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Aug 31, 2024
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2022-2023 Yavapai College Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]
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AHS 140 - Pharmacology for Allied Health Description: Relationships among anatomy and physiology, disease states, and drugs affecting the endocrine, nervous, respiratory, visual, auditory, integumentary, gastrointestinal, urinary, cardiovascular, and reproductive systems. Overview of psychotropic agents, anti-infectives, analgesics, anti-inflammatories, federal drug laws, drug names and references, vitamins/minerals/herbs, and oncology agents.
Prerequisites: AHS 130 AND AHS 160 /BIO 160 or (BIO 201 and BIO 202 )
Credits: 2 Lecture: 2 Course Content:
- Endocrine system
- Nervous system
- Respiratory system
- Visual and auditory systems
- Integumentary system
- Gastrointestinal system
- Urinary system
- Cardiovascular system
- Reproductive system
- Anti-infective agents
- Analgesics and anti-inflammatories
- Vitamins, minerals, and herbs
- Oncology agents
- Psychotropic agents
- Drug laws
- Drug names and references
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify disease states and disorders of applicable body systems. (1-9)
- Identify and list medications used to treat disease states and disorders of applicable body systems. (1-14)
- List the following characteristics of each reviewed medication: indications for use, dosage forms, usual dosage, side effects, interactions with other drugs, storage requirements, generic and trade names, and mechanism of action. (1-14)
- List types of infections and how they are commonly treated. (10)
- Explain musculoskeletal pain and inflammation conditions and how they are commonly treated. (11)
- Describe the sources of vitamins, minerals, and herbs and their common uses in healthcare. (12)
- Identify pharmaceuticals used to treat various types of cancer. (13)
- Identify medications used for mental health. (14)
- Identify federal legal aspects of drug regulation. (15)
- Search for drug names and basic information via reliable resources. (16)
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