Grand Rounds Activity
While learning about how the human body works and functions, we also got to learn about what can go wrong in the body and cause disease or illness. We were split into groups and each group was assigned a disease. When It was our turn, each person in our group had to act out and explain their symptoms to the "doctors" (other students) so the doctors could take notes and figure out what disease it was that they had. This activity simulates what would happen in a hospital where a group of doctors, nurses, etc. would go around to each patient in what they call Grand Rounds to talk about each patient and put their heads together to see if they could think of a solution to help the patient.
Grand Rounds
By Brandon Fields, Grace Olson, Shannon Nguyen, and Shasta Parker
The notes on all group’s symptoms. We have to have a claim, evidence, and reasoning for each patient in the form of a paragraph.
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Group 1
Have to take insulin shots
Blood sugar drops/strikes
Family history, passed down from gen to gen
Can't make insulin
Blurred vision
Changing appetite
Diagnosis:
Type 1 diabetes
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Group 2
Fatigue
extreme thirst
Hunger
Fevers
weight loss
slow wound healing
blurry vision
Not genetic
Frequent urine
dehydrated
Diagnosis:
Type 2 diabetes
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Group 3
Pain in midsection
Purple stretch marks
Bruise easily, fatigue, red face
Family history = ??? (never talked about)
Thinning of the legs
Diagnosis: Cushing's syndrome
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Grup 5
Muscle spasms
Low calcium
Muscle aches and cramps
Tingling and burning
Dry skin and hair loss
Brittle nails
Fatigue
Anxiety and depression
Diagnosis:
Hypoparathyroidism
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Grump 6
Large tongue
Erectile dysfunction
Protruding jaw
Snoring
Fatigue
Enlarged organs
Deepening voice
Large ears
Vision disorder
Diagnosis:
Acromegaly
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Group 7
Abnormal fluid collections
Heart abnormalities
Abnormal kidneys
Wide or weblike neck
Receding or small lower jaw
High narrow roof of the mouth
Diagnosis: Turner syndrome
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Possible ailments:
Growth hormone deficiency
Type 1 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes
Cushing’s disease
Hypoparathyroidism
Graves disease
Acromegaly
Turner syndrome
DIAGNOSIS PARAGRAPHS
Group One Paragraph:
The patient from group one has Type 1 Diabetes, and this can be proven in a variety of ways. Firstly, they have fluctuating blood sugar levels, a major indicator that this ailment is diabetes. This is caused by low insulin levels, which means this patient has to take insulin shots. Type 1 Diabetes causes insulin levels in the body to drop because it destroys the pancreas’ beta cells, which produce insulin. Insulin is used to move sugars into body tissues, which means that the patient has fluctuating blood sugar levels because of their lack of this essential hormone. The reason this patient has Type 1 Diabetes, not Type 2 Diabetes, is because Type 1 is genetic, and the patient’s family had a history of Diabetes. For all these reasons, patient 1 has Type 1 Diabetes.
Group Two Paragraph
The patient from group two has Type 2 Diabetes. They have many symptoms indicating that they have Type 2 Diabetes. First of all, they have fatigue, extreme thirst, and hunger. They also have fevers and weight loss. The patient has also been experiencing blurry vision and slow wound healing. In addition, their disease is not genetic, which means it is not Type 1 Diabetes.
Group 3 Paragraph
The patient from Group 3 has Cushing's Syndrome. The patient has been showing the following symptoms: pain in midsection, purple stretch marks, and thinning of the legs. The patient bruises easily, has a red face and fatigue as well. This syndrome is when your body has abnormally high levels of a hormone called cortisol.
Group 4 Paragraph:
That’s us! So… no paragraph.
Group 5 Paragraph:
The patient from Group 5 has hypoparathyroidism. The symptoms that the patient has been showing are muscle spasms, muscle aches and cramps. The patient also reported having tingling and burning as well as dry skin, hair loss, and brittle nails. Further inspection shows that the patient has low calcium as well as fatigue, anxiety and depression. All of these symptoms lead to one only diagnosis: hypoparathyroidism.
Group 6 Paragraph:
The patient from group 6 has acromegaly. The symptoms the patient has been showing are large ears, a large tongue, deepening voice, and a protruding jaw. Other symptoms include erectile dysfunction, snoring, fatigue, as well as enlarged organs and vision problems. All these symptoms indicate that the patient has acromegaly.
Group 7 Paragraph:
The patient from group 7 has Turner Syndrome, as they show all the same symptoms as someone who has the illness. The patient has abnormal fluid collections, heart abnormalities, abnormal kidneys, a wide neck, a receding or small lower jaw, and a high, narrow roof of the mouth. These are all highly characteristic of Turner Syndrome, which occurs when a woman is missing an X chromosome. Therefore, the patient has Turner Syndrome.
By Brandon Fields, Grace Olson, Shannon Nguyen, and Shasta Parker
The notes on all group’s symptoms. We have to have a claim, evidence, and reasoning for each patient in the form of a paragraph.
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Group 1
Have to take insulin shots
Blood sugar drops/strikes
Family history, passed down from gen to gen
Can't make insulin
Blurred vision
Changing appetite
Diagnosis:
Type 1 diabetes
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Group 2
Fatigue
extreme thirst
Hunger
Fevers
weight loss
slow wound healing
blurry vision
Not genetic
Frequent urine
dehydrated
Diagnosis:
Type 2 diabetes
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Group 3
Pain in midsection
Purple stretch marks
Bruise easily, fatigue, red face
Family history = ??? (never talked about)
Thinning of the legs
Diagnosis: Cushing's syndrome
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Grup 5
Muscle spasms
Low calcium
Muscle aches and cramps
Tingling and burning
Dry skin and hair loss
Brittle nails
Fatigue
Anxiety and depression
Diagnosis:
Hypoparathyroidism
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Grump 6
Large tongue
Erectile dysfunction
Protruding jaw
Snoring
Fatigue
Enlarged organs
Deepening voice
Large ears
Vision disorder
Diagnosis:
Acromegaly
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Group 7
Abnormal fluid collections
Heart abnormalities
Abnormal kidneys
Wide or weblike neck
Receding or small lower jaw
High narrow roof of the mouth
Diagnosis: Turner syndrome
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Possible ailments:
Growth hormone deficiency
Type 1 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes
Cushing’s disease
Hypoparathyroidism
Graves disease
Acromegaly
Turner syndrome
DIAGNOSIS PARAGRAPHS
Group One Paragraph:
The patient from group one has Type 1 Diabetes, and this can be proven in a variety of ways. Firstly, they have fluctuating blood sugar levels, a major indicator that this ailment is diabetes. This is caused by low insulin levels, which means this patient has to take insulin shots. Type 1 Diabetes causes insulin levels in the body to drop because it destroys the pancreas’ beta cells, which produce insulin. Insulin is used to move sugars into body tissues, which means that the patient has fluctuating blood sugar levels because of their lack of this essential hormone. The reason this patient has Type 1 Diabetes, not Type 2 Diabetes, is because Type 1 is genetic, and the patient’s family had a history of Diabetes. For all these reasons, patient 1 has Type 1 Diabetes.
Group Two Paragraph
The patient from group two has Type 2 Diabetes. They have many symptoms indicating that they have Type 2 Diabetes. First of all, they have fatigue, extreme thirst, and hunger. They also have fevers and weight loss. The patient has also been experiencing blurry vision and slow wound healing. In addition, their disease is not genetic, which means it is not Type 1 Diabetes.
Group 3 Paragraph
The patient from Group 3 has Cushing's Syndrome. The patient has been showing the following symptoms: pain in midsection, purple stretch marks, and thinning of the legs. The patient bruises easily, has a red face and fatigue as well. This syndrome is when your body has abnormally high levels of a hormone called cortisol.
Group 4 Paragraph:
That’s us! So… no paragraph.
Group 5 Paragraph:
The patient from Group 5 has hypoparathyroidism. The symptoms that the patient has been showing are muscle spasms, muscle aches and cramps. The patient also reported having tingling and burning as well as dry skin, hair loss, and brittle nails. Further inspection shows that the patient has low calcium as well as fatigue, anxiety and depression. All of these symptoms lead to one only diagnosis: hypoparathyroidism.
Group 6 Paragraph:
The patient from group 6 has acromegaly. The symptoms the patient has been showing are large ears, a large tongue, deepening voice, and a protruding jaw. Other symptoms include erectile dysfunction, snoring, fatigue, as well as enlarged organs and vision problems. All these symptoms indicate that the patient has acromegaly.
Group 7 Paragraph:
The patient from group 7 has Turner Syndrome, as they show all the same symptoms as someone who has the illness. The patient has abnormal fluid collections, heart abnormalities, abnormal kidneys, a wide neck, a receding or small lower jaw, and a high, narrow roof of the mouth. These are all highly characteristic of Turner Syndrome, which occurs when a woman is missing an X chromosome. Therefore, the patient has Turner Syndrome.