Description
From the cellular, tissue and organ level, the general principles of disease and the underlying changes in human physiology that result from disease and injury will be studied for their effects on homeostasis. This course will also examine the etiology, diagnosis, manifestations, medical treatment, and prognosis of disease states, organized by a system approach, and the interrelationships among organ systems in deviations from homeostasis, Clinical studies and medical case histories will be examined in order to analyze and assess disease states. Prerequisites: C- or better in both BIO 117 and BIO 118 (can be taken concurrently), or C- or better in both BIO 217 and BIO 218, or permission of the instructor.