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5710 - The Healthy Person / 1. Introduction and Foundations

Class of 2023

Session Information

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Session Title:
Case-based Learning: Compromised Urea Cycle
Teaching Hours:
Teaching and Learning Methods	Total Scheduled Hours = 1 Case-Based Instruction/Learning = 1
Description:
Case-based Learning 3 - Biochemistry
Keywords:

Teaching and Learning Methods
Case-Based Instruction/Learning		1 hour(s)

Learning Objectives
Blueprint ID	Learning Objectives
6384	Outline the multiorgan approach required to dispose of nitrogen waste coming from amino acid metabolism.
6386	Describe the steps involved for preparing amino acid nitrogen for delivery to the urea cycle.
6388	Explain the significance of the urea cycle and provide an overview of how it functions and is regulated.
11474	Identify the amino acids that are essential in the human diet, and explain why maintaining a balanced intake of these amino acids is crucial for supporting health and homeostasis.
11475	Describe how the pool of free amino acids is maintained to support protein synthesis, energy requirements, and other essential biosynthetic processes requiring amino acids.
11477	List the main nitrogenous wastes eliminated from the body and describe the processes resulting in the generation of free ammonia.
Total: 6

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
Total: 1
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.
Total: 1

Linked MCC Medical Expert Objectives

CHRONIC DIARRHEA
HYPOGLYCEMIA
JAUNDICE
Total: 3