This is the first of a continuing course series (with PAS 551 and PAS 552) designed to examine the epidemiology, etiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, management, and follow-up of various diseases and disorders encountered in the primary care setting. Students will learn to formulate differential diagnoses and recognize important history and physical examination clues. In addition, the student will learn to order appropriate diagnostic studies, interpret the results of the diagnostic studies, and apply this information to diagnosing and treating various diseases and disorders encountered in the primary care setting. This course emphasizes diseases and disorders related to the immune (infectious disease), hematologic (including oncology), renal, endocrine, pulmonary, cardiovascular, ophthalmologic, and otolaryngologic systems.
Prerequisite(s): PAS 500, 505, 510, 515, 520, and 575