ODS-7020 Systemic Medicine and Disease 1
This course is the first part of a two-term sequence to advance the student’s knowledge of systemic diseases that they are likely to encounter in the primary and specialty eye care setting. For each organ system presented epidemiology of disease, risk factor analysis, pertinent history and physical examination findings, differential diagnosis, treatment and management, pertinent laboratory evaluations, and ocular manifestations will be stressed. The Systemic Medicine laboratory provides training in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)-Basic Life Support (BLS) as approved by the American Heart Association. Successful completion leads to a two-year certification in “Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers”. The laboratory also consists of a basic physiology lab where students will collect and interpret clinical data from diagnostic testing.