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2022-2023 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog 
    
 
  Mar 28, 2024
 
2022-2023 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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PAS 2306 - FUNDAMENTALS OF SURGERY


Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
A series of lectures introduces fundamental principles of peri-operative medicine, procedure oriented patient evaluations, preoperative assessment, prevention of post-operative complications, surgical instrumentation, operative techniques, anesthesia, pre- and post-operative management of patients, post-operative complications, co-morbid states, and documentation. The history of the physician assistant in surgery, including surgical reimbursement issues will be discussed. Selected topics will include the most commonly performed surgical procedures as well as issues relevant to various surgical sub-specialties.
Academic Career: Graduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Grad Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PLAN: Physician Assistant Studies (MS)


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