College Catalog
Clinical Decision Making
PHA370
Principles and guidelines for organizing and developing a structured approach to thinking about patient care are addressed through lectures and lab sessions devoted to the practice of these skills in simulated patient scenarios. X-ray, CT/MRI, laboratory reports, EKG's, and other data are incorporated into the course in a computer format, whenever possible, to create the most realistic approach. The scenarios are complete and require thorough decision making at all levels, from patient presentation to treatment or referral. New medical evidence will be researched by literature searches and presented as it applies to the scenarios discussed. Taught in a controlled laboratory environment. 3 Credits (1 Lecture - 6 Lab) Prerequisite(s): PHA346 and PHA366.
