Chemistry Case Studies for Allied Health

This manual was designed to bring relevance and critical thinking skills to the allied health chemistry course. Students are encouraged to become ?diagnosticians? and apply their newly-acquired chemistry knowledge to solving real life health and environmental cases. The book is an ideal complement to any GOB (allied health) chemistry course, but works particularly well with the Raymond GOB text. Raymond?s integrated table of contents allows students to delve into organic and biochemical topics much earlier in the course giving them a more holistic view of the field. The case manual also encourages a holistic approach by asking students to synthesize information across topics. There are 33 cases in the Kelley,Weeks Case Studies manual organized according the objectives and chapter organization of the Raymond book.

Introduction Chapter 1 Science and Measurement case 1: Uncovering the Source of a Coma case 2: How Much is Too Much? Chapter 2 Atoms and Elements case 3: Chelated Calcium case 4: The Discovery of Guacamolium (Gu) case 5: Running from Radiation Chapter 3 Compounds case 6: Swimming in Chromium case 7: Consuming Chromium Chapter 4 An Introduction to Organic case 8: Molecules in the Movies case 9: Food and Forensics Chapter 5 Gases, Liquids, and Solids case 10: Diving and Flying case 11: Vomiting on Vacation Chapter 6 Reactions case 12: All '-Caines' are Not the same case 13: Malaria and Methemoglobin Chapter 7 Solutions, Colloids, and Suspensions case 14: Surviving a Ship-Wreck case 15: Vanishing Varicose Veins case 16: Ineffective Antibiotics Chapter 8 Lipids and Membranes case 17: OTCs for Arthritis case 18: Patch Me Up Chapter 9 Acids, Bases, and Equilibrium case 19: Only Half Awake case 20: Diaper Rash Dilemma Chapter 10 Carboxylic Acids, Phenols, and Amines case 21: Treatments for Toothaches case 22: pH and the Parasite case 23: Which Vitamin C is Best for Me case 24: Medicine in the Mirror Chapter 11 Alcohols, Ethers, Aldehydes, and Ketones case 25: Sweet, Clear, Colorless, and Deadly case 26: Gallstones and Gasoline Chapter 12 Carbohydrates case 27: Scanning for Sugars case 28: A Polyhydroxy What? Chapter 13 Peptides, Proteins, and Enzymes case 29: The Case of the Red Hot Chili Peppers case 30: A Boost for Red Blood Cells Chapter 14 Nucleic Acids case 31: Surviving with Sickle Cell Anemia Chapter 15 Metabolism case 32: Intermingled Pathways case 33: WARNING! Detour Ahead