2017-2018 Academic Catalog 
    
    Apr 18, 2024  
2017-2018 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

PHTH 534 - Systems and Disease IV


Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: PHTH 529, and PHTH 531; For PT Students
Corequisite: PHTH 514, PHTH 626, PHTH 627, PHTH 644, and PHTH 652

This course provides the learner with the distinctive role of the physical therapist in clinical decision making by identifying underlying impairments from various body systems that contribute to reduced movement throughout the lifespan.  This is the fourth of a four-course series that emphasizes the alterations in body structure and function, activities, participation and differential diagnosis across the cardiovascular, pulmonary, endocrine, lymphatic, gastrointestinal, hematological, and genitourinary systems that influences dysfunctional movement.