General Medicine 1

To enable ākonga to address common medical presentations across various body systems, apply clinical reasoning, and evaluate diagnostic tools to develop appropriate care plans in primary healthcare settings.

Information
Course Code	BMSH713
Level	7
Credits	15

Description

The learning outcomes for this course are:

Appraise commonly found general medical clinical presentations and the management of these conditions in primary healthcare, as related to the following systems across the lifespan: Musculoskeletal including connective tissue disorders, Circulatory, Immune, Respiratory, Mental health

Apply clinical reasoning and knowledge of biases to general medical clinical presentations to body systems, as described in LO 1, with knowledge of the role of an osteopath as part of the primary healthcare team

Evaluate medical imaging, laboratory tests and patient medication use in relation to the development of an appropriate plan of care