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Virtual Cardiologist Lab

Objective: SWBAT diagnose two virtual patients with cardiovascular diseases.

Standard: HS-ETS1-4: Use a computer simulation to model the impact of proposed solutions to a
complex real-world problem (heart disease).

Step 1: Click here http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/cardiology-virtual-lab

Step 2: Intro Cardiology Lab Introduction - Directions: Read and FILL-IN the blanks below.

Welcome to the Virtual Cardiology Lab! The focus of this lab is on heritable (DNA passed from parents to
child) diseases of the heart. You are cast here as a virtual intern to accompany a doctor examining
different patients. Each patient is examined, using more than diagnostic tool, and
at each stage, the doctor will invite you to examine the patient yourself and ask for your opinion.

Making a diagnosis is, in many respects, like ________________________________________________work. You gather

clues using a variety of techniques and form a coherent picture, taking into account both the power and
the limitations of the techniques used and building on current knowledge of diseases and their
symptoms. Since your teacher assumes you are a______________________________________and not a doctor, you’re
the website has provided you with information to help familiarize you with basic facts about the heart
and heart diseases, medical terminology, and available diagnostic tools.

SEE THE CLINICAL TERMS

Step 3: Click on Diagnostic Tools Guide (tab at the top)

 Auscultation
 Echocardiography
 Electrocardiogram (ECG)
 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
 Pedigree analysis

Step 4: Click to enter the Virtual Cardiology Lab

Click on EXAM ROOM – Follow the direction and write the letter of the correct answer in the space
provided
PATIENT A – QUIZ
Auscultation Quiz
1. When a
doctor uses a stethoscope, what is being monitored?
2. Which of the following conditions can
cause irregularities in the sound of the heart?
3. What is a murmur?
Echocardiography Quiz
1. How are the echocardiography images
made?
2. What do orange and blue colors on the
blood represent in Doppler echo images?
3. Which of the following characteristics of
the heart cannot be measured with
echocardiography?
MRI Quiz
1. Which of the following about MRI is true?
2. Which of the following is used in MRI?
3.Which of the following conditions is least
suitable for an MRI exam?
STOP HERE and self score! 4 3 3 1
PATIENT B – QUIZ
Auscultation Quiz
1. When a doctor uses a stethoscope, what is
being monitored?
2. Which of the following conditions can cause
irregularities in the sound of the heart?
3. What is a murmur?
Echocardiography Quiz
1. How are the echocardiography images made?
2. What do orange and blue colors on the blood
represent in Doppler echo images?
3. Which of the following characteristics of the
heart cannot be measured with echocardiography?
Pedigree Analysis Quiz
1. In a pedigree chart, an unfilled square
symbol with the numbers II3 below it represents
which of the following?
2. Which of the following
statements is true about pedigree
analysis?
3. Two of the six children
of two perfectly healthy parents are born
with a serious genetic disease. Which of the
following statements is most likely? [Hint: the
two parents are second cousins]
Diagnosis and Treatment
Diagnosis Question:
This patient is suffering from...
a) Marfan syndrome
b) Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
c) Myocardial infarction
d) Atrial septal defect
Pedigree Analysis Quiz
1. In a pedigree chart, an unfilled
square symbol with the numbers II3
below it represents which of the
following?
2. Which of the following
statements is true about pedigree
analysis?
3. Two of the six children of two perfectly
healthy parents are born with a serious genetic disease.
Which of the following statements is most likely? [Hint:
the two parents are second cousins]
MRI Quiz
1. Which of the following about
MRI is true?
2. Which of the following is used in MRI?
3.Which of the following conditions is least
suitable for an MRI exam?
Diagnosis and Treatment
Diagnosis Question: