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Overview of the Course

This course is designed to apply some of the knowledge you have gained in anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, through the use of live case studies. This integration of information has been accomplished by obtaining input from the lecturers in these areas, and based on this input, selecting the cases to be presented.

Format of the Class

This class will attept to employ real patients.

Your Responsibilities

The case studies will be much more beneficial to you if you prepare before class. The logical place for you to start would be to review your anatomy/physiology/pathophysiology notes that relate to the case to be presented.  Also, the world wide web (WWW, Internet) can be a good source of medical information.  Thus I will attempt to identify one or two Internet sites that contain information about the cases being presented.  I will provide specific instructions as to the site (i.e. URL) and which file or files at the website contain useful information.  You should visit the sites and read the assigned information prior to the case to which the site applies.

Homework

To facilitate your thinking, I have prepared a take-home quiz for each patient type. These quizzes cover important points about the case and will assist you in understanding and assimilating disease-specific information.  A quiz will be distributed at the end of each case and will be due by the next class.  At the start of the 2nd and each subsequent class you will have a few minutes to transfer your answers to a "bubble-sheet" which I will collect.  You may keep the exam for future reference (some of the exam questions for the final exam will be taken from these quizzes).  I will provide you with answers to each quiz after you have handed in your bubble-sheet for that quiz.  These homework assignments will be averaged and represent 20% of the final grade in this course.

Attendance

Class attendance is required.  The are no unexcused absences.  Role may be taken.  An unexcused absence may result in the assignment of a grade of F for the course.

General Course Objectives (specific objectives may be provided with each case)

The objectives of this course are to:

• Relate specific anatomic, physiologic and pathophysiologic concepts/knowledge to a case study,
• State the name of 2 or more drugs used in the management of each case study presented, and
• State one or more common adverse drug effects, and 1 or more serious adverse drug effects for each drug listed per the above objective.

Exams

In addition to the homework quizzes, one exam will be given in this course. This exam will be given at the time of last class meeting. The exam may consist of multiple choice, matching, true/false, fill-in-the-blank or short answer questions. For this exam a similar number of questions will be taken from each homework quiz. This exam represents 80% of the final grade in this course. The following grading scale will apply: A = 90-100, B = 80-89, C = 70-79, D = 60-69, F = < 60.

Course Evaluation

Following the final exam you will be given the opportunity to evaluate this class. This evaluation will likely involve a questionnaire or similar instrument by which you can express your degree of like or dislike for various aspects of the course. You will also be given the opportunity to make anonymous written comments.

Last updated 12/8/05
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