Topic: Renal Failure
The outline format: Your outline must be formatted as described and exemplified in:
- Use an alphanumeric sequence
- Sections should be indented and aligned
- Follow the suggested order of the required elements
- Use brief but detailed and descriptive phrases.
I.Introduction Section– this section must contain the following:A. Thoroughly define the disease/conditionB. History of the disease/conditionII.Content Sections– this section must contain the following four main topics (the subtopics are recommendations to use if appropriate to your disease/condition):A.
Statistics/Epidemiology:1. Statistical prevalence (e.g. overall, gender, age)2. Types of distributions (e.g. frequencies, patterns)3. Types of determinants (e.g. causes, risk factors)B.
Financial Costs:1. Costs to the individual/family2. Possible costs to society3. Loss of productivityC.
Anatomy & Physiology/Etiology:1. The normal and abnormal structure & function behind the disease/condition2. Cause(s) of the disease/conditionD.
Diagnosis/Treatments/Prognosis:1. How this disease/condition is diagnosed (e.g. history, exam, diagnostic imaging, labs)2. How the condition/disease is treated (e.g. traditional medical treatments, alternative methods of treatment)3. The prediction of this disease/condition’s outcome (i.e., prognosis)III.Conclusion Section– this section must contain four to six sentences that sum up the main topics of the outline.IV.Reference Section
- This is not just the reference page; rather, referencing should occur throughout the outline as it will in your presentation. Therefore, your outline should include both a separate reference page containing a minimum offive sourceslisted in proper APA reference list formatANDinternal citations throughout the outline where appropriate.