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Introduction to Clinical Medicine (CM234)
What you'll learn
The ability to obtain an accurate medical history and carefully perform a physical examination is fundamental to providing comprehensive care to patients. The student must learn to be thorough and efficient in obtaining a history and performing a physical exam with a wide variety of patients, including healthy patients, patients with acute and chronic medical problems, and patients with life threatening diseases.
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Pathophysiology (FY262)
What you'll learn
Compare and contrast physiologic changes over the life span;
Analyze the relationship between normal physiologic and pathological phenomena produced by altered states across the life span;
Synthesize and apply current research-based knowledge regarding pathological changes in selected disease states;
Describe the developmental physiology, normal etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical manifestations of commonly found/seen altered health states;
Analyze physiologic responses to illness and treatment modalities;
Analyze data with respect to diagnosing client problems.
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Public Health Epidemiology and Statistic (E490)
What you'll learn
At the end of the course the student shall be able:
Explain the principles of sociology including demographic population dynamics.
Identify social factors related to health, disease and disability in the context of urban and rural societies.
Appreciate the impact of urbanization on health and disease.
Observe and interpret the dynamic of community behaviours.
Describe the elements if normal psychology and social psychology.
Observe the principles of practice of medicine on hospital and community settings.
Describe the health care delivery systems including rehabilitation of the disabled in the country.
Describe the National Health Programs with particular emphasis on maternal and child health programs, family welfare planning and population control.
List the epidemiological methods and techniques.
Outline the demographic pattern of the country and appreciate the roles of the individuals, family, community and socio-cultural milieu in health and disease.
Describe the health information systems.
Enunciate the principles and components of primary health care and the national health policies to achieve the goal of “Health for all”.
Identify the environmental and occupational hazards and their control.
Describe the importance of water and sanitation in human health.
To understand the principles of health economies, health administration, health education in relation to community.
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Pharmacology (FY225)
What you'll learn
Understand pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles involved in the use of drugs
Understand and identify the various factors that can affect the action of drugs
Know the various routes of drug administration with advantages and disadvantages of the various routes
Undertake dosage calculations as appropriate for the patient and be able to select the proper drug and dose for the at risk population i.e. patients with kidney or liver disease, elderly, pregnant and lactating females, and children.
Understand the importance of rational prescribing of drugs and the concept of essential drugs
To be able to identify and monitor adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and appreciate the importance of ADR reporting
Know the drugs used in systemic illnesses, infections and chemotherapy etc. with main mechanism(s) of action, pharmacokinetics, uses, side-effects and indications
Understand the principles and practice of pharmacy
Understand the methods in experimental pharmacology, principles of bioassay and be able to correlate drug effects with the action of drugs at the receptors.
Have knowledge of common drugs and doses used for different ailments
Have an understanding of basic mechanism by which a drug acts
Should be able to select rationally from the available drugs
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