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Patient's symptoms

The significance of the each of the patient's symptoms in making the final diagnosis was well explained. A good outside source was used and cited correctly. (Minus 1 point if cited incorrectly.)

The significance of most of the patient's symptoms in making the final diagnosis was well explained. A good outside source was used and cited correctly. (Minus 1 point if cited incorrectly.)

The significance of the patient's symptoms in making the final diagnosis was well explained but you do not yet know what your unknown is. An incorrect outside source was used but correctly cited. (Minus 1 point if cited incorrectly.)

The significance of the patient's symptoms in making the final diagnosis was not well explained. Outside sources were not used.

Vocabulary list

All important medical terms were defined.

Most important medical terms were defined.

Some important medical terms were defined.

Important medical terms were not defined.

Blood agar

The results of the Blood agar are correct, their significance was stated (which possible organism or organisms it could be), and were used correctly in making the final diagnosis.

The results of the Blood agar are correct but the significance of the results (which possible organism or organisms it could be) was not stated.

The results of the Blood agar are incorrect and contributed to a wrong final diagnosis.

The results of the Blood agar were not used in making the final diagnosis.

Taxo A disc

The result of the Taxo A disc is correct, its significance was stated (which possible organism or organisms it could be), and was used correctly in making the final diagnosis.

The result of the Taxo A disc is correct but the significance of the results (which possible organism or organisms it could be) was not stated.

The result of the Taxo A disc is incorrect and contributed to a wrong final diagnosis.

The result of the Taxo A disc was not used in making the final diagnosis.

Final diagnosis

All of the results were used correctly in determining whether or not the person had strep throat.

Some of the results were used correctly in determining whether or not the person had strep throat.

The results were used incorrectly in determining whether or not the person had strep throat.

You did not determine whether or not the person had strep throat. You tried to identify a bacterium that does not cause strep throat.