MEDA 214 Disease Conditions and Community Health

5 credits

An overview of the disease processes of major conditions, including infectious diseases, major neoplastic conditions, and major congenital diseases. The focus is on human diseases that are first diagnosed in the clinical setting. Community health and preventative patient education will also be presented.

Prerequisites: BIOL& 175

Quarters Offered: All

Global Outcomes:
This course teaches to the global outcome of Communication.

Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Discuss disease conditions, their causes, prognosis, and treatment as they relate to the body systems
Identify cardinal symptoms
Discuss various diagnostic measures and laboratory tests used in the diagnosis of these disease conditions
Utilize various instructional methods for patients’ education in awareness of risk factors associated with certain disease conditions
Identify various needs of patients with altered body images

Total Hours: 50 Lecture Hours: 50