ERDoc Posted April 4, 2007 Share 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icekayak Posted April 4, 2007 Author Share 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERDoc Posted April 4, 2007 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icekayak Posted April 4, 2007 Author Share 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERDoc Posted April 4, 2007 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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