PT112, PATHOLOGY FOR THE PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT
Sample syllabus submitted by Professor Cepeda, Fall 2004

Credit Hours: 2 Semester Hours

Clock Hours: 14 weeks

Required Text: Carol D. Tamparo & Marcia Lewis., Diseases of the Human Body, 3rd Edition. F.A. Davis

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course includes general pathology with emphasis on the study of diseases and disorders most commonly seen in physical therapy practice. Disease of the musculoskeletal, nervous, and cardiopulmonary systems as well as metabolic disorders will be emphasized. PREREQUISITE: BI 204 PRE- or COREQUISITE: BI 205

Two hours lecture each week.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the completion of the content, the student will be able to…

1. Discuss the history of pathology.

2. Define and use common prefixes, suffixes, and terminology in describing pathology of disease, trauma, and or development.

3. Discuss epidemiological factors (incidence, disease outcomes, risk factors, ) for selected pathological conditions.

4. Discuss the inflammatory process.

5. Describe the mechanisms of tissue injury and repair.

6. Compare and discuss immunity and hypersensitivity.

7. Identify viral infections. Explain the mode of action of virus infection, and describe how the body’s response to viral infection leads to recovery.

8. List and describe the major groups of pathogenic bacteria.

9. Discuss neoplasia.

10. Discuss heredity in disease.

11. Discuss specific systems pathology with the ability to

- describe common diagnostic procedures

- explain the common medical/surgical management

- describe the impact of various common types of drugs on selected interventions.

12. Describe the role of physical therapy intervention in commonly seen disorders across the life span.

13. Explain the role that the physical therapist assistant has in the management of commonly seen pathologies.

Course Outline:

1. The Disease Process

a. Etiology and Predisposing Factors

b. Trauma

c. Infections

d. Physical Agents

e. Drugs

f. Heredity and Constitution

g. Making a Diagnosis

2. Tissue Inflammation and Infections

a. Causes

b. Symptoms

c. Vascular Exudate

d. Inflammatory Exudate

e. Fibrin formation

f. Varieties of inflammation

g. Localization of infections

h. Results of inflammation

i. Healing or repair – principles of treatment

2. Immune-Related Factors in Disease

a. The Immune Response

b. Allergy

c. Autoimmune Disease

d. Immunodeficiency

e. Anaphylactic Shock

3. Mental and Emotional Factors in Disease

a. Adaptation

b. Stress

c. Chemical Imbalance

4. Infectious and Communicable Diseases

a. Common Infections

b. Common Cold

c. Influenza

d. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

e. Communicable Diseases of Childhood and Adolescence

6. Bacterial and Viral Infections

a. Staphylococcal infections g. Hepatitis

b. Streptococcal infections

c. Meningococcal infections

d. Gonococcal infections

e. Tuberculosis

f. Syphylis

7. Neoplasms

a. Risk Factors and Preventive Measures

b. Classification of Neoplasms

c. Etiology of Neoplasms

d. Diagnosis of Neoplasms

e. Treatment of Neoplasms

8. Congenital Diseases

a. Nervous System Diseases

b. Digestive System Diseases

c. Cardiovascular Diseases

d. Genitourinary Diseases

e. Musculoskeletal Diseases

f. Metabolic Factors

9. Urinary System Diseases

a. Kidney Diseases

b. Lower Urinary Tract Diseases

c. Tumors

d. Treatment of Renal Failure

10. Reproductive System Diseases

a. Sexual Dysfunction

b. Male Reproductive Diseases

c. Female Reproductive Diseases

d. Diseases of the Breast

e. Special Focus: Breast Reconstruction, Pregnancy and Delivery,

f. Abortion, Toxemias of Pregnancy, Cesarean

11. Digestive System Diseases

a. Upper Gastrointestinal Tract

b. Lower Gastrointestinal Tract

c. Pancreatitis

d. Pancreatic Cancer

e. Cholelithiasis

f. Cirrhosis

g. Acute Viral Hepatitis

12. Respiratory System Diseases

a. Epistaxis

b. Sinusitis

c. Pharyngitis and Laryngitis

d. Infectious Mononucleosis

e. Pneumonia

f. Lung Abscess

g. Pneumothorax

h. Pleural Effusion

i. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

j. Chronic Bronchitis

k. Chronic Pulmonary Emphysema

l. Asthma

m. Pulmonary Tuberculosis

n. Pneumonias

o. Lung Cancer

13. Circulatory System Diseases

a. Rheumatic Heart Disease

b. Pericarditis, Myocarditis, Endocarditis

c. Valvular Heart Diseasds

d. Hypertensive Heart Disease

e. Blood Vessel Diseases: Aneurysms, Arteriosclerosis, Thrombophlebitis

Varicose Veins

f. Anemias and Red Blood Cell Disorders

g. Leukemias

h. Lymphatic Diseases

14. Nervous System Diseases

a. Headaches

b. Head Trauma

c. Paralysis

d. Peripheral Nerve Diseases

e. Cerebral Disorders

f. Degenerative Diseases

g. Cancer

15. Endocrine System Diseases

a. Pituitary Gland Diseases

b. Thyroid Gland Diseases

c. Parathyroid Gland diseases

d. Adrenal Gland Diseases

e. Endocrine Dysfunction of the Pancreas

f. Diabetes Mellitus

16. Musculoskeletal Diseases

a. Bones: Deformities of Spine; Herniated Disk, Osteoporosis; Osteomyletis

Fractures; Paget’s Disease

b. Joints: Osteoarthritis; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Gout

c. Muscles and Connective Tissue: Sprains and Strains; Bursitis; Carpal

Tunnel Syndrome; Tendonitis; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

d. Neoplasms

e. Childhood Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System

17. Skin Diseases

a. Psoriasis

b. Urticaria

c. Svnr Bulhstid

d. Sloprvis

e. Impetigo

f. Corns and Calluses

g. Scleroderma

h. Dermatitis

i. Herpes-Related Skin Lesions

j. Cancer

k. Childhood Diseases of the Skin

18. Eye and Ear Diseases

a. Eye Diseases: Nystagmus; Stye; Cataract; Glaucoma; Retinal

Detachment; Macular Degeration; Conjunctivitis

b. Ear Diseases: Impacted Cerumen; External Otitis; Otitis Media;

Motion Sickness; Meniere’s Disease

19. Pain and Its Management

a. Definition

b. Assessment of Pain

c. Acute, Chronic, and Terminal Pain

d. Treatment of Pain

TEACHING METHODS

Teaching methods employed will include lectures, audiovisual presentations, question and answer sessions, examination of sample medical records, and presentations by students relating pathology or disease process to treatment parameters.

REQUIREMENTS : Please refer to the PTA Program Student Handbook.

Attendance & Students are expected to attend all scheduled classes. If a

Withdrawal student is ill, or must be absent for other legitimate reasons, the student must notify the instructor within one hour of the scheduled class time. Failure to do so will result in an unexcused absence. More than two unexcused absences will result in a decrease of the final grade by one letter. (an ”A” become a “B”, etc.) When a student’s unexcused absences are about to equal or have equaled the number of class session per week, the instructor may issue a warning, if the student is absent again, the instructor may drop the student from the class. See the PTA program student handbook for what constitutes an unexcused absence and withdrawal from the class as it relates to withdrawal from the program.

Make-up policy: Make-up exams are negotiable at a point of discussion between the student and the professor before the scheduled exam period, but with excused absences only.

Academic Honesty: STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT: Please refer to the Student Code of Conduct published in the Montgomery College Student handbook.

CHEATING: Copying answers to an examination from another student’s paper or from a hidden source is considered to be cheating. Any type of cheating is serious and detrimental to the student. Therefore, any student who is found cheating will be subject to the process as described in the Student Code of Conduct.

PLAGIARISM: Presenting the work of another as your own in a paper, exam, or other assignment is strictly prohibited.

Penalties: Refer to the PTA program student handbook and the Montgomery College Student Handbook.

Classroom Behavior: Each and every student is expected to behave in ways which promote a teaching and learning atmosphere. Students have the right to learn; however, they do not have the right to interfere with the freedom of the faculty to teach or the rights of other students to learn. Students will be treated respectfully in return for respectful behavior. All class discussions should be carried out in a way that keeps the classroom environment respectful of the right of others. This means that, for example, students should not interrupt someone else who is talking regardless of whether that person is the instructor or another student. Students should not monopolize class time by repeatedly interrupting and asking questions in a manner hinders the learning process of others. Students are also expected to conduct themselves in ways which create a safe learning and teaching environment which is free from such things as violence, intimidation, and harassment.

Please make sure that you obtain and read a copy of the current Student Handbook which contains the Student Code of Conduct.

Grading Scale: 90 –100 A

80 – 89 B

75 – 79 C

Below 75 Failure

Housekeeping: All students are responsible for [putting equipment away, keeping equipment clean and in order at the end of each class session. Students are expected to report unsafe and or broken equipment to the instructor. It is not necessary to report who is responsible for breaking the equipment.

Drinking or eating in the classroom and laboratory is not allowed at any time.

Exams: There will be four 50 minute objective written exams. See course schedule for exam dates.

Grade Distribution: Exam # 1: 25%

Exam # 2: 25%

Exam # 3: 25%

Exam # 4: 25%

Note: Students will be required to complete the quizzes at the end of each chapter reviewed at the end of each class period.

COURSE SCHEDULE

SPRING 2004

WEEK #1 TOPIC ASSIGNMENT

# 1 Intro to Health & Disease

The Disease Process Chapter #1

#2 Infectious Diseases Chapter #2

#3 Neoplasms & Congenital Diseases Chapters # 3 & 4

#4 2/18/04 Exam #1 Chapters # 1,2,3,4

Urinary System Disease Chapters # 5

#5 Reproductive System Disease Chapters # 6

#6 Digestive System Diseases Chapters # 7 & 8

Respiratory System Diseases

# 7 Spring Break

#8 3/24/04 Exam #2 Chapters 5,6,7,8

Circulatory System Diseases Chapter # 9

Nervous System Diseases Chapters # 10

Endocrine System Diseases Chapter 11

Musculoskeletal Diseases Chapter 12

#10

#11 4/14/04 Exam # 3 Chapters # 9, 10, 11,12 Skins Diseases Chapters # 13

Eye & Ear Chapter 14

#12 Pain and its Management Chapter # 15

The Holistic Approach to Disease Chapter #16

#13 Review various topics

#14 5/5/04 FINAL: EXAM # 4 Chapters # 13,14,15,16