PAS 6210 - Derm, Ent, and Ophthalmology

This course prepares students to evaluate and manage patients with dermatologic, otolaryngologic, and ophthalmologic conditions. Background information, including epidemiology, the interprofessional team involved in care, settings of care, and common resources utilized in these specialties will be reviewed. There will be an emphasis on anatomy and physiology relevant to the skin, head, eyes, ears, nose, and neck/throat, patient evaluation and assessment and the skin, ear, nose, throat, and eye examinations, patient education, counseling, health promotion, and screening related to dermatologic, ENT, and ophthalmologic disorders, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of medical conditions commonly encountered in clinical practice, laboratory and diagnostic testing utilized in these specialties, and pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment of disease. Special considerations related to evidence-based medicine, genetics, public health, medicolegal and ethical considerations, cultural beliefs, and the healthcare system will be integrated throughout the course. This course covers diagnoses affecting patients across the lifespan.

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