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CONDITIONS IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Course Code:
OTA 102
Active Term:
Spring Term
/ All Years
Course Description:
This course presents the concepts the human body's response to the major diseases that an OTA will encounter in the clinical setting. Major disease states and processes, traumatic injury and congenital conditions that affect the specific systems of the human body. The course will include the major diagnosis per system, diagnostic procedures, the general characteristics of the patient, and their prognosis. The overall intent of this is to ready the OTA to enter the clinic with an understanding of disease, and the way that these diseases will affect a person's occupational performance. Medical terminology is covered in this course.
Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
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