PA 540 Patient Assessment III
2 credits
In this course, the student will build on the knowledge and foundational skills and techniques learned in Physician Assistant 537 Patient History and Communication, Physician Assistant 538 Patient Assessment I, and Physician Assistant 539 Patient Assessment II in the performance of a thorough physical examination and medical history. The student will integrate the knowledge obtained in Physician Assistant 530 Clinical Medicine I, and Physician Assistant 531 Clinical Medicine II with laboratory sessions emphasizing the proper use of diagnostic equipment and technique for performing a comprehensive physical examination. The student will integrate the knowledge and skills that they have built upon in the previous semesters and apply that to the pediatric, surgical, and geriatric patient. The student will also expand their knowledge and ability to perform directed exams as well as integrating patient education into their “mock” office visits. They will also engage in 2 inter-professional education activities, one with the physical therapy and/or the nurse practitioner students to communicate medical information to a non-English speaking patient using the language line interpreter; and the other with the ultrasound students to complete an ultrasound on a pregnant patient. The student will also continue learning the documentation process of the complete medical chart.
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 and relate that to problem focused exams in the newborn, child, adolescent, young adult, adult patients with surgical problems, and the geriatric patient.
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.
Summer
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