Unit of Study PODR2001 Lower Limb Medicine I (2024)

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Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

HBIO2007 - Functional Anatomy of the Lower Limbs and Foot and Ankle; AND BIO00307 - Human Physiology OR HBIO1008 - Human Physiology II; AND PODR1001 - Introduction to Podiatry and Pedorthics

Enrolment information

Please note this unit has assessments scheduled in Week 7 which will require attendance on-campus. Details will be provided closer to the time.

Unit description

Introduces students to lower limb medicine and the pathology behind common foot and ankle conditions. Introduces students to disease processes and pathology.

Unit content

Cutaneous foot disease

Normal and abnormal cutaneous structures
Presentation of cutaneous foot disease

Abnormal foot structure and pathomechanics

Defining abnormal structure
Systemic and local influences on abnormal structure

Body systems and systemic diseases affecting the lower limb

Epidemiology
Aetiology, signs and symptoms
Assessment and management
Multidisciplinary care, communication and referral

Role of the foot and ankle practitioner in evaluation and management of systemic diseases affecting the lower limb

Lower limb clinical signs and symptoms
Role of the foot and ankle practitioner
Evidence-based practice and clinical rationale for intervention
Communication and case management (including documentation review)

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2024

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate knowledge of common presentations of cutaneous foot disease related to the pathomechanical foot

summarise the pathomechanical foot and related evidence based management

discuss common presentations of systemic disease in the foot and lower limb

communicate a plan for the assessment and management of systemic diseases and their effects on the lower limb

explain the importance of multidisciplinary care for foot disease.

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