Title of article :
Educational Case: Iron Overload and Hemochromatosis
Author/Authors :
Borowitz, Michael J. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA , Moliterno, Alison Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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
Keywords :
pathology competencies , organ system pathology , hematopathology , anemia , iron overload , hemochromatosis , genetic mechanisms , inheritance patterns
Journal title :
Academic Pathology
