PHA 599: Critical Care APPE Major Patient Case
Presentation Guidelines
Purpose of Assignment
The purpose of the major patient case is to present one
patient’s hospital course and the therapies provided for each disease state. Your
case should be that of a patient you have followed during this rotation. The
majority of the presentation should focus on the treatment course of each of
the patient’s disease states, with discussion of the appropriateness for
treatments given or tried based on supporting literature and the individual
patient’s presentation. Appropriate allotment of time and discussion should be
given to each of the patient’s disease states based on the priority given to
that disease state (i.e. the problem they were admitted for should receive the
most allotment). This presentation should be interactive and you are encouraged
to incorporate methods that will involve the audience. Your presentation is an
individual effort and should be no longer than 30 minutes plus 10 – 15 minutes
for questions. A handout including references must be provided to all
participants.
General Presentation
Guidelines
- Overview of pertinent subjective and objective information
from the patient’s hospital course (~ first 1/3 of presentation)
- Should include the basics from admission (i.e. CC, HPI,
allergies, PMH, etc.)
- Include only pertinent labs and physical exam findings
from the patient’s hospital course
- Consider incorporating information into tables and charts
in your handout when necessary to consolidate information
- Avoid incorporation of information regarding therapy in
this section
- Review of disease state therapy (~ final 2/3 of
presentation)
- Go through each disease state sequentially starting with
their primary problem and ending with their least complicating problem
- Use appropriate references when discussing the selection
of therapy
- Unless necessary avoid discussing any references in depth
in order to save time
- Final reflection (last few minutes of presentation)
Other Helpful Information
- Make two separate handouts
- One for students that contains the subjective and
objective information of the patient’s hospital course and then only
lists their problems in order of importance
- One for preceptors that contains all the information in
the student handout along with the details of therapy you will be
discussing for each problem
- Be conscious of time allotment; don’t get overwhelmed by
going into details for treatment of disease states that posed no real
problem during the patient’s admission
- Be prepared for questions; be familiar with therapies
other than those used for your patient
- Don’t forget to include a final reflection
- List and cite references appropriately in the handouts