Edema
Note: Use Template of Guide Questions for discussion.
Trigger 1
Patient with complaint of “edema”
Trigger 2
40-year-old male with edema noted one year ago.
No associated symptoms.
Physical examination:
Vital Signs: Normal
Generalized edema
Trigger 3.
A paraclinical diagnostic procedure was done.
[Either utilize the one recommended by the student or the facilitator presents a prepared one.]
A needle biopsy was done.
[Here is the picture/reading/result of the paraclinical diagnostic procedure.]
Trigger 4
The diagnosis of the patient’s health problem is
NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
Trigger 5
A case write-up of a patient with a complaint of “generalized edema”.
DIAGNOSIS IS NOT SPELLED OUT!
Signs and symptoms
Course in the management
Paraclinical diagnostic procedures done
Treatment
Outcome
Case Study:
Look for a case with eventual death.
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