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Class of 2017
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Session Title:
Tutorial: Respiration at High Altitudes
Teaching Hours:
Teaching and Learning MethodsTotal Scheduled Hours = 1
Tutorial = 1
Description:
Physiology
Keywords:
critical judgment, problem-solving skills, clinical reasoning, clinical critical thinking

Teaching and Learning Methods
Tutorial 1 hour(s)

Learning Objectives
Blueprint ID Learning Objectives
6938 explain the various mechanisms that are involved in acclimatization to altitude.
6939 describe the relationship of partial pressures of gases in the atmosphere, alveoli and blood, and how these change with altitude.
6940 explain the effects of changes in gas composition (or atmospheric pressure) on chemoreceptors, and how this influences control of respiration.

Linked Course Goal(s) to Session
Blueprint ID Course Goals
7023 Integrate basic and clinical sciences as they relate to common clinical encounters and patient symptoms
Linked Program Competencies
To This Course Goal:
me-6
7024 Demonstrate effective collaboration with peers in group learning sessions
Linked Program Competencies
To This Course Goal:
co-1 co-2
Linked Program Competencies To Course Goal(s)
me-6 Medical Expert
Apply knowledge of the clinical, socio-behavioural, and fundamental biomedical sciences relevant to a clinical problem.
co-1 Collaborator
Demonstrate effective collaboration skills within the health care system.
co-2 Collaborator
Demonstrate effective consultation with other health care professionals to provide care for individuals, communities, and populations.

Linked MCC Medical Expert Objectives
(042-1) ANEMIA
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(019) CYANOSIS, HYPOXIA
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(027) DYSPNEA
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