Ovarian Cancer Case Study
It has to include: Explain why do you think the topic is important and its
relation with the material covered in this course (10 points)
concept: a short paragraph that summarizes the medical condition (10
points)
causes: What are the causes of the medical condition? (10 points)
Symptoms and signs (20 points)
Symptoms: What the patient refers to the Doctor
Signs: What the Doctor see, measure or listen with instruments and
maneuvers
Treatment(20 points)
Prevention (if it is possible) (5 points) If the medical condition does not have a prevention , just say that!
Hygiene and Diet (5 points)
Symptomatic: to alive the symptoms (5 points)
Specific or curative: What cures the illness for such as Antibiotics,
Antivirals if they apply (be specific with names and doses) and surgical
procedures (5 points)
Bibliography or references page (at least 5 authors) 10 points
Two of the authors must be Medical text books (Harrison’s Principles of
Internal Medicine, 16th edition, and The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and
Therapy, 17th Edition). Student can find the former textbooks at the library.
The Medical books can be a newer edition. You can go to the Center of
Disease Control and Prevention (
www.cdc.gov
) for more information.