PHP 301 - Therapeutics II

Institution:

University of New England

Subject:

Pharmacy Practice

Description:

This series of three courses will employ a disease process/organ system approach and serve as a review of knowledge learned in the basic biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences acquired during the first four semesters. Central to this series will be the development of patient-focused, evidence-based pharmacotherapy management and the clinical decision-making skills to optimize patient-specific therapies. These courses will address the pathophysiology of disease and its manifestations; approaches to diagnosis; drugs of choice and therapeutic alternatives; pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of commonly employed therapeutic agents; and the skills necessary to monitor a course of therapy in any patient. Variable credit will be based upon the amount of time devoted to each topic and will include: General Review · Patient Assessment Skills/Diagnostic Considerations · Clinical Laboratory Tests · Patient Medical Record Topics- will include but are not limited to: Fluids, Electrolytes and Nutrition Psychiatric Disorders Infectious Diseases Special Patient Populations Neurological Disorders Cardiovascular Disease Bone and Joint Diseases Critical Care Gastrointestinal Diseases Disorders of the Skin Renal Disease Eye and Ear Disorders Endocrine Disorders Hematologic disorders Cancer

Credits:

6.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.une.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 283-0171

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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