DMSG119 Cardiac Pathophysiology I
This course introduces students to the cardiovascular system and provides them with an overview of various cardiac diseases. 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. 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 utilizing appropriate medical terminology and cardiology medical terminology. Restricted to DMS students.
Prerequisite
BIOS254 with C or better (pre or co-requisite)
Lecture/Lab Ratio
3:0