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): MED 102 , MED 105 , MED 113 and MED 118 .
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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- Academic Integrity
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Official Course Syllabus
2024-2025
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