Clinical Assessment and Differential Diagnosis
Build a safe, systematic approach to history-taking, physical examination, problem representation, differential diagnosis and patient-centred management.
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Build a safe, systematic approach to history-taking, physical examination, problem representation, differential diagnosis and patient-centred management.
Interpret common laboratory tests and imaging studies, recognize factors that alter results and apply research evidence to clinical decisions.
Review cardiovascular and hematologic presentations, risk assessment, investigations, urgent referral and integrative clinical management.
Manage common respiratory and infectious presentations with emphasis on diagnosis, patient safety, communicable disease and appropriate escalation.
Approach gastrointestinal, hepatic and pancreatic conditions using safe investigation, differential diagnosis and appropriate referral pathways.
Review diabetes, thyroid, adrenal, reproductive endocrine, bone and metabolic disorders through clinically applied cases.
Develop a structured approach to kidney function, urinalysis, electrolyte disorders, urinary symptoms and urgent urologic presentations.
Assess neurologic and psychiatric presentations, cognitive change, headache, seizure, mood disorders and safety risk.
Evaluate regional pain, injury, inflammatory arthritis, degenerative disease and systemic rheumatologic presentations.
Recognize common skin disorders, allergic disease, immune dysfunction and dermatologic warning signs requiring urgent care or biopsy.
Recognize neoplastic disease, treatment complications, poisoning, medication toxicity and occupational or environmental exposures.
Integrate developmental stage, pregnancy status, reproductive health and age-specific safety into assessment and treatment planning.
Apply pharmacognosy, indications, mechanisms, formulation, dosing, contraindications, toxicity and interaction screening to botanical prescribing.
Assess nutritional status and prescribe food-based, nutrient and therapeutic-diet interventions with attention to evidence, safety and monitoring.
Review classical case-taking, keynotes, remedy differentiation, posology and safety considerations for acute homeopathic prescribing.
Apply orthopedic assessment, soft-tissue techniques, manipulation, therapeutic devices, hydrotherapy and exercise with rigorous safety screening.
Integrate TCM case-taking, pattern diagnosis, Chinese patent formulas, acupuncture prescriptions, point safety and adjunct therapies.
Complete the course with medication safety, critical-condition recognition, emergency response, infection control, reporting and public-health duties.