Genealogy Discussion (15%, Primary Post due Friday/Peer response on Saturday CO 2, 4, 5/MO 1)
- You will be obtaining a family history on an individual with a focus on potential health and genetic concerns
- Focus on a completion of a narrative history and development of a pictorial of your patient’s pedigree.
PROMPT
The student will obtain a Medical Family History including a Pedigree.
This assignment may be completed on a patient, relative or on a friend/acquaintance.
The project will have two components to the initial post (may be written as a paper but please cut and paste into discussion board)–.
Narrative: 75%
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- Patient interview that explores hereditary conditions
- Document both those conditions that the patient acknowledges and those that they deny
- Narrative Discussion that provides a “processing” of the information from your interview
- Patient Demographics (do not include patient name or real DOB
- Review of pertinent Patient History findings
- Review of pertinent Family History
- Synopsis of the major health and genetic disorders identified
- Brief Educational Summary provided to the patient based on ONE of the risks identified.
Pedigree (pictorial genogram) 15%
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- Provide:
- A pictoral Pedigree
- Including:
- 3 generations of family.
- Age of Patient
- Relationship of family members
- Health status of family members
- Alive (age) or deceased (age of death & cause of death)
- Known hereditary diseases for each family member
- Symbol Key that describes sex, family relationships, Death illness or similar diseased, color use
- Format of the Pedigree is individualized
Formating: APA/Grammar/Scholarly Presentation & Peer Response: 10%
AN EXAMPLE AND RUBRIC ATTACHED ,PLEASE INCLUDE CITATION WITH REFERENCE ATLEAST 4