HIT 240 - Pathophysiology & Pharmacology

Students will learn the diagnostic process, including common diagnostic procedures, to understand the methods used to explore the etiology, symptoms, and pathology for diseases in various body systems; determine a diagnosis; and learn how treatment plans are developed through the application of evidence-based medicine. Basic pharmacological principles will be covered, including commonly prescribed drugs and the use of the scientific method during the process of drug development, throughout the phases of clinical trials, and FDA approval.

Prerequisite- Corequisite
Prerequisite: HIT 106 Medical Terminology

Credits: 3
Hours
3 Class Hours
Course Profile
Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

Describe signs and symptoms of diseases affecting various body systems.
Explain how a diagnosis is made for various diseases.
Explain common forms of evidence-based treatments for specific diseases.
Identify commonly prescribed drugs used to treat various diseases.
Understand how scientific reasoning and the scientific method (including observation, hypothesis development, measurement, and data collection, experimentation, evaluation of evidence and employment of data analysis) is applied during the process of drug development in clinical trials.

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