PAS 6280 - Orthopedics & Rheumatology

This course prepares students to evaluate and manage patients with musculoskeletal/orthopedic, rheumatologic, and autoimmune conditions. Background information, including epidemiology, the interprofessional team involved in care, settings of care, and common resources utilized in orthopedics and rheumatology will be reviewed. There will be an emphasis on anatomy and physiology relevant to the musculoskeletal system, patient evaluation and assessment and musculoskeletal examinations, patient education, counseling, health promotion, and screening related to orthopedic and rheumatologic disorders, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of orthopedic and rheumatologic conditions commonly encountered in clinical practice, laboratory and diagnostic testing utilized in orthopedics and rheumatology, and pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment of musculoskeletal, rheumatologic, and autoimmune 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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