Cardiac Marker Case Studies
By Dennis Schmidt
The learner will learn how to understand, interpret, and correlate cardiac marker test results.
You Be the Judge: Legal Components of Health Care
By Luci Gunderson
In this interactive object, learners consider three situations involving patient care. They then decide what legal principles are involved.
The Lymphatic System
By Robert Formanek
Learners study two diagrams of the lymphatic system and then test their knowledge in drag-and-drop exercises.
Respiratory System Drug Treatment Review
By Mary Rahr
Learners match respiratory drug actions to the appropriate drug category.
Newborn Jeopardy
By Carol Eschmann
Learners test their knowledge of the high risk newborn in this interactive game.
Health and Aging
By Ann Jadin
In this learning activity, learners review the value of health and wellness as it relates to exercise, nutrition, intimacy, and spirituality. Examples of each are identified, and learners are given the opportunity to reflect on how these examples are associated with health concerns in older adults.
Medical Asepsis
By Kathleen Sellnow
The learner will be able to see bacteria growth on common medical office surfaces.
Dietary Manager Training: Calculating FTEs
By Kristy Norenberg
Learners read how to calculate the full-time equivalent for hours worked by employees. Practice exercises complete the activity.
Dietary Manager Training: Digestion and Absorption of Protein
Learners follow the path of a protein food from consumption through digestion to absorption into the bloodstream.
Dietary Manager Training: Understanding the Nutrition Facts Label (Screencast)
Learners take a close look at the information on product labels concerning fat, fiber, and serving sizes. A quiz follows the lesson.
Differentiating Acid-Base Disturbances
By Kathleen Lee
Through the use of symbols and words, the learner reviews the etiologies, symptoms, and treatment of respiratory and metabolic acid-base disturbances.
Physical Development of Children
By Kathi Lengyel
In this interactive object, learners select the correct description of a child in the five stages of development in the following categories: pattern of growth, vital signs, organ development, vision and hearing, and developmental stage.
Mae's Illness: A Medical Imaging Case Study
By Kay Parish
In this learning object, learners will follow the illness of an 83-year-old woman, noting changes in her condition and ordering the appropriate medical imaging studies needed to inform her physicians about both her progress and her treatment options.
Dietary Manager Training: Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrates (Screencast)
Learners follow the path of a carbohydrate food from consumption through digestion to absorption into the bloodstream. In a matching exercise, students identify the main type of carbohydrate found in four different foods.
Taking Messages in a Medical Office (Screencast)
By Barb Portzen
In this screencast, people preparing to work in a medical office review the basic steps to follow when taking phone messages.
Ethical Decision Making
By Sharon Opsahl
In this interactive object, learners read the definitions of terms related to moral and ethical principles. They then use a process to analyze an ethical dilemma in a health care setting.
Root Words for the Medical Transcriptionist
By Patricia Pollock
Learners click on the root word of a medical term in the left-hand column and drag it to its definition in the right-hand column. There is a time limit, so students will need to train themselves to recognize these root words quickly. Students may repeat the activity as often as they wish. A total of 74 terms are given in random order.
EMT Basic Refresher: Patient Scenario #6
By Tim Sheehan
Learners follow an EMT call to a retirement community to assist a woman who is having difficulty breathing.
Calibrating a Thermometer
In this animated activity, students read directions on how to calibrate a thermometer.
Causes and Risk Factors of Cerebral Vascular Accidents
In this interactive object, the learner examines the causes, symptoms, and risk factors associated with a stroke. The terms "thrombus," "emboli," and "hemorrhage" are defined. A self-assessment of risk factors completes the activity.
Apical Pulse
By Maribeth Blankenheim
In this animated activity, learners practice listening and counting the apical pulse of adults, children, and infants.
The Dental X-ray Tubehead
By Joan Rohrer
Learners examine the components of the x-ray tubehead, a sealed, heavy metal housing that contains the x-ray tube that produces dental x-rays. This object is designed to help students understand the functions and safety features of the tubehead.
Cranial Nerves
By Carrie Thompson
In this highly interactive and animated object, learners complete three exercises to identify the cranial nerves and their functions.
Scheduling Appointments
This learning object reviews the procedures for making medical appointments. It can be applied to manual and electronic methods of making appointments.
Causes and Medical Treatment of Hip Fractures
Learners examine the factors that contribute to hip fractures including osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and osteomalacia.