Educational Case: Understanding Kwashiorkor and Marasmus: Disease Mechanisms and Pathologic Consequences. (24th August 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bunker, Sarah; Pandey, Jyotsna
• Is Part Of: Academic pathology. Volume 8(2021:Jan./Dec.)
• Publication Date: 2021-08-24
• Subjects: pathology competencies -- disease mechanisms -- metabolic and nutritional mechanisms -- nutrient deprivation -- malnutrition -- protein-energy malnutrition -- kwashiorkor -- marasmus; Pathology -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- North America -- Periodicals; Pathology; Periodicals; 616.0707117
• DOI: 10.1177/23742895211037027
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2374-2895

Abstract

The following fictional case is intended as a learning tool within the Pathology Competencies for Medical Education (PCME), a set of national standards for teaching pathology. These are divided into three basic competencies: Disease Mechanisms and Processes, Organ System Pathology, and Diagnostic Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology. For additional information, and a full list of learning objectives for all three competencies, see http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2374289517715040 . 1