General medicine and Patient Health Assessment

3 credits · Professional

The course is designed to give the student a broad understanding of the problems and procedures involved in the practice of medicine and to prepare for intelligent cooperation with physicians and other health workers. The course also prepares the student to render a better health care service by recognizing the signs and symptoms of general diseases which require the services of a physician. This series of lectures is devoted to clinical management of patients with specific disease processes. The final lectures are dedicated to the management of medical emergencies in the Dental office.