an interactive computer simulation of experiments on guinea pig airways designed to teach the fundamental pharmacology of the airways
David Dewhurst, Helen Jones, Clive Page & Stewart Cromar
1. AIMS, INTRODUCTION and METHODS sections of the program use a combination of text and high-resolution colour graphics to describe:
2. EXPERIMENTS is the main section and allows the student to select, from a menu, to study the effects of various mediators and inhibitory agents in the normal and allergen-sensitized animals.
Normal Guinea Pig:
Allergen-sensitized Guinea Pig:
each experiment the display shows simultaneous traces of resistance,
dynamic compliance and blood pressure which are presented in a form
similar to that in the Mumed recording system. Each set of data is accompanied
by self-assessment questions which demand interpretation of experimental
data presented to them, and an understanding of the underlying control
mechanisms. These student-centred activities make the program useful
for self-directed learning or, in the ideal situation, it would be incorporated
into a structured teaching programme and used with a teacher-designed
workbook. It is envisaged that the program could be used in a number
of ways: to better prepare students who will perform the practical at
a later date; to debrief students after they have performed the practical;
as a fallback to provide data for students whose experiments
were unsuccessful; as an alternative to the practical, though it should
be remembered that different learning objectives may be achieved.
Language Versions: English
Recommended System Requirements:
Target Audience: Undergraduate students of pharmacology, pharmacy, medicine and dentistry.
Price: £250 (multiuser, educational license)
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