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Introduction
Jennifer Kong
Acknowledgements
Licensing Information
Using this Resource
Abbreviations
Meihua E. Su
Preface Overview
What Is Pathology, Pathophysiology, and a Pathologist?
Helen Dyck and Jennifer Kong
Where Do the Specimens Come From? The David Hardwick Pathology Learning Centre (DHPLC)
How Are the Specimens Obtained and Prepared?
Helen Dyck
How do we Look at a Pathology Specimen?
Epithelial Tissue
J. Gordon Betts; Kelly A. Young; James A. Wise; Eddie Johnson; Brandon Poe; Dean H. Kruse; Oksana Korol; Jody E. Johnson; Mark Womble; and Peter DeSaix
Video Lessons on Histology
Jennifer Kong; Lyz Boyd; and Jonathan Bush
Preface Summary
Inclusive Language Guide - Communication in HealthCare, Science, Education and the Workplace
Zoë Soon and Megan Owens
Inclusive Language in Health Care Practice Questions
Zoë Soon
Heart Failure Chapter Overview
Pre-Test for Heart Failure
Heart Anatomy
Cardiac Muscle Tissue
Video Lessons of Normal Heart Function, Anatomy, and Histology
Left-Sided Heart Failure: From Cellular to Clinical
Jennifer Kong and Helen Dyck
Types and Causes of Heart Failure
Right-Sided Heart Failure: From Cellular to Clinical
Diagnosis of Heart Failure
Heart Failure Summary and Credits
Clinical Side of Heart Failure
Post-Test for Heart Failure
Heart Anatomy - Review Q&A (Zoë)
Heart Electrical Activity - Review (Zoë)
Circulation of Oxygenated and Deoxygenated Blood - Review (Zoë)
Arteries, Veins, Blood Pressure, and Neuroendocrine control of Blood Pressure - Review (Zoë)
Review of Anatomy and Physiology Flashcards - The Heart
Melanoma Chapter Overview
Pre-Test for Metastatic Melanoma
Layers of the Skin
Video Lessons on Normal Anatomy and Histology of Skin
Lyz Boyd; Helen Dyck; and Jennifer Kong
Overview of Cancer
Cell Growth and Division
Cellular Differentiation
Cancer and the Cell Cycle
Mary Ann Clark; Jung Choi; and Matthew Douglas
General Introduction to the Cellular Development of Cancer and Metastasis
Pathophysiology of Melanoma
Histopathology of Melanoma
Lyz Boyd and Jennifer Kong
Gross Anatomy of Metastatic Melanoma
Signs and Symptoms of Metastatic Melanoma
Diagnosis and Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma
Melanoma Chapter Summary and Credits
Post-Test for Metastatic Melanoma
Emphysema Chapter Overview
Pre-Test for Emphysema
Organs and Structures of the Respiratory System
The Process of Breathing
Video Lessons on Normal Anatomy and Histology of Lungs
Respiratory System Review (Zoë)
General Introduction to Tissue Injury, Inflammation, and Remodelling
Inflammation and Fever
Nina Parker; Mark Schneegurt; Anh-Hue Thi Tu; Philip Lister; and Brian M. Forster
Chronic Inflammation and Tissue Remodelling
Pathophysiology of Emphysema
Signs and Symptoms of Emphysema
Diagnosis and Treatment of Emphysema
Emphysema Chapter Summary and Credits
Clinical side of COPD
Post-Test for Emphysema
Atherosclerosis Chapter Overview
Jennifer Kong and Tetiana Povshedna
Pre-Test for Atherosclerosis
Tetiana Povshedna
Structure and Function of Blood Vessels
Blood Flow and Blood Pressure
Gross Anatomy and Histology of Normal Aorta
Risk Factors and Epidemiology of Atherosclerosis
Digestion and Absorption of Lipids
Karine Hamm
Pathophysiology of Atherosclerosis
Gross Anatomy and Histopathology of Atherosclerosis
Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerosis
Clinical Side of Angina
Evolving concepts and research frontiers: atherosclerosis and microbiota
Chapter Summary and Credits
Post-Test for Atherosclerosis
Pneumonia Chapter Overview
Simon Duffy and Meihua E. Su
Pre-Test for Pneumonia
Simon Duffy
Lung Anatomy
Normal Physiology of Breathing and the Cough Reflex
Pulmonary Circulation, Organs and Structures of the Respiratory Zone
J. Gordon Betts; Kelly A. Young; Mark Womble; Brandon Poe; Oksana Korol; Dean H. Kruse; Peter DeSaix; James A. Wise; Jody E. Johnson; and Eddie Johnson
Lung Microbiome and Barriers to Infection
Bacterial and Viral Pneumonia
Pathophysiology of Pneumonia
Noah Stewart
Video lessons on Normal lung: gross anatomy and histology
Noah Stewart and Jennifer Kong
Gross Pathology and Histopathology of Pneumonia
Diagnosis and Treatment of Pneumonia
Simon Duffy and Jennifer Kong
Pneumonia Chapter Summary and Credits
Patient narratives of Pneumonia
Post-Test for Pneumonia
Acute Kidney Injury Chapter Overview
Jennifer Kong and Lyz Boyd
Pre-Test for Acute Kidney Injury
Gross Anatomy of the Kidney
Microscopic Anatomy of the Kidney
Physiology of Urine Formation
Gross Anatomy of Normal Kidney
Jennifer Kong and Meihua E. Su
Histology of Normal Kidney
Lyz Boyd
Pathology of Acute Kidney Injury
Clinical Presentation and Causes of AKI
Gross Pathology of AKI
Histopathology of AKI
Treatment and Prognosis of AKI
Consequences of AKI in other systems
Diagnosis of AKI and Interprofessional collaboration
AKI Chapter Summary and Credits
Post-Test for Acute Kidney Injury
Urinary System Review - Zoë
Review of Anatomy and Physiology Flashcards - Urinary System
Cirrhosis Chapter Overview
Cirrhosis Pre-Test
The Normal Liver and Gallbladder
Gross Anatomy and Histology of Normal Liver
Causes and Pathophysiology of Cirrhosis
Gross pathology of cirrhotic liver
Digestive System - Review (Zoë)
Histopathology of Cirrhosis
Jennifer Kong and Yimei Qin
Clinical manifestations of Cirrhosis
Diagnosis of Cirrhosis
Interprofessional Collaboration During the Diagnosis and Management of Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis Chapter Summary and Credits
Post-Test on Cirrhosis
Diabetes Mellitus Chapter Overview
Pre-Test for Diabetes
Anatomy of the Pancreas and Glucose Homeostasis
Normal Gross Anatomy and Histology of Pancreas
Type 1 Diabetes (Insulin Dependent)
Type 2 Diabetes (Non-Insulin Dependent)
Gestational Diabetes
Diagnosis of Diabetes
Consequences of Chronic High Sugars in Other Systems
Consequences of Uncontrolled High Blood Sugar: Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Interprofessional Collaboration During the Care of Diabetes
Management and Treatment of Diabetes
Patient Narrative on Type 1 Diabetes: Sally
Diabetes Chapter Summary and Credits
Post-Test for Diabetes
Blood, Anemia, Leukemia & Blood Tests Chapter Overview
William Wang and Jennifer Kong
Pre-test
William Wang
Normal blood composition
Production of the Mature Blood Cells (Formed Elements)
Erythrocytes
Leukocytes (White blood cells) and Platelets (Thrombocytes)
Normal histology of blood
Shing Tat Theodore Lam and William Wang
Pathophysiology of anemia
Ghazal Sokhanran
Hematopathology of leukemia
Shing Tat Theodore Lam and Jennifer Kong
Clinical manifestations of anemia & leukemia
Samuel Lam; Ghazal Sokhanran; and Kristen Danielle Go
Blood tests
Emily Frawley
Diagnosis of Anemia & Leukemia
Emily Frawley and Jennifer Kong
Treatment of anemia & leukemia
Kristen Danielle Go and Samuel Lam
Interprofessional collaboration: the journey a blood test takes in LifeLabs
Jennifer Kong and Emily Frawley
Chapter summary and credits
Post Test: Blood Function, Composition Hematopoiesis and Hemostasis
Review Crossword: Blood Function and Composition
Neuromuscular chapter overview
Pre-test for Neuromuscular Control of Motion
Saba Saberi and Avah Zamani Farahani
Overview of the Nervous System
J. Gordon Betts; James A. Wise; Kelly A. Young; Eddie Johnson; Brandon Poe; Dean H. Kruse; Oksana Korol; Jody E. Johnson; Mark Womble; and Peter DeSaix
Neurons: the Functional Unit of the Nervous System
The Central Nervous System
Circulation and the CNS (copied but not cloned from GJ Betts)
The Peripheral Nervous System (copied but not cloned from GJ Betts)
Somatic Nervous System
J. Gordon Betts; James A. Wise; Kelly A. Young; Eddie Johnson; Dean H. Kruse; Oksana Korol; Jody E. Johnson; Mark Womble; Peter DeSaix; and Brandon Poe
Motor responses
The neuromuscular junction and nervous control of skeletal muscle
Needed as we merged with other chapter re: Muscle Fiber Contraction and Relaxation (copied from GJ Betts, not cloned)
Overview of exemplars of pathologies in neuromuscular control
Jennifer Kong and Valerie Swanston
Pathophysiology of neuromuscular control: CNS issues in motor cortex (Traumatic Brain Injury & Ischemic Stroke)
Valerie Swanston
Pathophysiology of neuromuscular control: CNS issues in white matter (Multiple Sclerosis)
Mena Burr and Jennifer Kong
Pathophysiology of neuromuscular control: PNS issues (diabetic neuropathy)
Valerie Swanston and Carter Allen
Pathophysiology of neuromuscular control: issues with neuromuscular junction (Myasthenia Gravis)
Pathophysiology of Neuromuscular Control: Muscle Structure and Function (Muscle Strains and Muscular Dystrophy)
Meihua E. Su and Jennifer Kong
Clinical manifestations of neuromuscular disorders
Interprofessional collaboration during diagnosis and management of neuromuscular disorders
Summary & credits
Post-test
Learning Objectives
Glynda Rees; Rob Kruger; and Janet Morrison
Patient: Meryl Smith
In the Supermarket
Emergency Room
Day 0: Medical Ward
Day 1: Medical Ward
Day 2: Medical Ward
Day 3: Medical Ward
Glynda Rees; Rob Kruger; Glynda; Kruger; and Janet Morrison
Patient: Erin Johns
At Home
Histology - Which way is up? front? back?
Athena Li and Jennifer Kong
A new learner's guide to cell morphology in histology
A new learner's guide to tissue structures: glands and ducts
Intro to recall, critical thinking, and clinical reasoning
Ghazal Sokhanran; Kristen Danielle Go; Samuel Lam; and Jennifer Kong
Demonstration of how to work through clinical reasoning exercises
Extra Critical Thinking Questions
Ghazal Sokhanran; Samuel Lam; Kristen Danielle Go; and Jennifer Kong
Extra Clinical Reasoning Exercises
Meihua E. Su; Mena Burr; and Jennifer Kong
Patient: Miki Huang
Annabelle Liao
Day 0: Emergency Department
Day 1 Emergency Department & Medical Unit
Day 2: Medical unit
Day 3: Medical unit
Day 4: Medical unit
Discharge
Introduction to Healthcare Disparities
Lucy Ogoke
Amaka Zeiden's Birth Story: How ignored complaints nearly cost her her life.
Kidney Infection? These Stretches Should Help: The effects of weight bias in healthcare
Navigating Healthcare as a Transgender Patient
Self Advocacy in the face of Dismissal
Patient: Harj Singh
Daily Lesson Plan Template
Course Assessment Plan - Brainstorming Template
Unit Assessment Plan - Brainstorming Template
Lesson Planning; What type of Assessments can and should be used?
List of Open Source (Free) Assessment Repositories
List of Assessment Resources for UBC Faculty and Students
Assessment Partner Website - Free Resource for Designing Assessments
H5P Plug-ins
Conclusion
Glossary
Authors & Contributors
Feedback
Neuromuscular control of motion
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