Description
This online course is designed to review the medical conditions related to orthopedics that potentially brings up complications for the patient and the role of the OA in the ?medical team,? which in turn is dependent upon understanding important concepts of internal medicine and the orthopedic patient.
This course aims to ensure a comprehensive approach to the orthopaedic patient with specific emphasis placed upon internal medicine in clinical correlation with Cardiopulmonary medicine, Nephrology, Gastroenterology, Endocrinology/Metabolic, Hematology, Rheumatology, and Infectious Disease. The course will establish the clinical (medical) parameters that guide the competent and safe practice of orthopedic assistants. Students will learn to identify the different and diverse presentations of medical problems, helping in an immediate treatment supervised by the orthopedist or helping with a referral to anther physician. The content and activities included in this course seek to provide