Group Presentations

Group Presentation
Students will sign up for a group and topic on the first day of class. The presentation topic should be a disease related to the physiological system covered in class that day. The entire presentation should be limited to 10 minutes; and include the following sections:

• Background: introduced the disease, how many are affected, who is affected, symptoms, complication, history of the disease, when discovered, etc.
• Diagnostic Procedure: Discuss how the disease is diagnosed.
• Mechanism: what is the causative agent? Bacteria, virus, fungus, autoimmune, hereditary, other? How does the disease result from the causative agent?
• Treatment: How is the disease treated? Drugs, surgery, alternative therapy, lifestyle modifications, etc.
• Current research: recent clinical trials and/or innovations on the topic.

Appropriate citations must be included on the last slide. The cited sources must be credible, scientific, and peer reviewed journals, or other publication. References may be subject to verification at the discretion of your lab instructor. WIKIPEDIA IS NOT ALLOWED

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