PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING ON PATIENT MANAGEMENT
Patient with a Toothache
Discussion Guide for the Faculty/Student Facilitator
SESSION II
II. Pathophysiology, Clinical Diagnosis, Paraclinical Diagnosis, Treatment, Rehabilitation, and Other Issues and Aspects of the Patient Problem
Report of learning acquired during Independent Study.
Emphasis:
Diseases producing the symptom or sign in question; their syndrome or usual manifestations; their pathophysiology.
Refinements, if any, on the clinical diagnosis.
Answers and refinements on the following:
Do you need a paraclinical diagnostic procedure?
Why?
If yes, what paraclinical diagnostic procedures can be done for this patient based on your clinical diagnosis?
Why?
Can you describe/explain the following issues on the various paraclinical diagnostic procedures that can be possibly done on the patient?
- How are the procedures being done
- What are the usefulness, benefits, and advantages
- What are the limitations, risks, and disadvantages
- Interpretation of results
Based on your diagnosis at this point in time, what treatment do you think should be done to the patient?
Why?
Can you describe/explain the following issues on the various treatment procedures that can possibly be done on the patient?
- How are the treatment procedures being done
- What are the usefulness, benefits, and advantages
- What are the limitations, risks, and disadvantages
- What are the rehabilitation programs that can be done after the treatment procedures
Reflection on the patient management problem
- what other aspects of the problem do you like to tackle
- learning acquired
- problem-based learning activity
Additional topics for discussions or problem-based learning:
1. Population or community perspective of the patient health problem
2. Bioethical issues on the patient health problem
3. Medicolegal issues on the patient health problem
4. Psychosocial issues on the patient health problem
5. Research issues on the patient health problem
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