DMSG 119 — Cardiac Pathophysiology I
<p><span>This course introduces students to the cardiovascular system and provides them with an overview of various cardiac diseases. </span><span>This course enables students to understand the field of cardiology by covering basic pathophysiologic concepts that include clinical signs and symptoms, physical examination results, and related diagnostic tests.</span><span> In addition, this course presents a correlation between cardiac diseases and other general patient illnesses; diagnostic procedures to assess the status of cardiac disease that focus on signs, symptoms, disease processes; and diagnostic and therapeutic treatment options. Students are prepared to communicate effectively with members of the health care team </span><span>utilizing</span><span> </span><span>appropriate medical</span><span> terminology and cardiology medical terminology. Restricted to DMS students.</span></p>
Prerequisites: BIOS254