Case Study:
Patient: Spelling, Mary Ellen
Physician: Philip Davidson, M.D.
Date: October 10, 2017
Clinical History:
The 38 year old patient regularly lifts weights competitively and has done so for the past 10 years.
She has persistent posteriormedial right knee pain with occasional effusions. The patient has an
MRI documented medial meniscal tear.
Instructions: (Refer back to QEP Presentation located under Required Reading)
1. Analyze the patient history included in the case study along with related physician/professional
notes.
2. Using your text, notes and online resources evaluate primary literature and research/review the
associated body system and terms.
3. From the analysis and evaluation of your research, infer the meaning of unknown terminology, the
tests used to diagnose the problem described in the case history.
4. Lastly, record all information collected from the case history and attempt to predict the likely
outcome of the patient treatment plan.
Patient: Spelling, Mary Ellen
Physician: Philip Davidson, M.D.
Date: October 10, 2017
Clinical History:
The 38 year old patient regularly lifts weights competitively and has done so for the past 10 years.
She has persistent posteriormedial right knee pain with occasional effusions. The patient has an
MRI documented medial meniscal tear.
Instructions: (Refer back to QEP Presentation located under Required Reading)
1. Analyze the patient history included in the case study along with related physician/professional
notes.
2. Using your text, notes and online resources evaluate primary literature and research/review the
associated body system and terms.
3. From the analysis and evaluation of your research, infer the meaning of unknown terminology, the
tests used to diagnose the problem described in the case history.
4. Lastly, record all information collected from the case history and attempt to predict the likely
outcome of the patient treatment plan.
