DPTE 833 - Complex Medical Diagnoses

(5 hours) Prerequisites: Successful completion of previous Fall term, Year II, CSU PT classes. This course addresses the often complex and complicated pathology and pathophysiology of diagnostic groups commonly treated by physical therapists to include complex medical patients with the chronic disease profile of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and/or diabetes mellitus related to the classification of diagnoses in the metabolic syndrome group, oncology, pelvic floor, vestibular/concussion, chronic pain, organ transplantation, co-morbidities associated with vascular diseases and blood disorders, renal dysfunction and dialysis, and adults with mental disabilities. Content contains use of specialty evaluation tools, screens and outcome measures to assess impairment and guide clinical decision-making for treatment intervention and referrals across the lifespan and the continuum of care. Note: This course cannot be challenged.