The final assignment is to write a case study. You will choose a disease from my list; however, you can use some creativity in developing your case if you so desire. For example, for deep vein thrombosis, you could make it something that arose after a long international flight.
The format you are to use is as follows:
Case presentation:
- Introductory sentence: A 25-year-old salesman presented with pain in his right leg.
- Describe the nature of the complaint including location, intensity, and associated symptoms.
- Describe the history of the complaint including details of the time and circumstances of the onset. Also, the evolution of the complaint.
- Describe the relieving and aggravating factors.
- Include other health histories.
- Include family history.
- Summarize the results of the physical examination.
- List tests/diagnostics that are ordered (Do make it relevant to the condition;)
- List a diagnosis.
- Give some possible treatments (Assume the patient lives long enough for treatment.)
- Give the general prognosis for this kind of condition.
- List citations (give between 3 and 8) in APA format.
Make it at least 200 words long, but no more than 500 words (not including the citations). Use at least 40 medical terms and/or abbreviations.
On a separate list, give the medical word/term definition, and break it into the parts with their meanings.
This should be similar to the case studies that were in the blogs, except with a bit more information on the conditions to add interest
Final Assignment: Case Presentation
Introduction:
Nature of the complaint including location, intensity and associated symptoms.
History of the complaint including details of the time and circumstances of the onset.
Relieving and aggravating factors.
Patient history.
Family history.
Results of Physical Examination.
Tests/diagnostics that are ordered.
Diagnosis
Possible treatments.
Prognosis.
Citations.
Medical word/term definitions (40 or more)
