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Practice Editing Here (Nov 23rd in-class Wiki session work)

 * This is a place to practice clicking the "edit" button and practice adding references (via the citation button).
 * Heat stroke.

Assignment # 3

 * Note: You will be emailing your assignment # 3 directly to your tutor, however, please paste a version here that excludes your personal information. This will allow us to support your efforts on Wikipedia prior to editing "live" in the article.
 * Proposed Changes: I plan to create a new section entitled Pathophysiology. My planned changes include inserting the following: “The pathophysiology of heat stroke involves an intense heat overload followed by a failure of the body’s thermoregulatory mechanisms. More specifically, heat stroke leads to inflammatory and coagulation responses that can damage the vascular endothelium and result in numerous platelet complications, including decreased platelet counts, platelet clumping, and suppressed platelet release from bone marrow.”
 * Rationale for proposed change: Rationale: This pathophysiology is helpful in understanding certain key clinical manifestations of heat stroke (such as heat stroke-induced systemic inflammatory response syndrome and disseminated intravascular coagulation). This addition is necessary because, as the article currently stands, there is no mention of pathophysiology at all. With proper knowledge of the ways in which our body’s structure and function can become disordered, comes the ability to more thoroughly understand heat stroke and to design rational and effective treatments.  Source: Hifumi, T., Kondo, Y., Shimizu, K., & Miyake, Y. (2018). Heat stroke. Journal of intensive care, 6(1), 30.  Area of controversy: Not applicable.
 * Critique of Source: One potential weakness of this secondary source is the fact that it has been cited less than 30 times and has garnered minimal online attention. Moreover, the authors are all from the same region in Japan, which could plausibly bias reporting in a way that interprofessional research collaborations might have been able to mitigate.  One strength lies in the fact that two accepted definitions/classifications of heat stroke were provided as key background information and presented in an equitable manner. Additionally, the references listed in this secondary source are plentiful, recent, and derived from reputable journals.  While the source appears to be treatment-oriented, it nonetheless presents the pathophysiology of heat stroke in a balanced and helpful manner.

What to post on the Wikipedia article talk page?

 * This will also be covered on Nov 23rd in class. Your group should use the below template to share an outline of your proposed improvements (including your new wording and citations). Article talk pages are not places to share your assignment answers. The Wikipedia community will be more interested in viewing your exact article improvement suggestions including where you plan to improve the article (which section), what wording you suggest, and the exact citation (Note: all citations must meet WP:MEDRS)
 * You will not be able to paste citations directly from your sandbox to talk pages (unless you are interested in editing/learning Wiki-code in the "source editing" mode). We suggest re-adding your citations on the talk page manually (using the cite button and populating the citation by pasting in the DOI, website, or PMID). You will have to repeat this process yet again when you edit the actual article live.
 * Talk Page Template: CARL Medical Editing Initiative/Fall 2020/Talk Page Template