Focus On Life Science: California Grade 7

Chapter 10: The Cardiopulmonary System and Pressure

Real World Science Links

Career:

http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/1531/One_of_Louisianas_finest_Vivien_Thomas
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Press_releases/2004/05_25_04.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/partners/legacy/l_colleagues_thomas.html
http://www.medicalarchives.jhmi.edu/sgml/thomasvt.html
http://www.medicalarchives.jhmi.edu/vthomas.htm
http://www.msm.edu/admissions/CRSP/crsp/viven%20thomas%20high%20school%20research%20program.htm

Technology:

http://www.ucla.edu/spotlight/archive/html_2001_2002/fac1101_laks.html
http://www.katu.com/health/story.asp?ID=79968
http://www.surgery.medsch.ucla.edu/cardiac/Clinical_Alternate%20Heart%20Transplant%20Program.shtml
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9708/22/broken.hearts/index.html
http://www.ctdn.org/resources_public.php#Statistics
http://www.unos.org/Resources/factsheets.asp?fs=1

History:

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4473
http://science.howstuffworks.com/question146.htm
http://alzheimers.about.com/od/treatmentoptions/a/blood_pressure.htm?once=true&
http://www.lifeclinic.com/focus/blood/whatisit.asp
http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/heart-encyclopedia/disease/hypertension.htm

Society:

http://www.dhs.ca.gov/hisp/chs/OHIR/reports/countyhealthfacts/asthmachild2003.pdf
http://www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu/pubs/files/AsthmaPB05022002.pdf

Students can find phone numbers to call for local information here:

http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=37991