tmplt-labasgt1(ap2-sum'13)

7/30/2019 Tmplt-LabAsgt1(AP2-Sum'13)

1/5

Running head: THE TITLE OF YOUR PAPER GOES HERE ON EVERY PAGE 1

Name of Disease Researched and

Additional Title Information Here (if needed)

Joe Student

Collin College

[ This is a shortened version of the title and must be 50 characters or less, including spaces

and punctuation. NOTE: The words Running head: only appear on the title page; theremaining words appear on all other pages and must be in capital letters.]

Correctly

formatted title

page info.


2/5

THE TITLE OF YOUR PAPER GOES HERE ON EVERY PAGE 2

Abstract

The abstract presents a brief summary of your paper with a quick review of the main points and

the overall purpose of your paper. Since this section reviews and summarizes your paper, it is

much easier to write it after you have completed the main body of your paper rather than before.

If you find yourself struggling with the abstract, try writing one or two sentences summarizing

each part of your paper. The abstract should be about 150-250 words long and should also

define any abbreviations and acronyms used in your paper. For reference, this paragraph

contains approximately 100 words.

Keywords: Authors will usually list keywords here to help researchers find their paper

more easily after it has been published. (Examples of keywords: diabetes mellitus, metformin,

diabetic neuropathy.) You must do an Abstract, but the Keywords section is entirely optional.

[ No indent ]

[ Indent ]

[ The wordAbstractis

bolded and centered ]


3/5


The Full Title of Your Paper Goes Here

The paragraphs immediately following the title are your introduction, which will most

likely be the longest section in your paper. (Notice that, unlike the other sections of your paper,

there is no separate heading for the introduction.) This section presents your subject and provides

relevant background information for the rest of your paper. It should include the name of the

disease and a brief definition, followed by a description of its causes, its effects on the

organs/tissues involved, the types of individuals affected (age groups, gender, races/nationalities,

etc.), whether the disease is self-limited (curable) or a chronic (ongoing) condition, and how it

impacts other systems or organs of the body, if applicable. Be sure to explain any medical

terminology or jargon that might not be understood by the average adult reader. Remember, this

section is introductory and should be fairly thorough with respect to the above topics, but should

not get into details that would be better addressed in one of the specific sections that follow.

Turner (2012) suggests you review the introduction after you have completed your paper to make

sure there are not any specific passages that are described later in your paper.

Signs and Symptoms

These are indicators of the presence of the disease, or in other words, things a person

would notice that would make them call their doctor for an appointment. Many people think that

signs and symptoms are two different words for the same thing, but there is an important

distinction:signs are observable, physical changes caused by the disease, whilesymptoms are

elements that only the patient is aware of due to how he or she feels (Turner, 2012). This section

should not just list these features, but should provide a basic description of how and when they

appear and should describe the ways in which they typically progress. It may be helpful to

[ All paragraphs after the

Abstract are indented ]

[ The title is centeredand unbolded ]

[ Headings are left-aligned and bolded ]

Seeeferences

ge forfo on

-Text

tations ]


4/5


describe signs in one paragraph and symptoms in another, but you are free to organize this

information as you wish.

Diagnosis

This section may be relatively short or very long depending on the complexity of the

patients signs and symptoms and how difficult it is to identify a particular disease. List the

methods used to detect, narrow down, and confirm the presence of the specific disease process.

Include any essential laboratory testing and diagnostic imaging studies that are typically used in

the process and explain why each is done.

Treatment

Discuss the major types of treatment available including medications, referral medical

care such as physical therapy or radiation treatment, lifestyle changes (diet, exercise, etc.), and/or

surgery as appropriate. If there are too many types of medications or surgical options available

to address them all, discuss two or three of the major ones and then move on.

Prognosis/Follow-up

This section deals with the outlook and future management of the disease. A self-limited

disease is no longer an issue once it is cured, or after it goes away. Chronic (ongoing) diseases

may be mild enough to allow a person to lead a relatively healthy life with minimal adjustments

to their daily routine. Severe forms of a chronic disease may cause a steady decline in health and

lead to an early death even with the best management. Discuss ongoing medical care,

medication requirements, and other measures intended to give a patient the best chance at a

normal and productive life.

[ The next section provides information

and instructions for theReferences page. ]


5/5


References

Turner, T. M., (2012). A generic guide to disease research papers. Imaginary Journal of

Research Papers, 7(1), 13-15.

Use APA format to cite any resources used. (This includes any of your course textbooks if used

in your research.) An excellent and easy to follow guide to APA formatted citations can befound at:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/

Note: Use the menu on the left side of this web page for assistance with In-Text

Citations and for the citations in your Reference List at the end of your paper.

[ The wordReferences iscentered and unbolded ]
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/

tmplt-labasgt1(ap2-sum'13)

Documents