2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PA 538 Patient Assessment I


3 credits

This course teaches foundational skills and techniques required to gather a complete medical history and perform a thorough physical examination. The course introduces the student to the practice of history taking and physical examinations in the young adult, adult, and geriatric populations of the following systems: skin, head, face, neck, lymph, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, throat, thorax & lungs, heart & neck vessels, peripheral vascular, abdomen, musculoskeletal and neurological. During the course, integration of the student’s knowledge of the structure and function of the human body is coupled with laboratory sessions emphasizing the proper use of diagnostic equipment and techniques for performing a comprehensive physical examination.

The following will be used to facilitate the learning process: lectures, assigned readings, case presentations, and lab sessions. In this course, the student will have the opportunity to continue to develop competence in taking histories, practicing SOAP (Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan) notes, formulating a differential diagnoses, creating effective management plans, performing physical examinations and patient education

Fall



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