MDSC 3311 PBL #1

Dr. Vuma said that for PDQ the scenario will come like a PBL question and each
discipline will ask questions. She said this is an anatomical pathology question
and this is how she broke down the question on what you need to know from
each discipline involved….

1) Anatomical Pathology
- Gross Anatomy- Micro and Macro
- Time frame- Its important to go along with the gross anatomy above
because she said a heart after a MI will look quite different if you compare
it 2 days versus 2 weeks.
- Ischemic Heart disease
- Myocardial Infarction
- Angina (Know the difference between this and MI)

2) Chemical Pathology
- Cardiac enzymes
- Lipid profiles (Tot cholesterol: 170-200 mg/dL, LDL: 60-130, HDL: 40-60)
Normal ranges that she gave

3) Pharmacology
-Side effects
- Mode of action

4) Public Health
- Risk factors
- Epidemiology
- Prevention

5) Haemotlogy
- Would throw in a CBC and ask interpretive questions about the CBC

*She suggests with each PBL to break down the problem just like this so you will
know what you need to know from each discipline.