This historical case study is based upon events surrounding the deadly 1721 smallpox epidemic in Boston. It recounts the story of Cotton Mather, hi ...
This case involves the transfer of a food allergy to a patient who received a combined kidney and liver transplant from a donor who died as the res ...
This flipped case study explores how the topics of membrane structure, transport, and signaling via membrane-bound receptors are intimately associa ...
This case was developed for use in the first weeks of a course in order to show students how participating in active learning exercises in their cl ...
This interrupted case study presents a discussion about the benefits of the influenza vaccine between Mary, a nursing student, and her coworker, Ka ...
This flipped case study begins with a video in which a student reveals a family member's diagnosis with breast cancer and then considers the whirlw ...
This case study, about a developmentally disabled, 30-weeks-pregnant 19-year-old, presents some of the patient management issues that health care w ...
This case is designed as an in-class, problem-based learning activity for students to learn about several innovative medical applications of molecu ...
This problem-based learning case was designed for students to learn about several innovative medical applications of molecular biology. Students as ...
This directed case study tells the story of an 84-year-old man who has been brought to the ER for treatment of a badly broken wrist. Routine bloodw ...
This "clicker" case presents the true story of a 20-year-old athlete who developed a life threatening reaction to anesthesia during a simple electi ...
In this case study, students evaluate information about the use of acupuncture and consider the possibilities of alternative therapies while at the ...
This interrupted case study in gastric physiology follows the story of Frank, a businessman under a lot of stress who has a car accident while driv ...
In this interrupted case study, a high school biology student shadows her uncle, an anesthesiologist, at a hospital for a school assignment. She wi ...
This flipped case study examines the selective pressures that have affected the evolution of diverse human skin pigmentations. To prepare for the c ...
In this case study, designed to help break down stereotypes about scientists and engineers, students research the personal and professional lives o ...
The immune response to a vaccine is influenced by the nature of the vaccine and the delivery method. In this interrupted case study, students trave ...
When a newborn develops symptoms eerily similar to those of an older sibling who died shortly after birth, his Mennonite parents are understandably ...
This case study introduces students to Dr. E.L. Trudeau, who performed a seminal early experiment validating the germ theory of infection. Part I i ...
This directed case study tells the story of a middle-aged man with hypertension and hyperlipidemia who experiences an ischemic cerebrovascular acci ...
This interrupted case study utilizes real patient data and provides students an opportunity to apply knowledge of human metabolism and hormonal con ...
This interrupted case study tells the story of Michael, a Harvard law graduate with a stressful job and a seemingly heavy drinking problem. Student ...
This case is based on a British patient presenting to a hospital with an array of symptoms after returning from an African safari. Students learn a ...
This interrupted case study explores the scientific, legal, and societal complexities of repurposing an illicit substance, 3,4-methylenedioxymetham ...
Renowned virologist and member of the prestigious National Academy of Science, Peter Duesberg has argued that AIDS is not caused by HIV, but is the ...
In this interrupted case study, students pose as an intern of a neuromuscular/skeletal specialist and discover how sarin and myasthenia gravis infl ...
In this directed case study students follow a 16-year-old athlete as her mild upper respiratory infection progresses to an acute respiratory illnes ...
This problem-based case focuses on the female menstrual cycle and early stages of pregnancy of an unwed teenager. Working in small groups, students ...
This case study examines the interaction between the endocrine, cardiovascular and renal systems. The case narrative details Mr. Smith's high blood ...
Reading and understanding scientific literature can be a daunting task for students in introductory science courses. This decision/dilemma case stu ...
In chronicling the life and death of a woman who developed diabetes as a teenager, this case study explores such basic science topics as metabolism ...
In this case study, students will have the opportunity to model the spread of tuberculosis and development of antibiotic resistance in a hypothetic ...
After undergoing a fertility procedure, a 37-year-old woman and her husband are expecting twins. The delivery goes smoothly, but it soon becomes ap ...
This case study was written to reinforce the understanding that a successful hypothesis accounts for all relevant observations and is falsifiable t ...
This interrupted case study follows the progress of a pediatric patient who experiences an acute asthma exacerbation brought on by an environmental ...
This "clicker case" presents a fictionalized story about a couple ("John" and "Jane") whose new baby is born with Down syndrome; the parents are su ...
The ethics of human experimentation are explored in this case about the infamous syphilis studies performed at the Tuskegee Institute from the 1930 ...
This directed case study on thyroid dysfunction was written to help students understand how negative feedback pathways work. The title character su ...
In this directed case study students follow a nurse practitioner and work with a diagnostics team to determine what is wrong with Tristan, an infan ...
In this "clicker" case, based on a TV drama about a family secret that only knowledge of genetics can solve, students apply what they have read and ...
This interrupted case study presents the story of "Jane Paul," a 27-year-old pregnant woman excited by the prospect of bringing a new life into the ...
In this case study, students read about the injuries sustained by a young man hurt in a serious diving accident. To solve the case, they must deter ...
This case study was inspired by the Zika virus outbreak that occurred around the time of the 2016 Olympic Games. Many athletes were fearful of atte ...
In this discussion case, parents must decide whether or not to enroll their sons in an experimental treatment program designed to alleviate the sym ...
This directed case study was written to help students learn about an innovative cancer therapy that harnesses a patient's immune system to recogniz ...
Was the "Brooklyn Butcher" of 1926 a cold-blooded killer or was something less sinister at play? This interrupted case study introduces students to ...
This case study is designed to teach introductory biology majors about the role of the pituitary in controlling hormones. It could easily be applie ...
This autobiographical case study presents the story of Eric as he learns that he has a genetic eye disease, which progresses to the point that he b ...
This case describes the pioneering work of Ignaz Semmelweis and his efforts to remedy the problem of childbed fever in mid-19th century Europe.&nbs ...
In this directed case study, students shadow Dr. Lee in diagnosing two patients with osteoporosis. The students are given patient history and an in ...
This interrupted case engages students in issues contributing to the increase of dengue fever in Jamaica. The overall goal of the case is to make c ...
This case study focuses on a teenage patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) who presents with severe acidosis, becomes combative and loses co ...
Cellular signaling, otherwise known as signal transduction, is the mechanism by which cellular context and environmental situation are used to regu ...
This case study introduces a patient who comes into a doctor's office with an interesting set of symptoms that leads to an exotic cancer diagnosis. ...
This progressive disclosure case study explores the medically-related issues of a female infant born with the congenital disorder Sirenomelia, more ...
There are a number of medical disorders that mimic each other and accordingly prove problematic for diagnosis, including autoimmune disorders (rheu ...
This case study centers on an active teaching game that simulates a cholera outbreak among five villages along a river, similar to the Haitian outb ...
The purpose of this case study is to make students aware that some patients may require individualized drug dosing regimens based on a variety of p ...
In this interrupted case study, students read about an older woman named Barbara who becomes ill after driving with her husband 19 hours from Flori ...
This case study is based on real events that the author experienced with her 10-year-old daughter. Although the names have been changed, all of the ...
Cholera is a commonly explored disorder when teaching transmembrane transport. Expanding on this theme, this case study also introduces intracellul ...
Ying is sick and is progressively getting worse. His parents' clashing views on Eastern and Western medicine prevent them from agreeing on a course ...
This case encourages students to explore various aspects of alternative and complementary medicine that might be helpful in treating a woman who is ...
This PowerPoint-delivered case study guides the reader, a hypothetical student intern with the City of Madison (Wisconsin) Public Health Department ...
Although blind since childhood as the result of an accident, Lucy has never given up hope that one day she might see again. So, when her ophthalmol ...
This four-part problem-based learning case examines cultural conflicts between Western medicine and non-Western traditional healing practices. Stud ...
This PowerPoint-driven case study follows a young woman who acquires a third-degree burn and receives a skin graft. As the graft becomes inflamed a ...
This case study uses the example of ionic foot baths to examine how placebo treatments can affect our health and wellness. Inspired by a student&rs ...
This interrupted case study follows the progress of Julius, a singer in a rock band who suffers from severe headaches and pressure in his ears. Whi ...
Before the discovery of insulin in 1921, being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes was a death sentence. Despite the successful management of diabetes w ...
Tension pneumothorax is a condition that is associated with air in the pleural space. In this case study, tension pneumothorax is caused by a ruptu ...
This case study explores the topics of diffusion, osmosis, membrane transport, and the physiological significance of glucose and insulin in the hum ...
In this dilemma case, the central character, Kathy, must decide whether or not to be tested for known mutations in the breast cancer genes. Student ...
This case examines the integrated physiological response to dehydration and starvation from the real-life report of a girl discovered 15 days after ...
This interrupted case study walks students through the stages of determining a diagnosis for a neural condition/disease in a 62-year-old female. Th ...
This case is an account of the events that led Drs. Robin Warren and Barry Marshall to the bacterial theory of ulcers. The two physicians refused t ...
This case centers on a fictional group of young adults who studied abroad together in Scotland as college students. A number of them develop diseas ...
In this interrupted case study, students meet a pair of fictional newlyweds on their way to Australia for their honeymoon. Initially eager to enjoy ...
This case study introduces students to the complex field of immunology and the wide variety of host-pathogen interactions that drive evolutionary c ...
This interrupted case study is a story about Carrie and her infant daughter Hayden who share similar symptoms: weight loss, metabolic abnormalities ...
In this case study, students learn about the complexities and issues associated with clinical trials. After reading a newspaper story about a fraud ...
This one-hour introduction to the study of infectious diseases uses recent research on the Ebola reservoir host to motivate students to consider th ...
Hyper-IgM syndrome is an X-linked genetic disorder more commonly affecting males than females. It is caused by the lack of heavy chain class-switch ...
This case study is based on a real scenario in which a high-profile ethnobotanical study in Chiapas, Mexico, ended when local and international org ...
This dilemma cased is based on the actual development, FDA approval, and market withdrawal of dexfenfluramine, a drug used in the late 1990s in com ...
This case study challenges students to differentiate between anecdotal evidence and science-based evidence related to human health. The case uses a ...
This directed case study introduces the basics of blood typing and discusses possible correlations for contracting COVID-19 by blood type. After st ...
This directed case study places students in the role of committee members tasked with developing a strategic long-term plan for building up herd im ...
Ellie is a struggling college student on the brink of failing her physiology course; not surprisingly, she exhibits many classic signs of stress. H ...
Stephania and Nikolaus Stamos are concerned about their baby daughter. They take her to her pediatrician, who immediately notices that the once bri ...
In this interdisciplinary case, students meet Josie, the main character, who suffers from a variety of symptoms. Students must grapple with the con ...
This case study relates the actual experiences of a woman with breast cancer as she shares her experiences through a series of blog posts at variou ...
This directed case study was developed in order to present genomic data to students, allow them to interpret the impact of genetic variations on ph ...
This directed case study centers on the story of a 65-year-old man with a weakened ventricle, resulting in reduced cardiac output. Students are pro ...
In this problem-based learning case, students read about a 41-year-old woman who is suffering from recurring headaches. Working in small groups, th ...
In this case study on multi-drug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis, students consider ways in which to preserve health as a human right without subjecti ...
This case teaches about the causes and effects of Type 2 diabetes by working through the various options available to a young Native American woman ...
DNA sequencing and analysis (bioinformatics) is an increasingly important tool for understanding biological data, including medical data. In this c ...
This case, designed for medical students, dental students, and dental hygiene students, covers the steps involved in preventing and responding to a ...
This case study follows a young cystic fibrosis (CF) patient named Lucas. Through Lucas's story and interactions between his parents and pediatrici ...
The overall goal of this case is to introduce students to the genetic basis of cancer while teaching them about melanoma. The fictional protagonist ...
This case study follows a young couple that is consulting with a genetic counselor about their plans to have a child. Because of their family histo ...
Students read about a case of melanoma that occurred over 10 years ago and then discuss issues faced by cancer patients and their families in makin ...
Sarah, trapped in the middle of a two-hour lecture on enzyme inhibition, attempts to escape by asking a question. She relates an old story she hear ...
Emerging diseases and potential pandemics make the news nearly every year. Students (and everyone else) may wonder where new infectious diseases co ...
In this clicker case, two teenagers are diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), a cancer of the bone marrow where there is an abnormal o ...
This case study investigates the applications of genetics to medicine by exploring one of the first examples of a pharmacogenetic test to enter mai ...
This case study considers the evolution of HIV from SIV, as well as the evolution of HIV within humans by mutation rate. It also discusses the immu ...
This interrupted case study outlines the history of pertussis or whooping cough, a disease that in the early 1900s claimed the lives of more people ...
Monique is a 30-year-old Haitian woman with advanced pulmonary tuberculosis who has been transferred from a tuberculosis sanatorium to a large gene ...
This interrupted case study follows the course of Cara, a high school athlete training for the state championships in cross country. She suffers fr ...
This story is based on the true account of a student who suffered years of misdiagnoses of her illness while she was in a professional school. As t ...
This case is based on the real-life incident of a boy whose arm was bitten off by a bull shark while swimming off the coast of Florida in the summe ...
This case study familiarizes readers with a disease that affects millions of people in Central and South America while illustrating a relatively un ...
In this case study on sickle cell anemia, students are introduced to some of the key researchers responsible for determining the molecular basis of ...
Nancy, five months pregnant, agrees to a routine genetic test that indicates she carries the mutation for the fatal disease, cystic fibrosis. She c ...
In this medical ethics case, a fourth-year medical student making hospital rounds with an attending physician and several residents is asked by a f ...
This case study involves a couple deciding whether or not their son should undergo brain surgery to treat a severe seizure disorder. In examining t ...
This case study describes a visit by "Naomi" to her physician, who upon seeing Naomi's bloodwork decides to prescribe her a cholesterol-lowering ag ...
This interrupted case study is based on the real symptoms and laboratory results of a 65-year-old female stroke victim who is obese and on medicati ...
Sam, a pre-med college student, routinely gets dialysis and develops a urinary tract infection. The infection is from a bacterium that the news med ...
This case study uses a PowerPoint (~1MB) combined with role-playing to present the epidemiology and pathophysiology of Severe Acute Respiratory Syn ...
This interrupted case study follows the declining health of an infant who suffers from recurrent infections and finally is diagnosed with severe co ...
The parents of a six-week-old baby girl know there is something seriously wrong with their child, but it takes a number of frustrating visits to th ...
Three newborns left in the care of "Dr. Mark Maddison" have developed a mysterious rash. Under increasing pressure from hospital administrators and ...
This case study was originally developed for undergraduate science students as part of an extracurricular competition, but it could also be deliver ...
This case study was written for upper level undergraduate and graduate students to review foundational aspects of virology and to examine Ebola vir ...
This case study introduces students to viruses and is suitable for a general biology course. Terry is a college student who travels to a West Afric ...
Through a unique anthropomorphic view and the integration of game-based learning, this case study explores how the Ebola virus can evade the immune ...
This interrupted case study for the flipped classroom applies evolutionary genetics research to human health. Students learn about a naturally occu ...
This interrupted case study is based on a PBS NOVA episode covering events in the summer of 1982 when seven California heroin users mysteriously an ...
Whether marijuana should be legalized for medicinal purposes has been contested for decades. The claims, counter-claims, issues, and judgments in t ...
Scientists and healthcare professionals initially exhibited little concern over the Zika virus even after evidence of human infection was first ide ...
In this interrupted case study, students shadow an endocrinologist as she tries to determine what is wrong with Angela Barber. Angela is a middle-a ...
This case was developed to teach first-year medical students about medical ethics as they apply to patient communication. Students receive an intro ...
This case explores the purported connection between vaccines in general, and the MMR vaccine specifically, and autism. Students examine results fro ...
Ed is dying. How should his wishes for medical treatment be carried out? As the case unfolds, students explore the rights and responsibilities of d ...
This case study is based on a newspaper article about the suicide of Sherman Sizemore shortly after he underwent an exploratory laparotomy (abdomin ...
In this clicker case, students are introduced to George, an undergraduate student who has been experiencing some odd symptoms. His roommate convinc ...
This case study follows a woman faced with a series of difficult medical decisions. Students apply systems-level physiology as they explore a pregn ...
The main character of this case is Denise, who we first meet in the early morning hours as she wakes up in a cold sweat, gasping for breath. But it ...
This interrupted case study for the flipped classroom introduces the human microbiome from the perspective of one of its occupants, Heidi Helicobac ...
This case study is designed to integrate important aspects of the nervous and muscular system portions of an anatomy and physiology course. Student ...
In this interrupted case study, students examine the fundamental connections between genotype, 3-D protein structure and phenotype by exploring pos ...
When Jordan is diagnosed with brain cancer (glioblastoma multiforme), his college plans are unexpectedly put on hold. This scenario is presented in ...
This analysis case study uses a jigsaw activity in which students learn about characteristics of the novel coronavirus causing COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 ...
This case study presents the story of Phil, an undergraduate majoring in biology, whose Russian cousin Dimitri has contracted tuberculosis (TB) fro ...
The purpose of this case is to teach introductory college biology students the basic process of mitosis, focusing on the fundamental cellular proce ...
Medication reconciliation (MR) is the process of identifying the most accurate list of all medications a patient is taking, including the name, dos ...
This case study consists of a role-play activity designed to simulate interactions between a patient and a health care provider. The patient, playe ...
In this intimate debate, students examine the causes of the devastation wrought by the 1918 Spanish Influenza pandemic. Students consider whether t ...
This case study tells the story of a 30-year-old man with intractable peptic ulcer disease. The persistence of the ailment, despite medical treatme ...
This case is based on the true story of a woman with choriocarcinoma, a rare type of rapidly dividing and metastatic cancer derived from cells of t ...
Students assume the roles of CDC researchers who must determine how to most effectively stop an impending Zombie apocalypse. The story line leads s ...