COMMENTS

  1. Presentation

    presentation. (prĕz′ən-tā′shən, prē′zən-) n. Medicine. a. The position of the fetus in the uterus at birth with respect to the mouth of the uterus. b. A symptom or sign or a group of symptoms or signs that is evident during a medical examination: The patient's presentation was consistent with a viral illness. c.

  2. UC San Diego's Practical Guide to Clinical Medicine

    Key elements of each presentation type are described below. Examples of how these would be applied to most situations are provided in italics. The formats are typical of presentations done for internal medicine services and clinics. Note that there is an acceptable range of how oral presentations can be delivered.

  3. PDF Guidelines for Oral Presentations

    The oral presentation is a critically important skill for medical providers in communicating patient care wither other providers. It differs from a patient write-up in that it is shorter and more focused, providing what the listeners need to know rather than providing a comprehensive history that the write-up provides.

  4. How to prepare and deliver an effective oral presentation

    Delivery. It is important to dress appropriately, stand up straight, and project your voice towards the back of the room. Practise using a microphone, or any other presentation aids, in advance. If you don't have your own presenting style, think of the style of inspirational scientific speakers you have seen and imitate it.

  5. How to present patient cases

    Presenting patient cases is a key part of everyday clinical practice. A well delivered presentation has the potential to facilitate patient care and improve efficiency on ward rounds, as well as a means of teaching and assessing clinical competence.1 The purpose of a case presentation is to communicate your diagnostic reasoning to the listener, so that he or she has a clear picture of the ...

  6. Presentation Skills Toolkit for Medical Students

    The ability to design and deliver an effective presentation is an important skill for all learners to develop. The Undergraduate Medical Education Section of the Group on Educational Affairs developed this toolkit as a resource for medical students and health professions trainees as you learn to create and give effective presentations in the classroom, in the clinical setting, and at academic ...

  7. Presentation (medical)

    This definition of medical jargon appears to be a dictionary definition. Please rewrite it to present the subject from an encyclopedic point of view. (May 2023) In medicine, a presentation is the appearance in a patient of illness or disease—or signs or symptoms thereof—before a medical professional.

  8. Presenting Definition & Meaning

    pre· sent· ing pri-ˈzent-iŋ. : of, relating to, or being a symptom, condition, or sign which is evident or disclosed by a patient on physical examination. may be the presenting sign of a severe systemic disease H. H. Roenigk, Jr.

  9. Ten simple rules for effective presentation slides

    The "presentation slide" is the building block of all academic presentations, whether they are journal clubs, thesis committee meetings, short conference talks, or hour-long seminars. A slide is a single page projected on a screen, usually built on the premise of a title, body, and figures or tables and includes both what is shown and what ...

  10. Presentation skills: plan, prepare, phrase, and project

    To prepare most effectively for your presentation, you might find considering four main areas particularly useful: planning, preparation, phrasing, and projection. Planning —A good presentation begins with the early stage of planning. Common complaints about ineffectual and dull presentations revolve around the apparent lack of structure ...

  11. 3 Types of Medical Presentations

    Here are some tips for presenting the top three types of medical presentations: lectures, research presentations, and case reports. By. Derek Murray. Building presentations. With your long to-do list as a medical professional, giving presentations is probably not a high priority. Yet, medical presentations are inevitable.

  12. Delivery, Face and Brow Presentation

    The term presentation describes the leading part of the fetus or the anatomical structure closest to the maternal pelvic inlet during labor. The presentation can roughly be divided into the following classifications: cephalic, breech, shoulder, and compound. Cephalic presentation is the most common and can be further subclassified as vertex, sinciput, brow, face, and chin. The most common ...

  13. Clinical presentation

    clinical presentation: The constellation of physical signs or symptoms associated with a particular morbid process, the interpretation of which leads to a specific diagnosis

  14. Presentation

    Medical Dictionary. presentation. noun pre · sen · ta · tion \ ˌ prē-ˌ zen-ˈ tā-shən, ˌ prez-ə n-\ Medical Definition of PRESENTATION . 1: the position in which the fetus lies in the uterus in labor with respect to the opening of the uterus <face presentation> <a breech presentation> 2

  15. Chapter 16: Atypical Presentations of Illness

    One definition of an atypical presentation of illness in an older person is: when an older adult presents with a disease state that is missing some of the traditional core features of the illness usually seen in younger patients. Atypical presentations usually include one of three features: (1) vague presentation of illness, (2) altered ...

  16. Presentation Definition & Meaning

    presentation: [noun] the act of presenting. the act, power, or privilege especially of a patron of applying to the bishop or ordinary for instituting someone into a benefice.

  17. Sepsis syndromes in adults: Epidemiology, definitions ...

    The epidemiology, definitions, risk factors, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and outcomes of sepsis are reviewed here. The pathophysiology and treatment of sepsis are discussed separately. (See "Pathophysiology of sepsis" and "Evaluation and management of suspected sepsis and septic shock in adults" .)

  18. Fetal presentation before birth

    When a baby is head down, face down, the medical term for it is the cephalic occiput anterior position. This the most common position for a baby to be born in. With the face down and turned slightly to the side, the smallest part of the baby's head leads the way through the birth canal. It is the easiest way for a baby to be born.

  19. 7: Atypical Presentations of Illness in Older Adults

    The definition of an atypical presentation of illness is: when an older adult presents with a disease state that is missing some of the traditional core features of the illness usually seen in younger patients. Atypical presentations usually include one of 3 features: (a) vague presentation of illness, (b) altered presentation of illness, or (c ...

  20. Breech presentation

    Summary. Breech presentation refers to the baby presenting for delivery with the buttocks or feet first rather than head. Associated with increased morbidity and mortality for the mother in terms of emergency cesarean section and placenta previa; and for the baby in terms of preterm birth, small fetal size, congenital anomalies, and perinatal ...

  21. Vertex presentation Definition & Meaning

    normal obstetric presentation in which the fetal occiput lies at the opening of the uterus… See the full definition