HOMEWORK ATSDR CSEM
Taking an Environmental Health History
atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/csem.asp?csem=17&po=o (or pdf on moodle
complete post-test questions 1-8 by next class

class on week 11 is when we get the take-home final
due friday week 12
homeworks will be reviewed over Thanksgiving
and notice given to students who haven't complete them
no homeworks will be graded late

ACAM & AAEM conference in PDX this week
Marianne Marchese is speaking, 2002 NCNM grad
her book: 8 Wks to Wmns Wellness
( notes (melanoma notes integrated from this date back, radiation notes integrated from this entry to radiation protocol)Collapse )

final will be case based and we prob will see at least one of these cases: know leukemia
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*designates something to know for the test
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GENERAL NOTES:
--myeloid neoplasms incl: leukemias, myelodysplastic syndromes, histiocytoses, plasma cell dz
--malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissue-->marrow replacement
--decreased apoptosis of cells --> increase in #'s
--ETIO: HTLV-1, oncogenes (p53), envir: EMF, benzene, radiation, x-rays, chemo drugs
--malignancy is found in 50% of pts with unexpected increased platelet counts (esp CML)
--acutes have immatures in PB, esp blasts
--chronics have more mature cells
--over 30% blasts in marrow usu means leukemia
--best way to differentiate btw B-cell and T-cell types: immunophenotyping
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