Responsible Patienthood Assignment

Imagine that you or a friend or family member have been diagnosed with a medical conditions and that a treatment has been prescribed or at least suggested. Select the list of conditions from the menu at the left.

As a responsible patient, you will investigate the nature of the condition and the effectiveness of the treatment using the guide to medical resources in the menu at the left.

Prepare a three to five page paper that includes:

  1. a description of the condition and its symptoms.
  2. the etiology (cause) of the condition.
  3. the prognosis (outcome) of the condition.
  4. a summary of the scientific evidence for the effectiveness of the prescribed or suggested treatment, its side effects and contraindications (conditions under which it should not be used).
  5. if you do not recommend the prescribed or suggested treatment, briefly note an alternative treatment, including some evidence that it may be a better alternative
  6. use a minimum of 9 sources, total, for the paper (including at least 3 other primary medical journal articles). In addition to the primary medical journal articles, you may use websites or abstracts of journal articles.
  7. cite your sources using the name/date method and provide a Literature Cited section at the end of your paper. If you read an article online, include the URL and the date you accessed it.

    How to Cite Sources website

    How to Cite Sources pdf