Overview
This unit builds on other pathology related units in the course, as well as Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis 1. You will study non-musculoskeletal patient presentations, starting from the point of first contact with the patient, through history taking and physical examination, and finally to the formulation of a diagnosis. Through this process, you will also continue to develop your knowledge of common pathologies of each body system. By the end of the unit, your problem solving, analytical and critical thinking skills will have improved.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisite: CHIR13010 Systems and Pathology
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2019
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from 'Have your say'
Many students commented that the 'Vital signs' OSCE station could be held mid-term, rather than at the end of the term.
This is a sensible suggestion, and will be considered for the 2019 offering.
Feedback from 'Have your say'
Many students believe that weekly quizzes are very helpful.
Quizzes should continue to be used as part of the assessment in 2019.
Feedback from 'Have your say'
Many students commented on how well organised this unit is.
This will ideally be maintained in 2019.
Feedback from Self-reflection
The marks are very high for the practical assessment, and do little to discriminate between students.
The unit coordinator will explore opportunities to better differentiate student performances.
- Integrate your knowledge of anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and pathology with the clinical assessment of disease states.
- Explain the pathophysiological basis for a range of symptoms and signs.
- Demonstrate competent history taking skills and physical examination procedures.
- Develop a differential diagnosis based on history and examination findings.
- Apply the appropriate examination protocol to pathological disease states.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 20% | |||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 30% | |||||
| 3 - Examination - 50% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||||
| 5 - Team Work | |||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 20% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 30% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Examination - 50% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking
Edition: 12 (2017)
Authors: Bickley
Wolters Kluwer
ISBN: 9781469893419
Binding: eBook
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 6th Edition (APA 6th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
r.beirman@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
1. General Principles of Diagnosis
2. An Introduction to History Taking
3. An Introduction to Physical examination
4. General Observation
Chapter
1-3 (to support lecture content)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
1. Vital signs
2. An introduction to Investigations
Chapter
4
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 1 due 8am 22/07/19
Module/Topic
Disorders of the Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems 1:Clinical assessment of the Cardiovascular System
Chapter
9, 12
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 2 due 8am 29/07/19
Module/Topic
Disorders of the Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems 2: Clinical assessment of the Respiratory System
Chapter
8
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 3 due 8am 5/08/19
Module/Topic
Disorders of the Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems 3: Diagnosis
Chapter
8, 9, 12
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 4 due 8am 12/08/19
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Disorders of the Digestive System 1: Clinical assessment
Chapter
11
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 5 due 8am 26/08/19
OSCE Part 1 - Vital signs
Module/Topic
Disorders of the Digestive System 2: Diagnosis
Chapter
11
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 6 due 8am 2/09/19
Module/Topic
Disorders of the Lymphoid, Haematopoietic, Endocrine and Integumentary Systems 1: Clinical assessment
Chapter
6, 7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 7 due 8am 9/09/19
Module/Topic
Disorders of the Lymphoid, Haematopoietic, Endocrine and Integumentary Systems 2: Diagnosis
Chapter
6, 7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 8 due 8am 16/09/19
Module/Topic
Disorders of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems 1: Clinical assessment
Chapter
10
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 9 due 8am 23/09/19
Module/Topic
Disorders of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems 2: Diagnosis
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 10 due 8am 30/09/19
Module/Topic
Revision
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 11 due 8am 7/10/19
OSCE Part 2
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Online Quiz(zes)
Eleven on-line quizzes will need to be completed. Each will be available for several days, generally between 08.00 Wednesday until 08.00 the following Monday. (some will have a longer availability). There will be no extension due to unforeseen technical problems or Internet connectivity, so please do not leave it to to the end of the availability period to complete.
You will be allowed one attempt only for each quiz, which will need to be completed within a 20 minute period of time.
11
Weekly
Due on Monday mornings of weeks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
Results with feedback will become available to students, at the time of closure of each quiz.
Are you able to demonstrate:
1. Your understanding of the relationship between anatomy, physiology, pathology and diagnosis.
2. Your understanding of the pathophysiological basis for a range of symptoms and signs
3. Forming a differential diagnosis based on history and examination findings.
- Integrate your knowledge of anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and pathology with the clinical assessment of disease states.
- Explain the pathophysiological basis for a range of symptoms and signs.
- Develop a differential diagnosis based on history and examination findings.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
2 Practical Assessment
This examination will assess your competency in performing the following tasks:
1. Observation of the patient for a specified condition (a list of conditions will be provided on Moodle)
2. Assessment of vital signs
3. Examination of cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, lymphatic, haematopoietic and integumentary systems, in order to:
a. assess the patient for a specific condition (a list of conditions will be provided)
b. demonstrate your skills in palpation, percussion and auscultation
The test will be conducted over 2 separate times: in week 6 during class (vitals station only) and in week 12 (other stations).
1 week after the task is conducted
Are you able to:
1. Competently assess a person's pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate and body temperature?
2. Competently percuss, palpate and auscultate?
3. Select the appropriate examination routine required to facilitate the recognition of specific disorders or disease states?
- Demonstrate competent history taking skills and physical examination procedures.
- Apply the appropriate examination protocol to pathological disease states.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Ethical practice
Examination
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
