Prologue -- Introduction -- Case Study #1: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) -- Learning Objectives -- Patient: Erin Johns -- At Home -- Emergency Room -- Case Study #2: Pneumonia -- Learning Objectives -- Patient: Erin Johns -- At Home -- Day 0: Emergency Room -- Day 1: Emergency Room -- Day 1: Medical Ward -- Day 2: Medical Ward -- Day 3: Medical Ward -- Day 4: Medical Ward -- Discharge -- Case Study #3: Unstable Angina (UA) -- Learning Objectives -- Patient: Harj Singh -- At Home -- Emergency Room -- Case Study #4: Heart Failure (HF) -- Learning Objectives -- Patient: Meryl Smith -- In the Supermarket -- Emergency Room -- Day 0: Medical Ward -- Day 1: Medical Ward -- Day 2: Medical Ward -- Day 3: Medical Ward -- Case Study #5: Motor Vehicle Collision (MVC) -- Learning Objectives -- Patient: Aaron Knoll -- Crash Scene -- Emergency Room -- Operating Room -- Post Anaesthesia Care Unit (PACU) -- Surgical Ward -- Case Study #6: Sepsis -- Learning Objectives -- Patient: George Thomas -- Sleepy Hollow Care Facility -- Emergency Room -- Day 1: Medical Ward -- Day 2: Medical Ward -- Case Study #7: Colon Cancer -- Learning Objectives -- Patient: Fred Johnson -- Two Months Ago -- Pre-Surgery Admission -- Operating Room -- Surgical Ward -- Case Study #8: Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) -- Learning Objectives -- Patient: Jamie Douglas -- Surgical Ward -- Appendix: OverviewAbout the Authors

Health Case Studies is composed of eight separate health case studies. Each case study includes the patient narrative or story that models the best practice (at the time of publishing) in healthcare settings. Associated with each case is a set of specific learning objectives to support learning and facilitate educational strategies and evaluation. The case studies can be used online in a learning management system, in a classroom discussion, in a printed course pack or as part of a textbook created by the instructor. This flexibility is intentional and allows the educator to choose how best to convey the concepts presented in each case to the learner. Because these case studies were primarily developed for an electronic healthcare system, they are based predominantly in an acute healthcare setting. Educators can augment each case study to include primary healthcare settings, outpatient clinics, assisted living environments, and other contexts as relevant.

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