Assignments

The cases cover some important topics in pharmacology which are not covered or dealt with only briefly in formal lectures. These will be presented as student-led case discussions and are scheduled in addition to cases presented by individual lecturers. Each case is based on a real incident, but many have been embellished to bring out useful points. We hope you will concentrate primarily on pharmacologic issues and not get bogged down on interesting clinical sidelights.

There are 21 of these case discussions, and each will be analyzed by 2 students. Each student will be expected to give an oral presentation for about 10 minutes: For example, the first presenter might cover the pharmacologic background of the case, and the second could then apply it to the specific clinical problem. The bibliographic search will be your responsibility--textbooks and review articles may suffice, but primary literature is sometimes necessary. Please meet me once after class to review the content and format of your presentation. Each student should prepare a clear, concise handout which does not exceed 2 pages-a little longer if you need it, but take pity on your presbyopic Course Director and don't use microscopic type! Ordinarily, I would prefer that you don't use copies of Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® slides as a handout. We will present the first case, so you all will have a clearer idea of what is expected.

Each pair of students must arrange to run through the presentation at least once with a TA. They will also be available for assistance with photocopies, Microsoft^® PowerPoint^®, etc. The lectures and cases are closely scheduled, so we have to enforce the 20 minute limit.

We expect all students to attend and participate in the discussion for two reasons:

• It is a courtesy to your fellow students
• You will be responsible for this material on the exams(!)

Below is a list of the case topics:

1. Organophosphate Poisoning
2. Poison Control
3. Anticoagulation
4. Ulcerative Colitis and Sulfasazine
5. Pheochromocytoma
6. Asthma
7. Cocaine - MI
8. Hyperthyroidism
9. Glaucoma
10. Gout
11. Acute Renal Failure
12. Analgesia - Placebo Response
13. Lithium Toxicity
14. Placental Transfer
15. Alcohol
16. Allergy
17. Migraine
18. Folate
19. Oral Hypoglycemics
20. Anagesia - Terminal Cancer
21. Drug Abuse

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