Teacher Notes

Diagnosis—You are the Doctor, Part II

Student Activity Kit

Materials Included In Kit

Medical Condition Overview Tables


Prelab Preparation

  1. Copy Patient Profile and Medical Condition Overview sheets for each student group.
  2. Copy and cut the Initial Patient Screening slip along the dotted lines. Each student group will receive one slip, allowing them to focus on one patient.
  3. Retain the Patient History Sheets in order to answer student questions.

Lab Hints

  • The steps students will need to take to successfully diagnose their patients are listed in the Patient Profile student pages.Students should be able to narrow the list of potential conditions down to 6–8 using the initial information provided.
  • Remind students that not all patients will exhibit all the symptoms listed for a condition and that not all symptoms listedare related to the medical condition that is bringing the patient to the urgent care facility.
  • Remind students that this activity is not intended for use as a clinical diagnosis of health problems. If a person is sick, it isbest to consult a physician, nurse or nurse practitioner in a medical office.
  • Due to insurance coverage limitations, the student doctors are only allowed to order diagnostic lab tests worth up to 15points without incurring a grade penalty. If desired, this value may be altered.
  • If desired, mark out the diagnosis on each Patient History Sheet, and give the sheet to the student group.

Correlation to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)†

Science & Engineering Practices

Analyzing and interpreting data
Constructing explanations and designing solutions
Obtaining, evaluation, and communicating information

Disciplinary Core Ideas

HS-LS1.A: Structure and Function

Crosscutting Concepts

Systems and system models
Structure and function
Stability and change
Cause and effect

Performance Expectations

HS-LS1-3: Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that feedback mechanisms maintain homeostasis.
HS-LS1-2: Develop and use a model to illustrate the hierarchical organization of interacting systems that provide specific functions within multicellular organisms.

Teacher Handouts

11406_Teacher1.pdf

Recommended Products

Item No. Description
FB2102 Diagnosis: You are the Doctor, Part I
FB2292 Diagnosis: You are the Doctor, Part II—Super Value Laboratory Kit

Student Pages

Diagnosis—You are the Doctor, Part II

Introduction

This activity is not intended for use as a clinical diagnosis of health problems. If a person is sick, it is best to consult a physician, nurse or nurse practitioner in a medical office.

Materials

Initial Patient Screening Slip
Medical Condition Overview
Medical Condition Overview Table
Patient Profile Sheets

Student Worksheet PDF

11406_Student1.pdf

†Next Generation Science Standards and NGSS are registered trademarks of Achieve. Neither Achieve nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.