Lecture and discussion focused on primary disease processes of the immune, cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, hepatic, neurologic, musculoskeletal and renal systems. The course will focus on pathophysiology, symptoms, and common therapies for disease processes relevant to anesthesia practice.
Upon completion, students should be able to:
- Describe the essential features of pathophysiologic processes including the body’s reaction to injury and infection, the immune response and abnormalities of cellular growth
- Explain how changes in one body system affect the functioning of another/other body system(s).
- Interpret the natural history and clinical manifestations of specific illnesses in terms of their etiology and pathogenesis.
- Critically compare and contrast normal and abnormal physiological changes as they occur in body systems.
- Describe current research-based theories regarding the causes, mechanisms, and production of signs and symptoms for specific, anesthesia relevant disorders.
- Identify signs and symptoms resulting from pathological changes in the human body.