Purpose
Assignment 2 allows learners to further develop their medical terminology language skills as they apply their knowledge in a mock health setting. Learners interact with the language both in the context of writing the medical report (part one) and in providing the oral summary of their report via a YouTube video (part two). Also, this assignment gives students the ability to interact with medical terminology in a way that would be applicable to a health professions setting.
Instructions
To complete the assignment, follow the directions for Part One and Part Two. Post the written report (Part One) as well as the link to the YouTube video summary (Part Two) in the assignment text box. Then, submit your assignment.
Part One
- Imagine that you work at a medical facility as a specialist or you work at an emergency room/urgent care clinic and have a patient coming in with related problems. You at least have the title of medical doctor (MD).
- In part one, you are going to create a medical report for a patient who comes in with a problem related to one of the body systems that requires surgery and has been covered so far in the course
- Providing the required information below, use at least 10 medical terms in your medical report
- Make sure to include the following elements in your medical report:
Name and Location of Medical Facility
Medical Consultation: (Type)
Name of Medical Provider: (This would be you)
The following information about the fictitious patient:
- Age
- Patient ID #
- Date of Birth
- Sex (Gender)
- Known Allergies
- Symptoms (As described by patient)
Objective Information Obtained During the Appointment (Physical Exam)
- Patients Vital Signs
- Temperature
- Pulse
- Blood Pressure
- Height
- Weight
- General Appearance
- Heart rate and sounds
- Lungs
- Abdominals
- Muscles
Additional Information You Ordered/Obtained
- Clinical impression
- Exams
- Findings
Treatment Plan You Suggested
- Preoperative Diagnosis
- Procedure
Description of Procedure
- Final Diagnosis/Recommendation
Part Two:
- Create a YouTube video of yourself (as the doctor who treated the patient) summarizing the medical report for another doctor who is taking over the case. (The doctor may be taking over the case for any reason you choose. For example, your rotation could have ended, you could be going on vacation, and/or you could be too overloaded and need to refer the patient to someone else.)
- You do not have to read the medical report word for word.
- However, provide a summary making sure that you pronounce the 10 key medical terms in your report.
- Also, make sure that you briefly highlight anything that would be extremely important to communicate to another medical professional before you stop treating the patient.
- Make sure that you provide your final recommendations for the patient’s treatment.
- This summary should be brief (5 minutes or less) as doctors are usually busy; however, you should still communicate the critical information reflected in the report.
Assignment Checklist
- To complete the assignment, follow the directions for Part One and Part Two.
- Post both the written report (Part One) as well as the link to the YouTube video summary (Part Two) in your submission.

Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.