Educational Case: Opportunistic Infections of the Central Nervous System. (29th January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Toffel, Steven; Velez, Lymaries; Trejo-Lopez, Jorge; Beal, Stacy G.; Kresak, Jesse L.
• Is Part Of: Academic pathology. (2020:Jan./Dec.)
• Publication Date: 2020-01-29
• Subjects: pathology competencies -- organ system pathology -- central nervous system -- infections -- toxoplasmosis -- human polyomavirus 2 (JC virus) -- cytomegalovirus -- Cryptococcus -- tuberculosis; Pathology -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- North America -- Periodicals; Pathology; Periodicals; 616.0707117
• DOI: 10.1177/2374289520901809
• 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