DCB catalog 2020-22

116 Course Descriptions The principles of salesmanship applied to the agricultural business. Topics include attitudes and value systems, basic behavioral patterns, relationship of sales to marketing, selling strategies, preparing for sales calls, making sales presentations, and closing sales. AGEC 275 Applied Agricultural Law (2CR) Spring; Pre: None Students will learn the principles of law as they apply in the agriculture industry. ALLIED HEALTH (AH) AH 110 Basic Caregiving (3CR) Fall; Pre: None This course provided students with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide safe and effective care to clients. Students will be introduced to the fundamental roles and responsibilities of caregivers. Students will learn about the legal and ethical issues of providing care and will develop skills necessary to ensure effective communication with members of the care team and the client. AH 134 Medical Disorders (3CR) Fall, Spring; Pre: None This course provides the student with a basic understanding of human diseases and appropriate interventions. Content includes statistics, risk factors, signs and symptoms, diagnostic studies, and treatments specific to each disease/disorder. AH 136 Clinical Procedures (3CR) Fall, Spring; Pre: AH 171, AH 134 This course has been designed to introduce the student to the duties and responsibilities of medical assistants in clinical practice. Course content includes data collection and documentation, legal issues, physical exams, laboratory and other diagnostic studies, treatment modalities, emergencies, vital signs, and infection control. AH 137 Clinical Specialties (2CR) Fall, Spring; Pre/Co: AH 171, AH 134 This course will focus on the knowledge and procedures related to the specialty areas in a clinical setting: geriatrics, OB-GYN, pediatrics, emergencies, and cardiology. AH 138 Medical Coding I (3CR) Fall; Pre/Co: AH 171, AH 134 This course teaches the basic skills needed for medical coding. Emphasis on CPT coding with practical application. AH 139 Basic Diagnosis Coding (3CR) Fall, Spring; Pre/Co: AH 171, AH 134 This course teaches the basic skills needed for medical coding. The course is an overview of basic coding principles of ICD-10 coding. AH 142 Intermediate Coding I (3CR) Fall, Spring; Pre: AH 138, AH 139 This course gives students the opportunity to analyze medical case studies and code medical records using both CPT and ICD-10 coding methods. AH 143 Intermediate Coding II (3CR) Fall, Spring; Pre: AH 142 This course gives students the opportunity to analyze medical case studies and code medical records using both CPT and ICD-10 coding methods. AH 171 Medical Terminology (3CR) Fall, Spring; Pre: None Study of prefixes, suffixes, and root words of medical terms. Emphasis on building a working medical vocabulary based on body systems by studying the meaning, pronunciation and spelling of medical terms. The anatomy and physiology of each body system is included in this course. AH 222 Medical Transcription I (3CR) Fall, Spring; Pre: AH 134, AH 171; Pre/Co: PHRM 215 This course is an introduction to basic medical transcription through the process of transcribing medical dictation and completing related assignments. Transcription skills emphasizing correct use of grammar, punctuation and spelling are studied. Basic transcription practice that includes a variety of dictated medical reports is also