PHTH 308: Cardio-pulmonary Medicine and Surgery: (3-0-3)

This course orients the student on common cardiac and pulmonary diseases with the focus on assessment, diagnostic procedures, pathology and treatment. The main topics in the course includes principles of cardio-pulmonary and circulatory physiology and anatomy, pulmonary gases exchanges, ischemic heart diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorders (COPD), allergic pulmonary diseases, cardio-pulmonary in intensive care units, common pulmonary surgical procedures, principles of heart surgeries, and other related topics. A clinical workshop is included in this course. (Prerequisite PHTH 202)