Discuss the pathophysiology of the diseases concerned and the diagnostic techniques: Clinical biochemistry and immunology Case Study, UOS, UK

CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND IMMUNOLOGY

CASE STUDY 4
Consider you have a patient with a possible Omen Syndrome. Discuss the pathophysiology of the diseases concerned and the diagnostic techniques involved to confirm these conditions. Provide an algorithm to show how you would reach the differential diagnosis.

Assignment Task

This assessment is an interpretive essay for which you will be assigned a particular topic. The topic is based on a widely researched area of immunological conditions and their clinical features. For your assigned topic, you need to include several relative causes of each condition that are discussed along with any tests or relevant results that are applicable to the pathophysiology of the given condition and the differential diagnosis. You are required to include an algorithm of the main disorders in order to classify different branches of the disease and reach a conclusive diagnosis. The algorithm should contain relevant differential diagnostic tests. This is a time-constrained assessment ie you have TWO weeks in which to answer the question assigned to you. The module leader will post a spreadsheet in the Assessment section on Aula to indicate which case study you should answer — please do NOT attempt to answer a different case study, as you will receive zero marks. Details of the case studies will be uploaded to the Assessment section on Aula on 23% November.

The question will assess your understanding of the immunological aspects of a specific disease state and your ability to interpret case studies. The module workshops will teach you how to approach different case studies and indicate the depth of information required in your coursework.
Your work should be informed by the learning you have experienced within the taught components of the module but should be supplemented by references to relevant published literature (contemporary textbooks and journal articles).

Please do NOT cite lecture or workshop material in your essays. You are advised to use at least 15 suitable references in your work. Your work will be subject to plagiarism checks through Turnitin so you are reminded that you should synthesize information from sources and express this in your own words in your answers.
The word limit for this assignment is 1500 words and you should state your word count at the end of your work. If you exceed the word limit by more than 10% i.e. if you exceed 1650 words, then you will be penalised by deduction of 10% of your final mark. Work that is more than 30% above the allocated word limit (ie 1950 words or more) will only be read up to the allocated limit.

The word count includes the following:

• The text of your written work
• Reference citations and references to figures and tables within the text
• Descriptive paragraphs as Figure or Table legends
• Narrative text included in Tables
• Algorithm