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May 10, 2024
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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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MEAS 242 - Disease Conditions
PREREQUISITES: APHY 102 - Anatomy and Physiology II , HLHS 101 - Medical Terminology and Program Chair Approval
PROGRAM: Medical Assisting
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2018
Presents the basic concepts of diseases, their courses and functional disturbances as they relate to body systems. Includes the precipitating risk factors and appropriate methods of patient education regarding various disease processes.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- List disease conditions, their causes, prognosis and treatment as they relate to the body systems.
- Recognize and identify cardinal symptoms.
- List various diagnostic measures and laboratory tests used in the diagnosis of these disease conditions.
- Identify various needs of patients with altered body images.
- Utilize various instructional methods for patients’ education in awareness of risk factors associated with certain disease conditions.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- Introduction to the study of disease
- Define health, wellness and disease
- Standard precautions and disease transmission
- Terminology pertinent to the study of disease
- Common causes of disease
- Microorganisms
- Mal-nutrition
- Trauma
- AntigenAntibody reactions
- Abnormal cell growth
- Classifications of disease
- acute
- chronic
- degenerative
- nosocomial
- iatrogenic
- infectious
- hereditary
- congenital
- neoplastic
- Common diseases affecting body systems
- pathophysiology
- signs/symptoms
- common laboratory/diagnostic tests utilized to establish the diagnosis
- common treatment modalities
- psychological/sociological implications
- prognosis
- client education
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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