Apr 11, 2025  
2018-2019 Graduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

DPT 509 - Pathophysiology for Physical Therapists


3 credit(s)
This course introduces the student to a conceptual framework regarding the majority of illness encountered in the scope of physical therapy practice, with a strong emphasis on medical diagnosis and management. Emphasis is placed on the relationship of medical presentation signs/symptoms and its implication on physical diagnosis evaluation and treatment. This provides students with differential diagnosis skills for appropriate referrals outside of physical therapy.
Prerequisite(s): Physical therapy major and DPT 500 .


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