Course Description
This course includes pathophysiology and pharmacotherapy of respiratory diseases (asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary hypertension, drug-Induced pulmonary diseases, cystic fibrosis), GI disorders (peptic ulcer, inflammatory bowel diseases, nausea and vomiting, cholecystitis, constipation and diarrhoea), liver diseases (cirrhosis, pancreatitis, drug-induced liver disease, pancreatitis, viral hepatitis, drug therapy individualization in patients with hepatic disease or genetic alterations in drug metabolizing activity) and renal diseases (acute and chronic renal diseases, dialysis, pharmacotherapy of end-stage renal diseases, drug- Induced kidney diseases, critical care therapy for transplant patients).
Practice/lab: Clinical case studies, case-assisted student-centered learning (CASCL), case presentation in actual clinical settings (in hospitals) followed by case discussion. Students will be required to retain case histories log book (portfolio).
Course ID: CLPH 407
| Credit hours | Theory | Practical | Laboratory | Lecture | Studio | Contact hours | Pre-requisite | 5 | 7 | 7 | PHARM 307 |
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