DMDSYS-757: Respiratory

Credits 3

The Respiratory Course is designed to instruct students about the pathologic conditions ofthe Respiratory system. The course is organized by disease types and has the pathophysiology early and integrated throughout the course. The course instructs students on the diagnostic and therapeutic tools used to evaluate and manage patients with pathology of the respiratory system. Numerous disciplines like anatomy, microbiology, and pharmacology are used to instruct the students about the evaluation and treatment of the pathology of the respiratory system. The greater design of the course is to teach an osteopathic student how to diagnose and treat problems originating from or related to the respiratory system.