MODULE 2 · CONCLUSION & ASSESSMENT
Reading the numbers as evidence
You now hold the chemistry the chart was written in — atomsThe smallest units of matter that retain the properties of an element. and bonds, acids and buffersSubstances that resist changes in pH., the energyThe capacity to do work or cause change. a fever costs, and how a protein folds. Here we read her bloodwork back with that vocabulary and log the second clue.
Why the markers were never wrong
Every raised marker on Stina’s chart was a real measurement of a real process. What was wrong was the assumption that inflammation only happens during an event you can see. Acute-phase proteinsLarge molecules made of amino acids with various functions in the body. rise because the liverA large organ that produces bile, detoxifies blood, and stores nutrients. is being told to make them, and hers was being told continuously.
That is why the between-attack numbers matter more than the during-attack ones. A marker that comes down between episodes describes something that starts and stops. A marker that never comes down describes something that never stops.
LAB ERROR
Noise you can discard
A value that does not reproduce, does not fit the clinical picture, and disappears on a repeat draw.
ACUTE-PHASE SIGNAL
A process you must explain
A reproducible rise driven by cytokines acting on the liver. It persists because the driver persists.
Chart Clue #2 — logged
CLUE #2
When Proteins Misfold
Protein structure, and what amyloid really is. This entry joins the diagnostic timeline the whole course is assembling.
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Check everything from Module 2
These activities assess the module as a whole — every part, not just one. Work down from low-stakes self-check to the graded quiz, then consolidate. Each H5P box below is waiting for its shortcode id.
Tier 1 · Self-check — warm up, ungraded
DIALOG CARDS · All parts
Module 2 Flashcards: Term → Meaning
Flip every core term the module introduced, in both directions.
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FIND THE WORDS · All parts
Module 2 Word Search
Recognize the module’s vocabulary in a grid — a painless first pass.
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CROSSWORD · All parts
Module 2 Terms Crossword
Definitions to terms across the whole module’s vocabulary.
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MEMORY GAME · All parts
Match the Structure to Its Function
Pair each structure this module built with what it actually does.
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Tier 2 · Graded — the module quiz
QUESTION SET · All parts
Module 2 Mixed Review
A mixed check drawing one or two questions from every part.
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QUESTION SET · All parts
Module 2 Image Check
Picture questions — identify structures on diagrams and slides.
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Tier 3 · Consolidate — lock in the big ideas
SUMMARY · All parts
Module 2 Key Takeaways
Choose the statement that survives scrutiny in each set.
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DRAG THE WORDS · Part 7
The Distinction in One Sentence
Rebuild the sentence that separates lab error from acute-phase signal.
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Where this goes next
Module 3 — The Cell & Its Transport. A stack of visits ending in the same sentence: no source of infection identified. This module builds the cell and its transport systems, then walks into the one cell where Stina’s disease actually lives. Begin Module 3 →
List of terms
- atoms
- buffers
- energy
- proteins
- liver