WEBQUEST
PATHOLOGY CASE STUDY PRESENTATION

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INTRODUCTION: As a radiographer it is imperative that you be familiar with the different disease processes and their radiographic appearance. You are to search the web for a pathological condition and provide a case study presentation to the class. All presentations are to be created in Power Point and placed in the classroom Case Study File for future reference. In addition to the web, your course text and other pathology books may be used to enhance the presentation.
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TASKS:  Each student will produce a 15 minute case study presentation, on a pathologic condition. Research is to be conducted on the web with supplemental material from texts. The project is to be presented to the class using Power Point. 

Content of the case study presentation is to include:
                                               
           Etiology     
           Pathology
           Symptoms/signs                                    
           Diagnosis  
           Prognosis
           Treatment
           Radiographic appearance of the pathology

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PROCESS:               

        Search various web sites and select pathology to research.

        Utilize various web sites to find information on your selection.

        Utilize texts to supplement information.

        Interview radiologists and technologists for assistance.

                                Copy films from clinical sites to present with case study.

                                Prepare a Power Point presentation to include the content described above.              

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RESOURCES:

Classroom Resources:

    Projector for class presentation              Computer disks

    Zip drive and disks                                  Scanner

    Digital Camera                                         Video Camera

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WEB SITES:

The following Internet sites contain examples of radiographic pathology. Though not all-inclusive, they provide a good starting point for you to accomplish your task.

Search teaching modules and main teaching files http://www.rad.washington.edu/index.html 

Some x-rays mostly micro http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/BONEHTML/BONEIDX.html   

Pathology Internet Resource Index http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/pathres/Image.html   

Search by anatomical area http://brighamrad.harvard.edu/education/online/tcd/tcd.html   

Excellent site for case study with ability to select treatments http://brighamrad.harvard.edu/education/online/ftp/FTP.html   

Go to teaching media http://www.radiology.ucsf.edu/index.html   

Children's pathology site http://www.vh.org/Providers/TeachingFiles/CAP/CAPHome.html   

Database of lung tumors http://www.vh.org/Providers/Textbooks/LungTumors/CaseStudies/CaseStudies.html    

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EVALUATION:

The presentation is worth 100 points.

Evaluation is based on the content, class presentation and the inclusion of radiographs demonstrating the pathology.

Content: 50 %

Class Power Point Presentation: 25%

Radiographs: 25%                    Return to Table of Contents

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