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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkToo Many B Cells Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and the Role of Flow Cytometry
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Cells, Life Sciences, Science, Biochemistry, Professional DevelopmentTaylor's doctor notices she has swollen lymph nodes and an elevated white blood cell count on her routine annual exam and asks h...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMary Keeper?s Aching Head
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Career & Technical Ed, Life Sciences, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Structure and Function in Living Things and 2 additional..In this problem-based learning case, students read about a 41-year-old woman who is suffering from recurring headaches. Working ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Case of Cerebrovascular Accident
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Learning Theories, Structure and Function in Living Things, Professional Development"Samuel Dexter" is 52 years old, overweight, and a heavy smoker. He wakes one morning with weakness on his right side. When he ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkNot an Old Person's Disease
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Professional DevelopmentThe overall goal of this case is to introduce students to the genetic basis of cancer while teaching them about melanoma. The fi...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Haemophilus Vaccine A Victory for Immunologic Engineering
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Career & Technical Ed, Life Sciences, Professional Development, Cells and 3 additional..This case study focuses on a young mother whose child attends a day care center where there has been an outbreak of bacterial me...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe 1st New Disease of the 21st Century
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Professional Development, Cells, History-Social Science and 2 additional..This case study uses a PowerPoint (~1MB) combined with role-playing to present the epidemiology and pathophysiology of Severe Ac...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Case of Pharyngitis
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Career & Technical Ed, Life Sciences, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Structure and Function in Living Things and 2 additional..Seven-year-old Jason Hornbuckle has been complaining for the past 12 hours of pain when he swallows. He also has a headache a...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkKate-tastrophy A Case Study in Brain Death
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: History-Social Science, Psychology, Life Sciences, Learning Theories, Professional DevelopmentIn this interrupted case, students examine the concept of unconsciousness and develop an understanding of how clinicians diagnos...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Healthy Retirement?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Professional DevelopmentNancy has been looking forward to her retirement and a chance to entertain and travel with her husband Jim. But she hasn t been ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkShannon and Jake An Application of Medical Ethics Principles
Grades: GraduateSubjects: History-Social Science, Health Science & Medical Technology, Personal and Community Health, Life Sciences, Professional DevelopmentThis case was developed to teach first-year medical students the basics of medical ethics. It describes a situation in which a f...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAnyone Who Had a Heart A Case Study in Physiology
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Structure and Function in Living Things, Professional DevelopmentAfter undergoing a fertility procedure, a 37-year-old woman and her husband are expecting twins. The delivery goes smoothly, but...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Case of the Newborn Nightmare
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Career & Technical Ed, Life Sciences, Professional Development, Cells and 3 additional..Three newborns left in the care of Dr. Matthew Mitchell have developed a mysterious rash. Under increasing pressure from hospita...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Case of Diabetes Insipidus
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Structure and Function in Living Things, Professional DevelopmentAmanda Richards, a 20-year-old junior in college, is majoring in biology and hopes to be a pediatrician one day. For about a m...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSex and Vaccination
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: History-Social Science, Health Science & Medical Technology, Personal and Community Health, Life Sciences, Professional DevelopmentThis case study focuses on the controversy surrounding the decision by Texas Governor Rick Perry to mandate the compulsory vacci...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFacing the Pain An Interrupted Case Study in Physiology
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Professional Development, Structure and Function in Living ThingsThis interrupted case study in cardiovascular and nerve physiology focuses on Lynn, a married woman with a young child whose hus...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMake a Life to Save a Life
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Cells, Life Sciences, Professional DevelopmentIn this clicker case, students learn about meiosis through the real-life story of a couple who used pre-implantation genetic s...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Case of Spinal Cord Injury
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Learning Theories, Structure and Function in Living Things, Professional DevelopmentJason Hendrix, a 21-year-old student majoring in economics, is injured in a serious motorcycle accident while on spring break ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkChemical Eric Dealing with the Disintegration of Central Control
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Professional Development, Structure and Function in Living ThingsThis case study is designed to teach introductory biology majors about the role of the pituitary in controlling hormones. It cou...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMDR Tuberculosis A Case Study for Non-Science Majors Focused on Social Justice Issues
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Evolution and Adaptation, Life Sciences, Career & Technical Ed, Professional Development and 3 additional..In this case study on multi-drug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis, students consider ways in which to preserve health as a human rig...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSometimes Less is Better The Treatment of Thromboembolism
Grades: GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Professional Development, Structure and Function in Living ThingsEd Cramer is a 47-year-old mechanical engineer who is being treated for venous thromboembolism. He was 45 when he first develo...Views: 0Favorites: 0