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CLASS SCHEDULE Fall 2005 – Thursday 0900-1150

Readings are in Huether & McCance unless otherwise indicated.

 

WEEK

DATE

TOPIC  

READING           

WEB SITES

1

Sept. 1

 

Live

  • Introduction & overview           
  • Intro to virtual education: email; online discussions, notes, links, self-tests
  • Intro to homeostasis, stress, adaptation

·   Course syllabus; ITR guides

 

·   Chapter 8

Stress test: http://webpages.charter.net/hkirtley/stress/

2

Sept. 8

 

Live

DUE: Self-test on stress & adaptation

  • Cellular & Thermal injury

·   Fawcett selected pages

·   Chapter 3

·   pp. 1115-1120

 

3

Sept. 15

ONLINE

DUE: Send email feedback on virtual education from your email address

·         Genetics & Genetic diseases

 

 

Chapter 2

Complete "Tour of the Basics" at http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/units/basics/tour/

4

Sept. 22

Live for exam only.

Then online.

DUE: Self-tests through week #3

EXAM #1 (meet for exam only)       

 

·         Fluids, electrolytes, & acid-base

 

 

 

Post exam: Chapter 4

Acid-base: http://www.rnceus.com/abgs/abgintro.html

F&E (optional): http://family.georgetown.edu/welchjj/netscut/fen/fluid_electrolyte_disturbances.html

5

Sept 29

Live

·         Inflammation & immunity

Chapters 5-7

 

 

 

Immune system primer: (You're gonna LOVE this one):http://www.primaryimmune.org/pubs/book_immunesys/book_immunesys.htm

6

Oct. 6

ONLINE

·         Altered cell growth: HN & Self-testing

·         Chapters 9-11

·         pp. 547-557, 583-6, 766-770, 973-9, 1112-5

Causes of cancer: http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/prevention-genetics-causes/causes

7

Oct.13

ONLINE

·         Cardiovascular

Chapters 22-24

 

Take quizzes at http://www.heartcenteronline.com/myheartdr/quiz/index.cfm?curpage=quiz

& Explore: http://www.heartcenteronline.com/myheartdr/home/index.cfm


 

8

8

Oct. 20

Live for exam. Then online

  • DUE: Self-tests on weeks # 4-7
  • EXAM #2
  • Pulmonary system

 

 

Post exam: Chapter 25-27

 

9

Oct. 27

Live

  • Renal System

Chapters 28-30

 

10

Nov. 3

ONLINE

  • Endocrine system

Chapters 17-18

 

11

Nov. 10

ONLINE

·         STDs & Reproductive alterations*

*This content on FINAL, NOT Exam #3

Chapters 31-32

http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/dstd/disease_info.htm

12

Nov. 17

Live for exam. Then online.

  • DUE: Self-tests on weeks # 8-11
  • EXAM #3 (meet for exam only)
  • Musculoskeletal alterations

Chap. 36-38

 

14

Nov. 24

ONLINE

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

 

15

Dec. 1

Live

·         Neurological alterations

·          

Chapter 12-16

Child abuse: http://pedsccm.wustl.edu/All-Net/english/neurpage/trauma/inflicthead/pathophys.html

13

Dec.  8

TBA

·         GI altered function

Chapters 33-34

 

16

Dec 15

 

Live for exam only

·         DUE: Self-tests on weeks #12-15

·         FINAL EXAM (comprehensive; about 50-66% of exam on new material; 100 multiple choice items)