Medical Health Conditions II

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Course
MOAD 2400
Discontinued
No
Course code
MOAD 2400
Descriptive
Medical Health Conditions II
Department
Health Information Management
Faculty
Health Sciences
Credits
3.00
Start date
End term
Not Specified
PLAR
Yes
Semester length
15 Weeks
Max class size
30
Course designation
None
Industry designation
None
Contact hours

Lecture: 4 hours/week

Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Learning activities

Learning activities are varied and chosen to align with course outcomes. Learning activities may include, but are not limited to, lecture, independent study, problem-based learning, software applications, hands-on experience, seminar, simulation, and role-playing.

Course description
Students will build on prior knowledge and experience to further interpret and explain medical terminology by studying prefixes, suffixes, and root words. Students will identify additional abbreviations and acronyms. Students will explore other body systems and other medical specialties, using further study of anatomy and physiology, diagnosis and management of common disorders, and pharmacology fundamentals. Students will increase their contextual understanding of and critical thinking surrounding medical vocabulary usage. This is a hybrid course with full-time or part-time enrolment options.
Course content
  • Circulatory system overview
  • Lymphatic system overview
  • Immune system overview
  • Musculoskeletal system overview
  • Endocrine system overview
  • Integumentary system overview
  • Special senses overview
  • Oncology overview
  • Radiology and Nuclear Medicine overview
  • Pharmacology overview
  • Psychiatry overview 
Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, within their scope of practice, students will be able to:

  • Explain the anatomical structures, physiological function, and common disorders of the circulatory, lymphatic, immune, skeletal, muscular, integumentary, and endocrine systems, as well as the eye and the ear;
  • Apply vocabulary, root words, suffixes, prefixes, abbreviations, spelling, and pronunciation of words pertaining to the identified body systems;
  • Describe the diagnosis, management, and treatment of cancer and other diseases commonly related to the identified body systems, including psychosocial considerations;
  • Explain the use of radiology and nuclear medicine in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases;
  • Discuss the fundamentals of pharmacology related to identified physical and psychosocial considerations. 
Means of assessment

Assessment will be based on course outcomes and follow the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course. This is a graded course. To graduate from the MOA program, students must earn a passing grade of 65% (C+) in this course.

Textbook materials

Textbooks and materials are to be purchased by students. A list of required textbooks and materials is provided to students at the beginning of the semester.

Prerequisites

A minimum grade of 65% (or C+) in

MOAD 1100
And
MOAD 1200 (or minimum grade of 60% or C in OADM 1151; or minimum grade of MAS in OADM 1206 and 60% or C in OADM 1244)
And
MOAD 1300 (or minimum grade of 60% or C in OADM 1246)
And
MOAD 1400 (or minimum grade of 60% or C in OADM 1114)
And
MOAD 1500 (or minimum grade of 60% or C in OADM 1325)

Corequisites

None

Equivalencies

OADM 1214