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Aerospace medicine 803


 
Module code LRG 803
Qualification Postgraduate
Faculty Faculty of Health Sciences
Module content

The purpose of this module is to teach an understanding of the clinical aspects of aerospace medicine.
Topics addressed in this module include:
Motion sickness; medical aspects of long term low- and microgravity; cardiovascular disease; hypertension; respiratory disease; gastrointestinal disease; metabolic and endocrine disorders; renal disease; haematology; malignant disease; neurological disease; ophthalmology; otorhinolaryngology; aviation psychiatry; orthopaedics; clinical management of decompression illness; medication and aircrew; aviator fatigue and relevant fatigue countermeasures; the ageing pilot; commercial passenger fitness to fly; international travel and diseases that can be spread via aircraft passengers.
Module credits 25.00
Language of tuition English
Academic organisation Division of Aerospace Medicine
Period of presentation Year
The information published here is subject to change and may be amended after the publication of this information. The General Regulations (G Regulations) apply to all faculties of the University of Pretoria. It is expected of students to familiarise themselves well with these regulations as well as with the information contained in the General Rules section. Ignorance concerning these regulations and rules will not be accepted as an excuse for any transgression.

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