ERDoc Posted April 4, 2007 Posted April 4, 2007 Hey Dwayne, I'm not quite sure what I'm looking for, and I think thats one of the problems. The assignment is basically "Define and discuss these two aspects of diagnosis: Differential Diagnosis and Provisional Diagnosis" (1500 words) then it goes on to compare the DDx of a CP case and a shock case. There is a plenty information around DDx lists for specific diseases, but I can not find much about DDx and the provisional diagnosis in itself. The wiki stuff (and the about.com and answers.com) is good but unfortunately I can't use it as reference material Cheers I'm a little confused. Ar you supposed to define what a differential diagnosis and a provisional diagnosis is or are you supposed to develop a DDx and provisional diagnosis for those cases?
icekayak Posted April 4, 2007 Author Posted April 4, 2007 Sorry to be unclear... There are 2 separate parts to the assignment: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. "Define and discuss these two aspects of diagnosis: Differential Diagnosis and Provisional Diagnosis" (1500 words) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. The cases (1500 words) a) CASE 1: Chest Pain - List other DDx, state your assessment/management in reaching a Provisional Dx, compare pathophysiology of 2 of your DDx's CASE 2: Ulcer from Diabetes - Comparing Pathophysiology of types of Shock --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ERDoc Posted April 4, 2007 Posted April 4, 2007 Sorry to be unclear... There are 2 separate parts to the assignment: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. "Define and discuss these two aspects of diagnosis: Differential Diagnosis and Provisional Diagnosis" (1500 words) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. The cases (1500 words) a) CASE 1: Chest Pain - List other DDx, state your assessment/management in reaching a Provisional Dx, compare pathophysiology of 2 of your DDx's CASE 2: Ulcer from Diabetes - Comparing Pathophysiology of types of Shock -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wow, part 1 can be done adequately in less than 100 words. Part 2 could be a whole lot more than 1500.
icekayak Posted April 4, 2007 Author Posted April 4, 2007 Yeh, hence the reason having trouble finding resources to reference all 1500 words of part 1 Is a working diagnosis and a provisional diagnosis the same thing?
ERDoc Posted April 4, 2007 Posted April 4, 2007 Yeh, hence the reason having trouble finding resources to reference all 1500 words of part 1 Is a working diagnosis and a provisional diagnosis the same thing? For the most part. I hope I am not taking away from your education (though I'm sure someone here will let me know if I am). A ddx is a list of diagnoses that you have after completing your H&P. Your workup will (hopefully) give you your provisional diagnosis, which is the one or two that you have narrowed it down to based on the workup.
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