Cardiology Virtual Lab

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High School — GeneralHigh School — AP/IBCollege
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Description

This interactive, modular lab explores the tools that doctors use to examine and diagnose patients with heart conditions.

 

In this lab, students collect and interpret data using various tools and tests for detecting heart conditions. The lab includes examples of medical exams involving auscultation (listening with a stethoscope), an echocardiogram, an MRI scan, and pedigree charts. After interpreting their results and answering questions, students offer diagnoses for each patient.

The lab contains an interactive lab space, an informational notebook, and embedded quiz questions. It also includes supplementary resources, such as background on the anatomy and physiology of the heart, a glossary of scientific and medical terms, and an encyclopedia of heart conditions.

 

 

Student Learning Targets

  • Describe symptoms of various heart conditions and how they are detected.

  • Describe medical tools and techniques that are used for diagnosing heart conditions.

Estimated Time

One to several 50-minute class periods, depending on which sections are used.

Key Terms

echocardiogram (echo), health care, heart, inheritance, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), medicine, pedigree analysis

Terms of Use

Please see the Terms of Use for information on how this resource can be used.

Version History

Date Published
Date Updated

NGSS (2013)

HS-LS1-2, HS-LS1-3, HS-LS3-1; SEP3, SEP4, SEP6

AP Biology (2019)

IST-1.I; SP1, SP2, SP3

IB Biology (2016)

3.4, 6.2, B.4

Common Core (2010)

ELA.RST.9–12.2, ELA.RST.9–12.3, ELA.RST.9–12.7, ELA.RST.9–12.9

Vision and Change (2009)

CC2, CC3; DP1, DP6

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