Critically reflect and analyse on a clinical case that you have assessed and managed within their clinical setting.

Critical Reflective essay about history taking and physical examination for a Deep Vein Thrombosis.

Critical reflective essay

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Word limit: 3,000

Critically reflect and analyse on a clinical case that you have assessed and managed within their clinical setting.

Through questioning and exploring the decision making, development of understanding and future practice will be enhanced.

A clinical log pertaining to a patient you have assessed in clinical practice will be written.

This will be as form of an appendix to the essay and will not be counted in the word count.  This case will form the subject of your essay.

Assessment – criteria

The assignment will be marked using the level 6 criteria for academic and non-competency based assignments in the Dip/BSc/BSc (hons) Health care Practice Student Handbook and also in accordance with the following module specific criteria.

1. Critically applies understanding of the medico-legal and ethical issues to the case scenario and demonstrates how it is integrated in the consultation process

2. Critically analyses the assessment data generated from the history taking and physical examination process and conveys an awareness and relevance of the ‘red flags’ in the decision making process.

3. Debate the component clinical problems resulting from disease processes, and make robust, holistic differential diagnoses and clinical decisions relating to these

4. Shows a systematic knowledge of  pathophysiology of the presenting condition and how it links to the clinical presentation

5. Demonstrates diagnostic interpretative knowledge in exploring relevant tests and examinations  in the clinical reasoning process

6. Critically explores the wider determinants of health in relation to the individual, community and society.

7. Critically evaluates the patient’s management plan in a holistic way and consider how future practice can be enhanced.

Use this your Appendix to support your history taking and physical assessment for this assignment. This template must be available in the Appendix section.

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