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2025-2026 Augusta University Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Augusta University Catalog
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PTHP 8320 - Integrated Patient Management of Individuals with Acute and Critical Illness (3 Credit Hours)

Focuses on the management of individuals with complex, acute and/or chronic illness, disease, or surgical intervention due to life-threatening health conditions in the intensive care unit, acute care hospital, and across the care continuum during recovery. Provides students with the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills to develop clinical reasoning and practice professional communication in more intense, complex patient care situations. Emphasizes how physical therapy management must include advanced clinical practice across the care continuum for optimal patient outcomes for individuals with acute, critical illness and disease. 

Prerequisite(s): CAHS 7500  >= C and CAHS 7550  >=C and PTHP 7105  >=B and PTHP 7110  >=B;PTHP 7115  >=B and PTHP 7120  >=B and PTHP 7125  = S and PTHP 7200  >=B and PTHP 7205  >=B and PTHP 7210  >=B and PTHP 7215  >=B and PTHP 7220  = S and PTHP 7300  >=B and PTHP 7305  >= B and PTHP 7310  >=B and PTHP 7315  >=B and PTHP 7320  = S and PTHP 8005  >=B and PTHP 8010  >=B and PTHP 8015  >= B and PTHP 8020  >=B and PTHP 8025  >=B and PTHP 8030  = S and PTHP 8105  >= B and PTHP 8110  >=B and PTHP 8115  >=B and PTHP 8120  >=B and PTHP 8125  >=B and PTHP 8230  >=B and PTHP 8235  = S
Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 2
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit up to two times.
Grade Mode: N- Normal (A, B, C, D, F)

College Restrictions: 01 College of Allied Health Sciences Major Restrictions: PTHP- Physical Therapy Student Class Restrictions: Graduate Course Level Restrictions: GS Graduate Department Restrictions: Allied Health: Dept. of Physical Therapy Degree Restrictions: DPT- Doctor of Physical Therapy Program Restrictions: Doctor of Physical Therapy Campus Restrictions: M- Main Campus
Schedule Type (Primary): 11- Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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