Assignment:
Requirements:
• Be 5 to 10 pages including the title page, abstract page, and reference page
• Be double spaced
• Have a minimum of 3 sources documented (in-text citations & referenced)
• APA Style-Times New Roman, font size 12 pt., 1" margins on all sides
The assigned topic areas are:
• Cardiac
• Endocrine
• Gastrointestinal
• Genitourinary
Each specific topic must be submitted, but can only be submitted once. Each case study should be written up separately and completely. If the same topic/system is submitted twice, the repeated topic will receive a zero.
For each general topic area:
1. Select a possible abnormal study in the chosen topic area. NO CREDIT will be given if the disease state is not clearly identified (even if the remaining portions of the case study are submitted).
2. For each case study selected:
a. Identify the specific disease state and study to be discussed.
b. Describe the nuclear medicine procedure performed as it is done in your clinical training site. Be sure to include all technical information such as patient prep and why or why not, radiopharmaceutical used and why, dosage given, instrumentation settings and/or computer commands, preferred patient position, views taken, collimator used and why, etc.
c. Describe the medical history of a patient with this disease state, emphasizing those areas that may be pertinent to the tentative diagnosis forwhich the nuclear medicine study has been requested. Explain why thenuclear medicine study would be ordered based on the medical history.
d. Research and discuss all pertinent non-nuclear tests which may be orderedfor a patient with this disease state and explain why this information is beneficial to the physician for proper diagnosis (i.e., lab, x-rays, pulmonary function, etc.). Be specific. Discuss the expected test results relative to the tentative diagnoses.
e. Describe the results of a nuclear medicine study and explain how these results confirm or rule out the tentative diagnosis. Be specific. DO NOT send a copy of a physician's report or films, but you may use this information as the basis or as a guide for your discussion.
f. Research the disease state presented. Identify and discuss the disease state by answering the following:
i. Etiology (causes) of this disease state
ii. Typical signs/symptoms
iii. Treatment methods
iv. Prognosis of a patient with this disorder.
g. Cite all references used using an acceptable APA 6th edition format. A minimum of three references (not including dictionaries) should be cited.
Attachment:- Cardiac System.rar