PAS 6250 - Renal & Genitourinary

This course prepares students to evaluate and manage patients with kidney, electrolyte, and/or urologic conditions. Background information, including epidemiology, the interprofessional team involved in care, settings of care, and common resources utilized in renal and urologic settings will be reviewed. There will be an emphasis on anatomy and physiology relevant to the kidneys and genitourinary system, patient evaluation and assessment, patient education, counseling, health promotion, and screening related to renal and GU disorders, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of renal, electrolyte, and urologic conditions commonly encountered in clinical practice, laboratory and diagnostic testing utilized in nephrology and urology, and pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment of kidney and GU 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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