PAS 7202 PHARMACOLOGY AND PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS 2 (1)

The second of five comprehensive pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics courses is designed to provide knowledge and understanding of the effects of medications on the conditions and diseases in the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems. Topics are synchronized with and correlative to the Clinical Medicine 2 course and the Anatomy and Physiology with Lab II course to allow clinical integration. Learn the mechanism of medications within the listed systems. Describe and explain the general principles of the effects of medications on the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems and disease processes. Describe and explain the mechanism by which medications produce their therapeutic and toxic effects and the factors influencing their absorption, distribution, and biological actions. This course will use lectures and case-based learning.