MSII Schedule

MLC II : Pathophysiologic Mechanisms of Disease (Spring 2008)
(click here for the Fall 2007 schedule)

Class meets on Mondays from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Wednesdays from 11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. and Fridays from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in 1159 Weiskotten. * Occasional double Wednesday sessions meet from 10:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.

Case readings in BLUE, supplemental articles in ORANGE


Jan	7	Case 3-2000 [NEJM 342(4): 264, 2000]
	9	Handout: Mechanisms of edema
	11	Central role of vasopressin in sodium/water retention in hypo- and hypervolemic nephrotic patients: A unifying hypothesis [J Nephrol 17(5): 653, 2004]; Assignment: Nephrotic syndrome
	14	Case 36-2006 [NEJM 355(21): 2237, 2006]
	16	Complete module Case F - see "Case Studies" tab
	18	Assignment: Disease outlines; Assignment: Case 36-2006 questions
	22	(Complete module Cases B & G - see "Case Studies" tab)
	23*	Case 11-2004 [NEJM 354(26): 2803, 2004]
	25	(Complete module Cases C, I & M - see "Case Studies" tab)
	28	Case 31-2007 [NEJM 355(23): 2468, 2007]
	29	(Complete module Case H - see "Case Studies" tab)
	30
Feb	1	Systemic disease mini-cases(click here for the take-home portion)
	4	Complete module Case 4 (click here for printable .pdf)
	5	(Read patient synposis "The One Patient Renal Curriculum")
	6	Renal review: mock examination
	11	Unit V Examination
	13*	Case 35-2007 [NEJM 357(20): 2068, 2007]
	15	Hypothesis due
	18	Case 31-2006 [NEJM 355(15): 1593, 2006]
	20	Outlines: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
	22	Bariatric Surgery for Morbid Obesity [NEJM 356(21): 2176, 2007]; Missing Link [NEJM 357(8): 818, 2007]
	25	A hypertensive emergency in an obese young woman [Cleve Clin J Med 73(2): 110, 2006]; Related handout
	27	Molecular mechanisms of preeclampsia [Microvascular Research 75:1, 2008]; Related handout
	29	Assignment: Normal pregnancy and preeclampsia outlines and case hypothesis
March	3	Concurrent IVF and spontaneous conception resulting in a quadruplet pregnancy [Human Reprod 16(11): 2324, 2001]
	7
	14	Unit VI Examination
	24	"Enterovirus Infection in Taiwan" Package
	26	The 1998 Enterovirus 71 Outbreak in Taiwan: Pathogenesis and Management [Clin Infect Dis 34(Suppl 2): S52, 2002]
	28	Hypothesis due
	31	Case 35-2002 [NEJM 347(20): 1604, 2002]
April	2
	4	Hypothesis due
	7	Case 24-2000 [NEJM 343(6): 420, 2000]
	9	Tales from the Temporal Lobes [NEJM 352(2): 119, 2005]
	11
	14	Case 16-2002 [NEJM 346(21): 1651, 2002]
	16	Thrombosis of the Cerebral Veins and Sinuses [NEJM 352(17): 1791, 2005]
	18	Wrap-up part 1
	21	Wrap-up part 2
	25	Unit VII Examination
May	9	Make-up case #1: Case 12-1995 [NEJM 332(16): 1083, 1995] Make-up case #2: Case 35-2001 [NEJM 345(20: 1483, 2001]

Normal lab values at MGH [NEJM 351(15):1548, 2004]

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