Schedule
Mon, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (8/25/2025 - 10/16/2025) Location: MAIN BRCHM 145
Wed, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM (8/25/2025 - 10/16/2025) Location: MAIN BRCHM 145
Description
This course includes a case-based approach to the medical screening process to help students develop interview and evaluation skills that facilitate the process of identifying factors that affect a patient’s response to treatment that may necessitate referral to a physician for follow-up and treatment. As autonomous practitioners who refer to other medical specialists when necessary, physical therapists are responsible for identifying factors that affect a patient’s response to treatment that may necessitate referral. In addition, students will learn to use pharmacological and basic laboratory data essential to the screening process. A significant component of the course will focus on signs and symptoms, disease recognition, and on the effects of disease with regard to producing impairments, functional limitations and disabilities. This course covers muscular, skeletal, neurological, cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, gastrointestinal, renal, urological, hepatic, and endocrine dis