ATH 6504 - General Medicine and Pharmacology for Athletic Training

3 Hour(s)

Through a systems-based approach, this course will provide students with the knowledge and skills for assessment and evaluation of general medical conditions, systemic illnesses, and psychosocial disorders. Patient evaluation topics will include: clinical interviewing skills, delineating subjective and objective findings, and patient assessment using clinical reasoning and evidence-based scientific methods. Pharmacology topics will include: medication classifications, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, and drug metabolism of medications and performance enhancing drugs used by the physically active.

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Prerequisite(s): Good standing in the Master of Science of Athletic Training Program