Diabetes test to order for diag, cost and reasoning for test order and follow up
Diabetes
- Identify the diagnostic test(s) or laboratory study(s) you ordered for this patient with the actual or suspected diagnosis.
- Provide evidence-based rationale as to why you ordered the diagnostic test(s) or laboratory study(s) for this diagnosis.
- Provide an estimate of what each of the diagnostic test(s) or laboratory study(s) you ordered costs in your practicum setting.
- How did you interpret the findings of diagnostic test(s) or laboratory study(s) you ordered? For example, what are the pertinent positive/negative findings of the diagnostic test(s) or laboratory study(s) you ordered?
- How did you notify the patient of the results of the diagnostic test(s) or laboratory study(s) you ordered?
- What follow-up and/or referral to another health care provider are needed for further care of the patient?
- Describe what is meant by “cost-benefit” of a diagnostic test.
- Format APA
The information should be provided in the form of a 2-4-page paper not including the title page or reference page.
The paper should be written in paragraph form with each component of the assignment included as a subheading. For example, there will be a subheading for each of the 9 points.