MED 108 - Common Diseases of the Medical Office

Lecture Hours: 3 Credits: 3

Description: This course provides a study of the most frequently encountered diseases of the patients seen in the medical office, their pathology and treatment.

Prerequisite(s): Take MED 102, MED 105, MED 113 and MED 118 with a minimum grade of B.

Corequisite(s): Take MED 114, MED 116 and MED 134.

Course Topics:

Mechanisms of Disease
Structural Organization of the Human Body
Disease Processes
Signs and Symptoms, Diagnostic Procedures, and Treatments for Disease

Textbooks:
Textbook information can be found on the Book Inn website

Required Materials:
None

Grading System:
An overall grade of B or higher is required for transferability.

A = 90 - 100
B = 80 - 89
C = 70 - 79
D = 60 - 69
F = 0 - 59

Student Learning Outcomes:

Explain the mechanisms of disease including definitions of diagnosis, prognosis, cure, treatment, immunities, and infectious processes.
Explain the structural organization of the human body.
Explain normal structure and function of the blood, cardiovascular, respiratory, urinary, gastrointestinal, reproductive, integumentary, musculoskeletal, nervous, endocrine, immune, and lymphatic systems.
Discriminate between disease processes of the blood, cardiovascular, respiratory, urinary, gastrointestinal, reproductive, integumentary, musculoskeletal, nervous, endocrine, immune, and lymphatic systems.
Explain signs and symptoms, diagnostic procedures, and treatments for diseases of the human body.
Identify the interdependent relationships of stress, aging, and wellness in regards to the human body.

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Official Course Syllabus
2023-2024