Fred Newman MF4 MSK
Activity
Tutorial
Tutorial
Fred Newman, a 32-year-old man, complains of severe low back pain of gradual onset over the past few years. The pain is much worse in the morning and gradually decreases during the day. He denies fever or weight loss but does feel fatigued.
Curriculum Block
Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Part 4 / Week 4
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Objectives
General Objectives
Global Objectives
Assessments
Mid-Unit Tutorial Assessment
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)
End-Unit Tutorial Assessment
Tags
Basic Sciences
Diagnosis
Etiology
Genetics
Pharmacology
Therapy
Cohort Year
2010
Curriculum Block
Medical Foundation 4
Musculoskeletal Medicine
Part 4
Week 4
Curriculum Week
Part 4
Week 4
Discipline
Genetics
Orthopedics
Rheumatology
General MCC Objectives
Clinical Judgement And Decision-Making
History
Management Skills
Physical Examination
Longitudinal Discipline
Immunology
MCC Presentations
Back Pain and Related Symptoms (e.g., Sciatica)
Fatigue
Polyarthralgia (Pain in More Than Four Joints)
McMaster Program Competencies
1.1 Gather essential and accurate information about patients and their health through history-taking, physical examination, and the use of laboratory data, imaging, and other tests.
1.3 Interpret laboratory data, imaging studies, and other tests required for the area of practice
1.4 Make informed decision about diagnostic and therapeutic interventions based on patient information and preferences, up-to-date scientific evidence, and clinical judgment
1.5 Develop and carry out patient management plans
1.7 Counsel and educate patients and their families to empower them to participate in their care and enable shared decision-making
1.8 Provide appropriate referral of patients including ensuring continuity of care throughout transitions between providers or settings, and following up on patient progress and outcomes
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare
2.4 Apply principles of epidemiological sciences to the identification of health problems, risk factors, treatment strategies, resource allocation, and disease prevention/health promotion efforts for patients and populations
MeSH
Low Back Pain [C23.888.646.172.500]
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal [D27.505.954.158.030]
Arthritis, Rheumatoid [C05.550.114.154]
Chronic Disease [C23.550.291.500]
Chronic Pain [C23.888.592.612.274]
Disease Management [N04.590.607]
Fatigue [C23.888.369]
HLA-B27 Antigen [D23.050.301.500.400.380.387]
Inflammation [C23.550.470]
Joint Diseases [C05.550]
Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05]
Physical Therapy Modalities [E02.779]
Spine [A02.835.232.834]
Spondylitis, Ankylosing [C05.550.069.680]
Tumor Necrosis Factors [D12.644.276.374.750]
