Rough draft.This research track is under review with Dr. Atit's lab. Content and sequence may still change.
Here's an example of what's due today
When a Cleft Is an Airway Emergency
Disease domain · Lesson 7 of 20 · Shared clinical backbone (the cleft team)
Today's goal: Students will identify the Pierre Robin sequence triad and explain why glossoptosis turns a cleft into an airway emergency, then place Mateo on that risk spectrum.
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What a finished product looks like
This is a model of the work you should turn in. Use it to check your own: match the structure and the level of detail, do not copy it. Your wording should be your own.
Airway triage table
Completes: A rapid SAFE/EMERGENCY airway triage with the deciding feature and a first treatment for each emergency.
30-second airway triage:
- (a) Mateo: SAFE. Deciding feature: normal jaw and forward tongue, quiet breathing. No intervention needed.
- (b) Baby R: EMERGENCY. Deciding feature: micrognathia + glossoptosis + color drop on the back (Pierre Robin sequence). First treatment: prone or side positioning, then escalate (nasopharyngeal airway, CPAP) if needed.
- (c) Cleft palate, normal jaw, forward tongue, quiet breathing: SAFE. Deciding feature: no micrognathia or glossoptosis.
- (d) Tiny jaw, noisy breathing, color dropping on the back: EMERGENCY. Deciding feature: small jaw with tongue-based obstruction. First treatment: positioning first, then escalate.
Also due today: Note the safe-sleep caveat: prone positioning here is a supervised medical exception for PRS airway, not general infant sleep advice.
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How this was built, step by step
The finished product above did not appear all at once. Here is the path from the question to the turned-in work, so you can follow the same steps.
- 1Start from today's question: What makes a a breathing emergency in one baby and not another?
- 2Work the Model and the Explore questions to reason it out before writing anything.
- 3Pull the specific evidence the product needs from the reading and any database you used.
- 4Write it up in the required format: Do a 30-second airway : for each of four babies (Mateo; Baby R; a with normal jaw, forward tongue, quiet breathing; a tiny jaw with noisy breathing and color dropping on the back), mark SAFE or EMERGENCY, name the one feature that decided it, and write the first treatment for the emergency cases.
- 5Check it against the rubric, then submit.
How this is graded (rubric)
For: Do a 30-second airway triage: for each of four babies (Mateo; Baby R; a cleft palate with normal jaw, forward tongue, quiet breathing; a tiny jaw with noisy breathing and color dropping on the back), mark SAFE or EMERGENCY, name the one feature that decided it, and write the first treatment for the emergency cases.
| Criterion | Proficient | Developing | Beginning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complete | Every required part of the artifact is present and filled in. | Most parts are present, but one is missing or left blank. | Several parts are missing. |
| Accurate | The science and data are correct and match the evidence. | Mostly correct, with a small factual slip. | Key science or data is wrong. |
| Scientific reasoning (CER) | States a claim, backs it with specific evidence, and explains the reasoning. | Has a claim and evidence, but the reasoning is thin or missing. | Gives an answer with no evidence or reasoning. |
| Professional communication | Clear, organized, and labeled the way a clinician or scientist would write it. | Readable but disorganized or missing labels. | Hard to follow. |
| Submitted | Turned in the right way (Schoology for routine work) and confirmed. | Turned in, but in the wrong place or unconfirmed. | Not turned in. |
How the model answer scores against this rubric
- CompleteProficient: Nothing is left blank: the model fills every part of "Do a 30-second airway triage: for each of four babies (Mateo; Baby R; a cleft palate with normal jaw, forward tongue, quiet breathing; a tiny jaw with noisy breathing and color dropping on the back), mark SAFE or EMERGENCY, name the one feature that decided it, and write the first treatment for the emergency cases.".
- AccurateProficient: Every number and claim matches the case evidence.
- Scientific reasoning (CER)Proficient: It names a claim, cites the specific evidence, and explains the reasoning, not just the answer.
- Professional communicationProficient: It is organized and labeled like a real chart note.
- SubmittedProficient: It would be turned in on Schoology and confirmed.
Check yourself
WebXam problem for today's skill
One exam-style question that uses exactly what you practiced today. Try it before you reveal the answer, then read why each choice is right or wrong.
WebXam-style domain: Structure and function of body systemsSelf-check skill: Recognizing the Pierre Robin cause chain and triaging airway risk
A newborn with a wide U-shaped cleft palate has a very small jaw and turns dusky on her back, improving only when placed prone. Which cause-and-effect chain explains the airway emergency?
Tap an answer to see the full explanation. Nothing is recorded or graded.