You are general practitioner (MD) with a small practice and you are looking over the blood work of a patient. Patient Doe was one of your first patients; you know each other well and have a good relationship. The blood work has confirmed your suspicions, Patient Doe is now pre-diabetic. You know that Patient Doe watched his father struggle with diabetes. But you also know that because of this Patient Doe will double his efforts to protect his health. At your next appointment, you will counsel Patient Doe about his condition and you want to have consumer information at hand for Patient Doe at the meeting.
Using the sources listed below find 3 different consumer health information sources for Patient Doe about pre-diabetes. (Different pages from the same website will not count as separate sources.) These sources must be high quality and specifically about pre-diabetes. They can be government or organization websites about pre-diabetes. You can also select pamphlets, brochures, or magazines articles for Patient Doe. The 3 sources you chose must introduce Patient Doe to what pre-diabetes is and what he can do as a patient.
Write an essay about the sources you are giving to Patient Doe. Write about who created each source and summarize what each source says. Also, explain, in detail, why that particular source would be helpful to Patient Doe (Why did you choose this source for Patient Doe? What about this source makes it important for Patient Doe?)
Cite the sources, in APA of course, you chose for Patient Doe. Include them in a reference list at the end of your essay.
You can use the following resources to find your sources:
MedlinePlus
HealthFinder.gov
MayoClinic.org
www.usa.gov
Health Source: Consumer Edition (available through UTD library homepage.)
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