Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) Paper.
Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) Paper.’
Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are written to provide recommendations that are intended to assist providers in making decisions for specific circumstances or disease conditions. CPGs are based on systematic reviews of the best available evidenced based medicine research. Interpreting and learning to apply guidelines into practice is necessary to develop and enhance diagnostic reasoning skills.
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Activity Learning Outcomes
Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to:
Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to:
1. Read and interpret a primary care related CPG for use in practice. (CO 3)
2. Identify the CPG recommendations and strength of evidence. (CO 3)
3. Compare and contrast the diagnosis and treatment of a patient seen in the clinical setting to the recommendations given in the CPG. (CO 3)
Due Date:
Students will be RANDOMLY assigned a CPG on a disease topic by their instructor. Students will post a brief, narrated, PowerPoint presentation along with a copy of their CPG and a written transcript of their presentation. This will allow others to view their peer’s presentation in order to provide an evaluation before Sunday.
Requirements:
1. Students will RANDOMLY be assigned a CPG on a disease topic.
· CPG: Whelton, P., Carey, R., Aronow, W. et al. ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA. (2018). Guidelines for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Hypertension, 71, 1269-1324.
· Disease Topic: Hypertension
2. Students will provide a brief, narrated PowerPoint presentation following the directions and rubric listed below.
3. In addition to the presentation, students will provide a written transcript to the assignment box for the instructor’s reference. (NOTE: A written transcript is a word for word script of exactly what is said in the PowerPoint Narration. It is not a paper and does not need to be in APA format. See the transcripts under each lecture in the weekly lessons for examples).
4. Application in your clinicals:
· Patient is a 71 year old male with PMH of HTN, HLD, BPH, prostate cancer seen for lab result follow up. Non compliant with BP journal. Yesterday woke up feeling dizzy, asymptomatic today. Used to follow a diet low in carbs and fat, as well as Zumba classes at the gym. But stopped and has gained weight. Plan: Hepatic steatosis: strongly recommended to start a diet low in fat. Weight loss is the recommended treatment to prevent progression to liver failure. HTN: uncontrolled. Asymptomatic today. Continuous start in 100mg in the AM and start norvasc 5mg at bedtime. Consult Sleep Medicine to r/o OSA. DASH diet and exercise. F/U in 2 weeks. If BP >1160/100 and having signs and symptoms such as: chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations, dizziness, fainting, slurred speech, facial a symmetry, weakness, headache, vomiting, visual changes, numbness and tingling, decreased urinary output, go to nearest ER. Mixed HLD: Uncontrolled. Continue Tricor and add Lipitor 10mg qhs. DASH diet, exercise and weight loss period repeat lipid panel in three months Hyperglycemia: check hgA1C. to prevent progression to diabetes, please start a low carb/sugar diet. exercise for 30 minutes today , five times a week. Decreased GFR: drink at least 8 glasses of water a day, avoid NSAIDs. Recheck CMP Orders: Lipid panel basic, HGB A1C, CMP , Lipitor 10mg tablet once a day, Norvasc 5mg tablet at bedtime Follow up in about 2 weeks with PCP
Preparing the presentation:
The presentation should be developed using the following guidelines:
· All presentations must be in PowerPoint format
· Slides should be professional in appearance and easy to read.
· The presentation should be no more than 15min.
· Submit a written transcript of your presentation (see definition above) Correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling should be observed in all slides.
· A reference slide should be included as the final slide and APA format should be observed.
Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) Paper.
Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) Paper.