Mar 29, 2024  
2022-2023 Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

OT 210 - Adult Physical Dysfunction Medical Diagnoses, Physical Dysfunction and Related Conditions in the Adult and Aging Population


Credit Hours: 2

This lecture course engages students in the study of physical and medical diagnoses and their related conditions, common to the adult and aging population.   This course investigates neurological and degenerative, orthopedic, cardiac, and respiratory conditions, among others.  Knowledge of these conditions and their resulting performance skill deficits will aid the student in understanding their impact on occupational performance.  This lecture course provides foundational knowledge for the co-requisite course, OT 209-Adult Physical Dysfunction LAB-Medical Diagnoses, Physical Dysfunction and Related Conditions in the Adult and Aging Population Lab, in which students apply their knowledge to design occupational therapy treatment interventions specific to these diagnoses and conditions.  

 

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • define and describe medical and OT terminology specific to medical conditions, body functions and body structures;
  • explain performance skill deficits related to a diagnosis that may warrant occupational therapy assessment, consultation, intervention, and referral to specialists (both internal and external to the profession) for consultation and intervention;
  • identify and explain the effects of heritable diseases, genetic conditions, disability, trauma, and injury to the physical and mental health and occupational performance of the individual, populations, and society as a whole; and
  • effectively locate quality information sources, read and understand a scholarly report, and use that quality information to demonstrate evidence-based practice decisions.


Prerequisites: OT 130, OT 160
Corequisites: OT 209
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