HIM 1140 - Pharmacology and Pathophysiology for HIM Professionals

College of Health Sciences

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 45
Effective Term Fall 2024 (640)

Requisites

Admission to Health Information Technology (Associate in Science) (HIT-AS) or
Admission to Medical Coding and Revenue Management (Certificate with Financial Aid Eligibility) (MEDCD-CT) or
Admission to Health Services Administration (Bachelor of Applied Science) (HSA-BAS) or
Admission to Health Sciences: General Health Sciences Focus (Associate in Science) (HSA-GEN-AS)

Course Description

This course focuses on general principles, etiology and pathophysiology of human diseases and general pharmacology. A living body systems approach is utilized which includes basic anatomy, physiology, manifestations of disease states, and medical complications. Diagnostic procedures and treatment of each disease are investigated. The course will also explore the origins of words related to pharmacology, the naming of drugs, different routes of drug administration, uses of medications in relation to various disorders and diseases.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will explain cellular structure and physiology by:
    1. identifying the overall cellular function: macromolecular synthesis, mitosis, phagocytosis, etc.
    2. naming the various intracellular components including: nucleus, nucleolus, mitochondria, ribosomes, endoplasmic reticulum, cell membrane, and lysosome.
  2. The student will recognize the living body, causes of disease, and traditional clinical methods of diagnosis and treatment by:
    1. distinguishing between the different types of tissues.
    2. classifying the gross anatomy and normal relationships between organ systems.
    3. defining homeostasis.
    4. outlining patterns of diseases (e.g., chronic, acute, recurrent, morbidity).
    5. identifying the various methods of clinical diagnosis including: imaging devices (X-ray, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), sonography, Electrocardiogram (ECG), Electroencephalogram (EEG), clinical chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, microbiology, serology, cytology, and histology.
  3. The student will explain body fluids and blood flow; inflammation and repair, immune system and its disorders by:
    1. matching the relationships between the types of body fluids (lymph, blood, tissue fluid).
    2. identifying normal hemodynamics and the causes of edema and effusion.
    3. listing microcirculation disorders including: hemorrhage, shock, aneurysm, and embolism.
    4. matching the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of anemia, leukemia, hemophilia, and lymphoma, and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
    5. identifying and giving examples of the body's first line of defense.
    6. matching the definition of inflammation with emphasis on the role of histamine.
    7. differentiating the normal physiology of the immune system and differentiate cellular and humoral mediated responses.
  4. The student will identify infectious diseases including bacterial, viral, parasitic, and fungal by:
    1. matching bacterial metabolism and methods of differentiating between bacteria.
    2. selecting infections caused by gram-positive cocci (Streptococcus and Staphylococcus).
    3. naming the infections caused by gram-negative cocci (Neisseria).
    4. classifying the infections caused by gram-positive bacilli (E. coli, Salmonella, Vibrio, Pseudomonas, Treponema).
    5. discussing the role of toxins in bacterial disease.
    6. classifying antibiotics and treatment of bacterial infections.
    7. listing the diagnostic procedures for bacterial infection.
    8. discussing respiratory viral diseases including: influenza, common cold and mononucleosis.
    9. differentiating the exanthems including: rubeola, rubella, fifth disease.
    10. discussing latent viruses such as hepatitis.
    11. selecting the clinical presentation of fungal infections.
    12. matching the major identifying characteristics of fungal infections.
  5. The student will identify neoplasms (benign and malignant) by:
    1. defining cancer.
    2. recognizing the etiology of cancer.
    3. classifying the formation of a tumor and its relationship to a transformed cell.
    4. describing the etiology, pathophysiology, treatment and prognosis of malignant melanoma.
  6. The student will summarize inherited and congenital diseases by:
    1. describing the etiology of hereditary diseases.
    2. discussing examples of dominant/recessive autosomal/sex-linked inherited diseases.
    3. discussing the diagnosis and treatment of hereditary diseases
    4. discussing the diagnosis and treatment of congenital diseases
  7. The student will distinguish the anatomy, physiology and diseases of each body system by:
    1. naming the normal physiology of body systems.
    2. recognizing normal anatomical structures.
    3. describing the diagnostic tests for kidney and bladder disease.
    4. discussing the main types of diseases associated with the organ structure.
  8. The student will illustrate the history of pharmacology, present uses, and the future of medication usage by:
    1. identifying the origin of words related to the field of pharmacology.
    2. differentiating between prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs.
    3. recognizing three reasons why a drug might be withdrawn from the market or recalled.
    4. differentiating between the chemical, generic, and trade/brand names of a drug.
    5. recalling various routes of drug administration.
  9. The student will explain the therapeutic use of drugs by:
    1. differentiating between a local and a systemic drug effect.
    2. identifying the physiologic basis of an allergic drug reaction.
    3. selecting at least three reasons why a drug might be withdrawn from the market or recalled.
    4. differentiating between the chemical, generic, and trade/brand names of a drug.
    5. naming various routes of drug administration.
    6. identifying the metric system of drug measurement.
  10. The student will review the application of drugs in varying body systems by:
    1. comparing and contrasting the sites of action and therapeutic effects of various drugs.
    2. identifying the generic and trade names of common drugs, the category they belong to, and what disease they normally treat.
    3. comparing and contrasting the various routes of administration of drugs.
    4. discussing the risks involved with taking hormone replacement therapy drugs.
    5. naming the therapeutic effects of various categories of drugs used to treat anxiety and depression.
    6. identifying the rationale behind using topical versus systemic drugs to treat skin conditions.
    7. matching the role that histamine plays in allergies.
  11. The student will explain the impact of anti-infective, chemotherapy, analgesic and anesthetic drugs by:
    1. differentiating how different categories of antibiotic drugs kill bacteria.
    2. naming several main categories of chemotherapy drugs.
    3. identifying the four therapeutic effects of aspirin.
    4. discussing the common side effects of narcotic drugs.
    5. matching how local, regional, spinal, and epidural anesthetic drugs are given.
    6. naming the various ways in which intravenous fluids are administered.
  12. The student will discuss the fundamentals of disease process in relationship to the human body, including pharmacology by:
    1. identifying the predisposing factors and direct causes of disease as they relate to the human body.
    2. recognizing the general morphology of organisms and their role in the disease process.
    3. naming the pathogenesis of diseases of all the body systems.
    4. listing the common side effects of narcotic drugs.
    5. identifying and applying diagnostic test terminology.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will, with a minimum 78% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual instructors.

History of Changes

C&I Approval: 09/05/2019, BOT Approval: 09/24/2019, Effective Term: Spring 2020 (570).
C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Fall 2024 (640)

Related Programs

  1. Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (to HIT-AS) (CCMAIC-AR) (655) (Active)
  2. Certified Medical Assistant (to HIT-AS) (CMA1IC-AR) (650) (Active)
  3. Health Information Technology (HIT-AS) (640) (Active)
  4. Medical Coder/Biller Applied Technical Diploma (MEDATD-AR) (590) (Active)
  5. Medical Coder/Biller PTC (MEDCDTC-AR) (635) (Active)
  6. Medical Coding and Revenue Management (MEDCD-CT) (595) (Active)