Microbe Files, The

Description

• Forty-eight cases cover the body’s six major systems with four to six questions per case. The questions encourage students to work through the sequence of determining a diagnosis.
• Students learn to apply the material by playing the role of various allied health workers, including triage nurse, physician’s assistant, and EMS technician.
• The book is organized by body system and follows the topic order of most undergraduate allied health courses.
• Prepares allied health students to provide patient education by asking them to choose the appropriate education and/or prevention intervention (as opposed to laboratory diagnosis).
• “Challenge” and “In the News” cases bring microbiology to life by covering current, and often controversial, topics in the health field.
• Helpful end-of-chapter material includes a table at the end of each chapter that shows all of the microorganisms that could be considered in that particular organ system.
• Key terms defined. All new medical terms are in boldface and are defined in the glossary.
• Instructors have greater versatility by having two options: to assign the casebook either with or without the answers to the cases.

1. Diseases of the Skin and Eyes.
2. Diseases of the Nervous System.
3. Diseases of the Cardiovascular System.
4. Diseases of the Respiratory Tract.
5. Diseases of the Digestive System.
6. Diseases of the Genitourinary System.

The first of its kind, The Microbe Files: Cases in Microbiology for the Undergraduate provides students with a fascinating series of short cases that help them apply what they have learned by placing them in real life situations that allied health professionals face every day. Available with and without answers, this version does not include answers.