Case Study

NMED 477

CASE STUDY

The available assigned topic areas include:

1. Lung CA/Staging (PET/CT and CT)

2. Colorectal Ca/Staging

3. Breast CA/Staging

4. Myocardial perfusion/viability study

Choose one topic must be submitted orally in class. No late assignments will be accepted and a zero will be recorded as your grade .

For each general topic area:

1. Select a possible abnormal study in the chosen topic area.

2. For each case study selected:

a. Identify the specific disease state and study to be discussed. [2]

b. Describe the in detail the PET/CT 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, adjunct imaging modalities previous to current imaging used and why, etc. [6]

c. Describe the medical history of a patient with this disease state,

emphasizing those areas that may be pertinent to the tentative diagnosis for

which the study has been requested. Explain why the

study would be ordered based on the medical history. [4]

d. Research and discuss all pertinent tests which may be ordered

for 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. [2]

e. Describe the results of the study and explain how these results confirm or rule out the tentative diagnosis. Be specific.

f. Research the disease state as presented. Identify and discuss the disease state by answering the following: [5]

i. etiology (causes) of this disease state

ii. typical signs/symptoms

iii. treatment methods

iv. prognosis of a patient with this disorder.

g. Four pages + coversheet and reference page. Times new roman, 12 pt and 1.5 spaced. Cite all references used using an acceptable APA format. A minimum of three references from peer reviewed journals must be cited.

Sections to be covered!

1. Title Page

2. Intro page – present patient h&p,

3. Discuss presentation of diagnosis

4. Exam description with management and outcome

5. Discussion

6. References

This site has some article about my topic.

http://tech.snmjournals.org

make sure to use images and everything just about PET/CT