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**Anything on this page will go on the next grading period and will not be included in this grading period.**
**As you work, I will be going around the room grading notebooks.**
**As you work, I will be going around the room grading notebooks.**
I’m Positive It’s Negative
I’m Positive It’s Negative
Journal Entry📓
Journal Entry📓
In the two previous activities, you learned that properly designed experiments need to include a control group whenever possible to serve as a standard of comparison. This helps scientists determine the effect the independent variable has on the experimental results.
When performing medical and laboratory tests, scientists and medical professionals also use controls. Just like in an experiment, these controls serve as a standard of comparison. The person analyzing the test results can determine whether or not the patient sample is positive or negative for an illness by comparing the patient samples to a positive control sample and a negative control sample. If the patient sample is positive for the illness, the patient sample results will match the positive control sample results; if the patient sample is negative for the illness, the results will match the negative control sample.
Examine the sample experiment results in Figure 1 to determine whether or not this patient has Disease A.
In your notebook, do the following:
In your notebook, do the following:
Answer: How do test results aid a doctor in diagnosing a patient?
Answer: How do test results aid a doctor in diagnosing a patient?
Answer: Why would a doctor need case notes to try to diagnose a patient when they could simply run tests?
Answer: Why would a doctor need case notes to try to diagnose a patient when they could simply run tests?
Draw: Using the picture below as an example, create 'test resutls' that show a positive diagnosis for a patient with Lyme Disease.
Draw: Using the picture below as an example, create 'test resutls' that show a positive diagnosis for a patient with Lyme Disease.
Draw: Using the picture below as an example, create 'test resutls' that show a negative diagnosis for a patient with Lyme Disease.
Draw: Using the picture below as an example, create 'test resutls' that show a negative diagnosis for a patient with Lyme Disease.
Control✏️
A group or individual used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment.
Independent Variable✏️
A variable that does not depend on the state of another variable.
Positive Control✏️
Group or sample expected to produce a positive result.
Negative Control✏️
Group or sample expected to produce a negative result.
Since the patient sample results match the results for the positive control sample, the patient has Disease A.
With your table group, pick a diagnostic test to learn about and then share with the class. Create your own digital poster to explain your test. (When I say make a poster, I mean SIMPLE because we are going to share these today!) First come first serve on tests options!
With your table group, pick a diagnostic test to learn about and then share with the class. Create your own digital poster to explain your test. (When I say make a poster, I mean SIMPLE because we are going to share these today!) First come first serve on tests options!
Diagnostic Clues
Diagnostic Clues
Review the patient’s medical file below, and identify any clues that may help you determine what’s making Patient 1 sick. Document all of your case clues by writing them in an organized manner. Consider keeping a list of symptoms and other data to refer to later.
Things I want you to include in your assignment:
Things I want you to include in your assignment:
- Organized notes about the patient - Only things that stand out to you that might lead you to diagnose your patient.
- Possible types of information could be: Vital Signs, Symptoms, Potential Transmission Information, etc.
- You must include questions the doctor might have had to had asked in order to get the information in the Case Notes.
You and a partner will use your organized notes to document the information to the left in order to identify what the patient is suffering from.
You and a partner will use your organized notes to document the information to the left in order to identify what the patient is suffering from.
What questions did the physician have to ask the patient in order to write the medical case notes for this patient? Think of this like reverse engineering. I am giving you the answers, you provide me with the initial questions.
What questions did the physician have to ask the patient in order to write the medical case notes for this patient? Think of this like reverse engineering. I am giving you the answers, you provide me with the initial questions.
What information do you need to document and how can you organize that information?
What information do you need to document and how can you organize that information?
Disease Diagnosis
Disease Diagnosis
**Daily Grade**💯
**Daily Grade**💯
Your grade will consist of:
Your grade will consist of:
- 50% - Notes you organized and documented from the case and how you came to your diagnosis. Questions documented that show what the doctor might have asked to get the case file notes we have.
- 25% - Correct diagnosis.
- 25% - Completed conclusion questions with explanation.
It’s time to determine whether your diagnosis for Patient 1 is correct!
Please do not share your conclusions or diagnosis with students other than your partner. This does not help them nor does it help you. I will take points from your final grade for sharing information.
Please do not share your conclusions or diagnosis with students other than your partner. This does not help them nor does it help you. I will take points from your final grade for sharing information.
Conclusion Questions
Conclusion Questions
Answer the following questions at the end of your report:
Answer the following questions at the end of your report:
Why are positive and negative controls important when analyzing patient lab results?
If you were Patient 1’s physician, what would you tell her about the disease agent that caused the illness and how this illness was transmitted? How would this information help her and others around her in the future?
As her doctor, what treatment would you recommend?
Checklist
Checklist
Organize your information by category type. You may do this with your partner, but you must document on your own report doc.
Discuss with your partner what disease you think your patient has.
Submit your diagnosis for Patient 1. Do this by going to your teacher and DISCREETLY sharing your diagnosis. The lab has run tests to determine whether your patient was infected with the agent you submitted with your diagnosis. I will give you the laboratory results.
Based on the test results, if your diagnosis was not correct, return to the clues and try again.
- If your diagnosis was correct, explain what treatment you recommend for this patient and why. Create a representation (Picture) of your test results to include in your report.
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