Select a case study from your workplace. If you are not currently working you may use a patient that you have previously cared for. This patient must be experiencing 2 significant health issues. Please see Canvas for further details.
Part A: Background
1-Introduction
-Provide a brief introduction to the case (remember to use a pseudonym for your patient) which includes presenting problems and medical diagnosis. Include a summary of the patient’s history (past medical and social history), presenting signs and symptoms, relevant diagnostic and pathology test results, and current medications.
2-Problems
– Identify the signs and symptoms that you believe to be altered for your patient, and prioritise these according to clinical urgency using the A-G format.
- Discussion
– Discuss the pathophysiology underlying the altered signs and symptoms, with reference to the patient’s disease process. Within this section you need to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the relationships between the patients’ signs and symptoms,
and the underlying cellular AND systemic pathophysiological processes.
4-Conclusion.
Criteria:
Identification of significant underlying pathophysiological process impacting your patient, and provision of a comprehensive patent history (20%)
Identify and prioritise the altered physical findings (20%)
Discussion of cellular and systemic pathophysiology underlying the altered signs and symptoms (60%)
Note: Students are strongly advised to consult the supplied resources in Canvas for guidance about assignment structuring, writing and referencing for all assignments.
2.8 Assignment 2: Patient case study: Patient case study: Examining pathophysiological processes (50%)
Module 5 Body maintenance pathophysiology – urinary, fluids and electrolytes
Assessment 2: Case study
Select a case study from your workplace. If you are not currently working you may use a patient that you have previously cared for. This patient must be experiencing 2 significant health issues. Examples may include a person with a respiratory illness with a previous diagnosis of diabetes, or a person with cardiac issues with a previous diagnosis of dementia.
1. Introduction -Provide a brief introduction to the case (remember to use a pseudonym for your
patient) which includes presenting problems and medical diagnosis. Include a summary of the
patient’s history (past medical and social history), presenting signs and symptoms, relevant
diagnostic and pathology test results, and current medications.
2. Problems – Identify the signs and symptoms that you believe to be altered for your patient, and prioritise these according to clinical urgency using the A-G format.
3. Discussion – Discuss the pathophysiology underlying the altered signs and symptoms, with reference to the patient’s disease process. Within this section you need to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the relationships between the patients’ signs and symptoms, and the underlying cellular AND systemic pathophysiological processes.
4. Conclusion.
NB
- You cannot use a patient already used from a previous assessment, and this assignment cannot be used again in your postgraduate studies.
