Diagnostics

Mammogram

· Evaluate validity and reliability of assessment tools and diagnostic tests

· Analyze diversity considerations in health assessments

· Apply concepts, theories, and principles related to examination techniques, functional assessments, and cultural and diversity awareness in health assessment

· Apply assessment skills to collect patient health histories

· (3–4 pages, not including title and reference pages) with 3 references

Include the following:

· A description of how the assessment tool or diagnostic test you were assigned is used in healthcare.

· What is its purpose?

· How is it conducted?

· What information does it gather?

· Based on your research, evaluate the test or the tool’s validity and reliability, and explain any issues with sensitivity, reliability, and predictive values. Include references in appropriate APA formatting.

· Please do this separately

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test 

· Evaluate validity and reliability of assessment tools and diagnostic tests

· Analyze diversity considerations in health assessments

· Apply concepts, theories, and principles related to examination techniques, functional assessments, and cultural and diversity awareness in health assessment

· Apply assessment skills to collect patient health histories

· (1-2 pages, not including title and reference pages) with 2 references

Include the following:

· A description of how the assessment tool or diagnostic test you were assigned is used in healthcare.

· What is its purpose?

· How is it conducted?

· What information does it gather?

· Based on your research, evaluate the test or the tool’s validity and reliability, and explain any issues with sensitivity, reliability, and predictive values. Include references in appropriate APA formatting.

References

Ball, J. W., Dains, J. E., Flynn, J. A., Solomon, B. S., & Stewart, R. W. (2019). Student checklist: Health history guide. In Seidel's guide to physical examination (9th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.

Credit Line:  Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination, 9th Edition by Ball, J. W., Dains, J. E., Flynn, J. A., Solomon, B. S., & Stewart, R. W. Copyright 2019 by Elsevier Health Sciences. Reprinted by permission of Elsevier Health Sciences via the Copyright Clearance Center.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021, April 9). Childhood overweight & obesity. http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/ This website provides information about overweight and obese children. Additionally, the website provides basic facts about obesity and strategies to counteracting obesity.

Chaudhry, M. A. I., & Nisar, A. (2017). Escalating health care cost due to unnecessary

diagnostic testing. Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, (3), 569.

Noble, H., & Smith, J. (2015) Issues of validity and reliability in qualitative research . Evidence Based Nursing, 18(2), pp. 34–35.

Nyante, S. J., Benefield, T. S., Kuzmiak, C. M., Earnhardt, K., Pritchard, M., & Henderson, L. M. (2021). Population‐level impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on breast cancer screening and diagnostic procedures. Cancer, 127(12), 2111–2121. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.33460