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Down Syndrome in the Neurology Clinic: Too Much? Too Little? Too Late?
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Larner, Andrew J. – Down Syndrome Research and Practice, 2007
This paper presents a review of all patients with Down syndrome seen over a 5-year period by one consultant neurologist in general outpatient and specialist cognitive function clinics. It revealed only 7 cases in greater than 4500 general referrals (= 0.2%), all referred with suspected seizure disorders. The diagnosis of epilepsy was confirmed in…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Seizures, Down Syndrome, Neurology
The Influence of Sub-Type of Depression on Self-Rating Scale Validity.
White, Judith; And Others – 1983
Most patients with diagnosable major depression may fail to show the classic symptom pattern for which standard assessment instruments were designed. To investigate the influence of subtype of depressive illness on Zung Self-Rating Scale (SDS) and Hamilton Rating Scale (HRS) validity, 36 in-patients, who met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Depression (Psychology), Factor Analysis, Factor Structure
Diagnose: A Medical Computer Game Utilizing Deductive Reasoning.
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Nelson, Charles D.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1979
"Diagnose" is a computer-assisted instruction lesson designed to give medical students experience in using deductive reasoning in diagnosis. The computer selects a mystery disease from a stored list, along with 12 randomly-selected clues--three indicators of presenting complaints, history, physical findings, and laboratory tests. (LBH)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Deduction
A Comparison of Short-Answer and Extended-Matching Question Scores in an Objective Structured Clinical Exam.
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Blackwell, Thomas A.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
A study investigated whether the more efficiently graded extended-matching questions were equivalent to short-answer questions in evaluating medical students' (n=98) ability to elicit physical findings and generate diagnoses and treatment plans, using standardized-patient examinations. The differences found in the two question types did not favor…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Higher Education, Medical Education, Patients
Gross Anatomy and Physical Diagnosis: The First 'Hands On' Experience.
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Theut, Susan K.; Smith, C. Wayne – Journal of Medical Education, 1981
A patient interaction course designed to provide an introductory experience to the gross anatomy laboratory and to the interview and physical examination settings is described. The patient interaction course is composed of a series of four experiences: anatomy laboratory sessions, interviews, physical examinations, and small group discussions.…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Clinical Diagnosis, Experiential Learning, Higher Education
Catalog of Performance Objectives and Performance Guides for Physical Therapy Occupations.
Reneau, Fred; Hahn, Dave – 1989
This catalog provides a worker-based description of duties, tasks, performance objectives and guides, and related data for physical therapy occupations. Duties covered include the following: (1) performing administrative/clerical functions; (2) communicating information; (3) providing patient care services; (4) performing support service; (5)…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Behavioral Objectives, Clinical Diagnosis, Competency Based Education