Chronic Disease
The purpose of this assignment is to design a study guide that will assist you and your peers to translate relevant clinical guidelines and evidence-based research into evidence-based practice to promote health and prevent chronic health problems.
You must choose one of the conditions below:
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- COPD
Your study guide must include:
- Definition, etiology
- Occurrence/epidemiology
- Clinical presentation
- Diagnostic testing
- Differential diagnosis
- Non-pharmacological and pharmacological management and follow up
The study guide is to be clear and concise and will provide a quick reference for a specific chronic disease.
Include your resources and guidelines used for the elaboration of the study guide.
