Chronic Disease Study Guide

The purpose of this assignment is to design a study guide that will assist you and your peers to translate relevant clinical guidelines and evidence-based research into evidence-based practice to promote health and prevent chronic health problems.

You must choose one of the conditions below:

• Diabetes Mellitus
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Chronic Kidney Disease
• COPD

Your study guide must include:

• Definition, etiology
• Occurrence/epidemiology
• Clinical presentation
• Diagnostic testing
• Differential diagnosis
• Non-pharmacological and pharmacological management and follow up

The study guide is to be clear and concise and will provide a quick reference for a specific chronic disease.

Include your resources and guidelines used for the elaboration of the study guide.

*Example template attached for reference