HTHSCI 3PA2 · 2025–2026

Integrated Pathophysiology for Nursing

Interactive lessons for BScN Level 3 students. Each lesson bundles mechanism-level pathophysiology with clinical nursing reasoning, interactive demos, manim animations, and a per-topic mastery sidebar that invites deeper discussion with the embedded tutor.

Institution  McMaster University Level  BScN Year 3 Format  React + Vite; KaTeX; embedded tutor
How to use: open any lesson below. Tabs across the top are topics; each topic has interactive demos, worked mechanism diagrams, and a violet "Beyond the course" sidebar with a suggested question to ask the tutor. Press Ctrl‑/ inside a lesson to toggle the tutor panel.

Lessons

01  ·  7 topics

Cardiovascular Function →

Atherosclerosis, myocardial ischemia, the ACS continuum (unstable angina, NSTEMI, STEMI), ECG and cardiac biomarkers, MI pharmacologic management, and heart failure (HFrEF vs HFpEF, four pillars).

8 demos 1 manim 7 mastery
02  ·  8 topics

The Immune System →

Three lines of defence, adaptive immunity and V(D)J diversity, T cells and MHC, B cells and antibody classes, memory and vaccination, self-tolerance and autoimmunity, hypersensitivity and anaphylaxis, HIV and HAART.

10 demos 2 manim 8 mastery
03  ·  6 topics

Multiple Interacting Systems →

Burn injury as the exemplar of multi-system pathophysiology. Homeostasis, TBSA estimation (Rule of 9s and Lund-Browder), Jackson's zones, burn shock and Parkland fluid resuscitation, hypermetabolism and burn-related AKI, MODS.

14 demos 1 manim 6 mastery