Nutrition
The Nutrition thread is an important part of training future physicians. It lays the groundwork for understanding how diet and health are connected. This part of the curriculum covers the basics—such as how macro- and micronutrients work in the body, how to assess a person’s nutritional status, and how to apply evidence-based dietary guidelines. It […]
Histology
Using the Virtual Microscope Foundations: Cells and tissues Introduction to Histology Nervous Tissue Connective Tissue Muscle Tissue Epithelial Tissue Cartilage and Bone Growth Organ systems Lymphatic Tissues Urinary System Heart Wall Blood Vessels Respiratory System 1: Extrapulmonary Respiratory System 2: Intrapulmonary Integument Endocrine Glands Female Reproductive System Male Reproductive System Digestive System 1: GI Tract […]
2029 Dissector
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Lesson 3. Risk: Exposure and Disease
Using a clinical lens, this module allows you to take the principles learned in Lesson 2 of this module and apply them to the care of patients for both prevention and treatment, thereby improving health outcomes. Exposure to disease Required reading Clinical Epidemiology: The Essentials, Chapter 6, (P92–110) Studies of risk. Ways to express and […]
Lesson 2. Risk: Basic Principles
Risk involves uncertainty about the outcomes of an activity that we value. In clinical practice, we talk about the risk of a disease or an adverse outcome based upon behaviors or activities. We deal with risk in most of our patient encounters. We take a patient’s history, to include family and social histories, that may […]
Lesson 1. Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology
Clinical Epidemiology takes the fundamental science of public health and applies it to the clinical setting. This allows physicians to use population-based data and research to support clinical care. As physicians, the most important consideration we have is the health and wellbeing of the patients we serve, i.e., health outcomes. For individuals, these include symptoms, […]
Module 3. The Science of Public Health
In Module 3, you will engage with the required reading, Clinical Epidemiology—The Essentials by Grant S. Fletcher (6e), as the primary source of content. These lessons will: Introduce you to the field and purpose of clinical epidemiology. Understand the basic principles of risk. Dive deeper into risk by looking at the principles in the context […]
Gram-negative
Gram-negative cocci (GNCs): Diplococci Neisseria Small intracellular gram-negative diplococci. Neisseria meningitidis Neisseria meningitidis is gram-negative diplococci that colonizes human nasopharynx. It is encapsulated, which distinguishes it from other Neisseria spp and provides an anti-phagocytic protection. After colonizing nasopharynx, organism can evade immune response and reach meninges via bloodstream. Patients with terminal complement deficiency are highly […]
Gram-positive
Gram-Positive Cocci (GPCs) Staphylococci Staphylococcus aureus Beta-hemolytic, golden colored colonies on blood agar. One of the most common causes of infections in humans. The main habitat is the anterior nares in humans and as a colonizer of human skin. S. aureus has several important toxins that facilitate disease, including toxic-shock superantigens. S. aureus can cause […]
Bacteria
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