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PAP 226
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Title: | Pharmacology III |
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Course Description: | Applies the advanced principles of pharmacology to the clinical prevention and treatment of specific human disorders. Special emphasis is placed on the safe and appropriate use of medications. |
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Min Credit: | 1 |
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Course Notes: | Entered new course 7/28/09 s@ |
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Origin Notes: | RRCC |
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General Notes: | revised-crdts,dscrptn,cmptncs,outln 4/5/13 |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
1. Describe the mechanism of action and route of metabolism for a medication.
2. Select the appropriate medication(s) for the treatment of a specified disorder.
3. Prepare a written or electronic prescription which is appropriate, legal, and without error.
4. List the significant side effects and adverse experiences possible for any prescribed medication.
5. Identify the drug interactions of the prescribed medication.
6. Propose alternative or complementary therapies to medications.
7. Prepare and conduct patient education for prescribed medications.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
The course will cover the clinical use of pharmacotherapeutics in patient populations across the lifespan in each of the following areas:
I. Ophthalmology
II. Otorhinolaryngology
III. Endocrinology
IV. Lymphatic
V. Pulmonary
VI. Cardiovascular
VII. Gastrointestinal
VIII. Genitourinary
IX. Orthopedics
X. Neurology
XI. Infectious disease
XII. Dermatology
XIII. Psychiatry
X. Oncology
XI. Hematology
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