c, Student comprehension is usually equivalent or greater with
computer-assistedinstruction (CAI). Although many researchers report greater
studentcomprehension with CAI, there are a comparable number that report
equivalentscores and a minority of studies that report lower scores. Thisis
an important point for judging the applicability of CAI forosteopathic
graduate medical education. Results vary dependingon the quality of the CAI
product. A well-designed product canbolster student comprehension, or it may
simply represent anequivalent replacement or supplement for traditional
teachingmethods. However, some CAI products are poorly designed and,thus,
are inferior to traditional teaching methods.
d. Morethan 20 million people are afflicted with asthma inthe
UnitedStates.
c. It is estimated that 6.2 million children (<18years)
currentlyhave asthma in the United States.
b, false.Conventional magnetic resonance imaging detects the
nuclearmagnetic resonance spectra of water in tissues. Magnetic resonance
spectroscopy,on the other hand, generally detects the resonance spectra of
chemicalcompounds other than water, allowing for a true depiction ofin situ
chemistry.
e, phosphocholine. Breast cancer cellscontain at least 10 times
morephosphocholine than do normalmammary epithelial cells. Magnetic
resonancespectroscopy makesit possible to profile this diagnostic markerfor
breast cancer.Creatine, lactate, myoinositol, and N-acetylaspartateare all
diagnosticmarkers for brain neoplasms.
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