What are the sources of learner stress in the clinical setting? How can they be reduced? Can the stress ever have a positive aspect?   How would you socialize, evaluate, and retain a preceptor?   Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Defend your position.   “…concept mapping has found a useful place […]

Consider that you are a healthcare consumer newly diagnosed with a serious health problem (select a health concern of interest to you). Assume that you know very little about the condition. Conduct a Web search for information, answering the following questions:       a) Were you able to find the information you needed? If […]

Visit a health-related website. Evaluate it using the criteria on Table 13-3 (p. 573, Bastable).   Consider the 10-minute lecture that you developed in the previous module. How would you revise this if delivering the content via distance methods? How would you promote student interaction. Would the evaluation methods differ?   Describe how the Information […]

A 58-year-old obese white male presents to ED with chief complaint of fever, chills, pain, and swelling in the right great toe. He states the symptoms came on very suddenly and he cannot put any weight on his foot. Physical exam reveals exquisite pain on any attempt to assess the right first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint. […]

Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disorders   In this exercise, you will complete a 10- to 20-question Knowledge Check to gauge your understanding of this module’s content.    Possible topics covered in this Knowledge Check include:   myocardial infarction   endocarditis   myocarditis   valvular disorders   lipid panels   coagulation   clotting cascade   deep vein […]

An understanding of the neurological and musculoskeletal systems is a critically important component of disease and disorder diagnosis and treatment. This importance is magnified by the impact that that these two systems can have on each other. A variety of factors and circumstances affecting the emergence and severity of issues in one system can also […]

An understanding of the factors surrounding women’s and men’s health, infections, and hematologic disorders can be critically important to disease diagnosis and treatment in these areas. This importance is magnified by the fact that some diseases and disorders manifest differently based on the sex of the patient.   Effective disease analysis often requires an understanding […]

An understanding of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems is a critically important component of disease diagnosis and treatment. This importance is magnified by the fact that these two systems work so closely together. A variety of factors and circumstances that impact the emergence and severity of issues in one system can have a role in […]

An understanding of cells and cell behavior is a critically important component of disease diagnosis and treatment. But some diseases can be complex in nature, with a variety of factors and circumstances impacting their emergence and severity.   Effective disease analysis often requires an understanding that goes beyond isolated cell behavior. Genes, the environments in […]

Alterations in Cellular Processes   At its core, pathology is the study of disease. Diseases occur for many reasons. But some, such as cystic fibrosis and Parkinson’s Disease, occur because of alterations that prevent cells from functioning normally.   Understanding of signals and symptoms of alterations in cellular processes is a critical step in diagnosis […]