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A Systems-Level View of a Pregnancy with Medical Complications
Author(s)
http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/collection/detail.html?case_id=239&id=239Department of Biology
Kean University
llorentz@kean.edu
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Michigan State University
kousayou@msu.edu
Abstract
This case study follows a woman faced with a series of difficult medical decisions. Students apply systems-level physiology as they explore a pregnancy with medical complications and discuss situations involving life-changing decisions prompted by modern medical technologies. This case could be used in an advanced biology course at the high school level, or in undergraduate courses in general biology, human anatomy and physiology, human health, human sexuality, medical ethics, sociology, or women’s studies. The case study also would be applicable to first-year medical students in a course in medical physiology as well as students in nurse practitioner, midwifery, or physician’s assistant programs.
Objectives
- Learn about gynecological care, prenatal care, and diagnostic testing in a clinical context.
- Apply previous knowledge of anatomy and physiology in a case study using appropriate medical terminology.
- Acquire a working knowledge of urinary tract physiology and treatment for correction of urinary tract birth defects.
- Develop an understanding of current biomedical issues and pertinent ethical discussions relevant to all of society (e.g., HPV and other STDs, preterm babies, diabetes, cervical cancer).
Keywords
Pregnancy; prenatal care; human papillomavirus; HPV; cervical cancer; birth defects; gynecology; ultrasound; urinary tract; urology; amniocentesisEducational Level
High school, Undergraduate lower division, Undergraduate upper division, Professional (degree program), Clinical education, Continuing educationFormat
PDFType Methods
Problem-Based LearningLanguage
EnglishSubject Headings
Physiology Anatomy Biology (General) Medicine (General) Nursing Sociology
Date Posted
04/08/08Teaching Notes
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