Unit 4: Review of the Case Studies

Now that you have performed a case study by writing up a SOAP note, we will review each others work and help each other make sure we have been thorough and thoughtful. Diagnosing illness can be tricky, so it's helpful to have colleagues to count on who can provide a fresh pair of eyes. No clinician has experience with every possible malady, so it helps to pool experiences from as many colleagues as you can to help patients with confounding illnesses.

Activity: Go to the wiki pages of the other groups and review their SOAP notes and answer the following questions:

1. Did the group document the all the information? Did they leave out anything that might be pertinent to the diagnosis?

2. Was the information documented in the correct area of the SOAP note?

3. Do you agree with their diagnosis? Why or why not?

Culminating Activity - Self Reflection: Reflect back on your experience with doing your Case Study. What strategies did you discover in your process? What frustrations did you encounter? How did your relationship with your group peers affect they way you approached the case? What ways could you improve the process? Submit a 2-3 page paper within 7 days of the end of Unit 4.

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