HIT 115 — Clinical Applications of Pathophysiology & Pharmacology
Designed to educate Allied Health students on the study ofpathophysiology and general health management of disease andinjuries across the human lifespan. The course will examine thefundamentals of pathophysiology as it is manifested within each bodysystem. It will include pathogenesis etiology, clinical manifestations,current diagnostics, and pharmacological and other treatmentmodalities. Emphasis will be on disease terminology and abbreviationswith identification of disease symptomatology, differential diagnosisand evaluation of laboratory data and drug therapy through textbookreadings. It will also focus on the principles of drug action and how theuse of drugs alters the disease process. Also included will be thecellular mechanisms of drug actions and the mechanisms of adversedrug effects. Prerequisite: BIO 114
Prerequisites: BIO 114