Adrenal Exam Practice Case - Adrenocortical disorders
Activity
Clinical Skills Sessions
Clinical Skills Sessions
Examples: Cushing’s syndrome, Addison’s disease. Observations of a student(s) taking a history from a patient with adrenocortical disorder. Demonstration by preceptor of examination of a patient with adrenal disorder. Example: blood pressure, skin assessment, pigmentation, weight
loss/gain, face and neck assessment. Observation of a student(s) examining a patient with adrenal disorder.
Curriculum Block
Endocrinology / Medical Foundation 3 / Part 3 / Week 3
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Objectives
General Objectives
Assessments
Objectives Structured Clinical Examination
End-Unit Clinical Skills Assessment
Tags
AFMC National Clinical Skills
Head and Neck Examination
Curriculum Block
Endocrinology
Medical Foundation 3
Part 3
Week 3
Curriculum Week
Part 3
Week 7
Discipline
Endocrinology
General MCC Objectives
Physical Examination
MCC Presentations
Abdominal masses and pelvic masses
Neck Mass, Goiter, Thyroid Disease
Skin and Integument Conditions
Stature Abnormal (Tall Stature / Short Stature)
Weight Gain, Obesity
McMaster Professional Competency
Clinical Skills
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
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare
3.1 Solicit and respond to feedback from peers, teachers, supervisors, patients, families, and members of health care teams regarding one’s knowledge, skills, attitudes and professional behaviours
3.2 Integrate feedback, external measures of performance and reflective practices to identify strengths, deficiencies, and limits in one’s knowledge, skills, attitudes and professional behaviours
3.3 Set learning and improvement goals
4.1 Communicate effectively with patients, families, and the public, as appropriate, across a broad range of socioeconomic and sociocultural backgrounds
MeSH
Addison Disease [C19.053.500.263]
Adrenal Gland Diseases [C19.053]
Clinical Competence [I02.399.630.210]
Cushing Syndrome [C19.053.800.367]
Medical History Taking [E01.370.510]
Physical Examination [E01.370.600]
