Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

MED 610 — Rheumatology and Care of the Elderly

MED department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• demonstrate sound theoretical knowledge of the subject
• list and display sound clinical skills in the evaluation of the patient
• investigate patients with utmost prioritisation
• manage and prevent the disease as may be applicable; and
• exhibit sound knowledge of individual and community level prevention of diseases

Course contents

The sero-negative arthritides. The sero-positive arthritides. Rheumatoid arthritis, sjogren’s syndrome, ankylosing spondylitis, enteropathic arthropathy, osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease). The connective tissue disorders.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study MED 610.

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