1. The topic of the paper should be on Hyperthyroidism PREPARING THE PAPER: Please include the following in your paper: body system with name of disease, etiology, pathophysiological process, clinical manifestations and complications, diagnostics, and affected health patterns which list specific impact. Please remember to use APA style for your paper. DIRECTIONS AND GRADING CRITERIA Category Points Description 1.Introduction of disease, Provide a brief description of the disease/disorder. This part of the paper should not be limited to the definition of the disease. Include epidemiology as appropriate. Provides a one-paragraph description of the disease/ disorder and is not limited to the definition of the disease. Includes complete description of the disease epidemiology. 2. Etiology, Identify common causes and risk factors for the disease, to include age, gender, environmental, genetic, and lifestyle. Identifies ALL of the following: common causes and risk factors for the disease including age, gender, environmental, genetic, and lifestyle. 3. Pathophysiological processes, Describe how the disease begins from the cause and the mechanisms of the disease that give rise to signs and symptoms. Remember that pathophysiology should be on a cellular level. Include information related the body’s attempts to overcome the disease as applicable. Comprehensively describes the cause(s) of the disease and the disease mechanisms that give rise to signs and symptoms. Comprehensively describes processes at the cellular level and information related the body’s attempts to overcome the disease 4. Clinical Manifestations & Complications, Describe the physical signs and symptoms that are important in considering the presence of the disease. Describe significant and common complications associated with the disease if left untreated. Comprehensively describes the physical signs and symptoms that are important in considering the presence of the disease. Comprehensively describes significant and common complications associated with the disease if left untreated. 5. Diagnostics, Describe common laboratory and diagnostic tests used to determine the presence of the disease. Provide information on significant findings for these diagnostic studies associated with the disease. Comprehensively describes common laboratory and diagnostic tests used to determine the presence of the disease. Comprehensively describes information on significant findings for these diagnostic studies associated with the disease. 6. Affected Health Patterns with Specific Impact, Identify at least three health patterns affected by the disease. Describe how the disease specifically impacts that health pattern. Identifies three (3) or more health patterns affected by the disease. Comprehensively describes how the disease specifically impacts each of the health patterns identified. 7. APA Style and Organization The assignment should be typed and presented in APA format. This includes an APA title, page and references with in-text citations. Spelling and grammar will be evaluated with this assignment. • References are submitted with assignment. • Used appropriate APA format (6th ed.) and are free of errors. • Grammar and mechanics are free of errors.
