Assignment: Decision Tree for
Neurological and Musculoskeletal Disorders
For your Assignment, your Instructor
will assign you one of the decision tree interactive media pieces provided in
the Resources. As you examine the patient case studies in this module’s
Resources, consider how you might assess and treat patients presenting symptoms
of neurological and musculoskeletal disorders.
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To Prepare
Review the interactive media
piece assigned by your Instructor.
Reflect on the patient’s
symptoms and aspects of the disorder presented in the interactive media
piece.
Consider how you might assess
and treat patients presenting with the symptoms of the patient case study
you were assigned.
You will be asked to make three
decisions concerning the diagnosis and treatment for this patient. Reflect
on potential co-morbid physical as well as patient factors that might
impact the patient’s diagnosis and treatment.
By Day 7 of Week 8
Write a 1- to 2-page summary paper that
addresses the following:
Briefly summarize the patient
case study you were assigned, including each of the three decisions you
took for the patient presented.
Based on the decisions you
recommended for the patient case study, explain whether you believe the
decisions provided were supported by the evidence-based literature. Be
specific and provide examples. Be sure to support your response with
evidence and references from outside resources.
What were you hoping to achieve
with the decisions you recommended for the patient case study you were
assigned? Support your response with evidence and references from outside
resources.
Explain any difference between
what you expected to achieve with each of the decisions and the results of
the decision in the exercise. Describe whether they were different. Be
specific and provide examples.
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