update:
patient bloodwork is available here and their ECG results are here for the bloodwork, the first number is the patient's result. The second number is the normal range and the third column shows units
You may approach the patients during FIT time and some , not all are available during our class time. Many are not available during lunch. You have until the end of the week to solve this problem.
Disease Activity 2025 STUDENT HANDOUT
The powerpoint introducing this activity is on TEAMS
Name/s _______________________________________________________ block ______________________
Patient HISTORY :
WHAT IS THE NAME OF YOUR PATIENT? WHAT IS THEIR BACKGROUND? TELL ME SOME THINGS ABOUT THEM THAT ARE NOT MENTIONED IN THE BIOGRAPHIES
patient Symptoms
1. Observe any physical and emotional symptoms of your patient. What are the symptoms that you observe? Are they experiencing discomfort or pain anywhere? Do they have pain in the belly or the head etc?
2. Ask your patients some questions and record their responses . Examples of questions:
Do they have any of these symptoms: fever, chills, shortness of breath, nausea, headache, chest pain, runny nose, cough, productive cough? (with phlegm) . Do they have a sense of fullness, pain anywhere in the head, ear, throat? Have they ever been exposed to people who are sick? Do they have, contact with environmental pollution like coal dust, asbestos or any other substance? . Do they smoke? What is their overall mood? Do they have any gastrointestinal symptoms? Ask if they have been swabbed for bacterial infection.
- Give your patient a physical exam. Ask them to open their mouth to say AAAHH. Ask to look into their ear. Using your stethoscope, Listen for lung sounds on their back. What do you hear?
https://depts.washington.edu/physdx/pulmonary/tech.html
Do they have any copies of their imaging such as an X-ray?
- List three conditions that can possibly match what you observe: What evidence do you have for your conclusions.
- What possible laboratory tests might need to be ordered to confirm your diagnosis? Did they get any diagnostics done? Blood pressure, chest x-ray, a bacterial culture?
Their bloodwork and any other test results will be given to you at a later time.
- What does the blood agar swab tell you?
7. Would you suggest that this patient follow up with a medical doctor? Why or why not? What tests do you think their doctor will order to confirm your hypothesis.
ASSIGNMENT. 72 marks total
Answer all the questions and write a report due at the end of the activity . Your report must show that yoi use EVIDENCE TO COME TO YOUR CONCLUSIONS and you communicate that evidence clearly out of 60 marks
You can also post pictures of interviewing patients on the class observation site with the full names of your group. Remember to ask before taking a picture of anyone
You managed to interview and write observations on all 12 patients out of 12 marks.
