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HPR 210
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Title: | Physical Assessment |
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Long Title: | Physical Assessment |
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Course Description: | Explores how to obtrain a complete health history which is int4egrated with a physical exam. The assessment skills of inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation are practiced in class. Proper use of equipment such as the otoscrope, tuning fork, ophthalmoscope, and reflex hammer are included. |
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Min Credit: | 2 |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
I. Identify the components of a history and physical assessment.
II. Obtain a complete health history.
III. Perform a physical assessment of each body system.
IV. Determine physical assessment needs based on presenting symtoms.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Interviewing skills and techniques
II. Health history
III. Physical assessment techniques
IV. Review of body systems
V. Developmental changes
VI. Common abnormalities
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