2300
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes: - Demonstrate knowledge of descriptions of and knowing when to refer common medical conditions of the renal and urogenital systems from trauma, local infection, congenital and acquired disease, nutritional imbalance, and hormone disorder.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the possible causes of sudden death syndrome.
- Describe the concepts of pharmacokinetics and the suspected influence that exercise might have on these processes.
- Describe when to refer common and/or contagious skin lesions from trauma, infection, stress, drug reaction, and immune responses.
- Describe when to refer mental health conditions, common cancers, common or significant respiratory infections, thoracic trauma, and lung disorders.
- Identify information about the indications, contraindications, precautions, and adverse reactions for common prescription and nonprescription medications using current pharmacy resources.
- Identify proper referral for common eye, ear, mouth, sinus, oropharynx, and nasopharynx pathologies from trauma and/or localized infection.
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