Empathy and patient data
Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · Week 7 · Human Anatomy & Physiology (Human Body Systems)
Today's goal: Read a patient portal record with empathy and identify the recovery goals it implies.
What a finished product looks like
This is a model of the work you should turn in today. Use it to check your own: match the structure and the level of detail, do not copy it. Your data and wording should be your own.
Patient: Maria, age 52. Diagnosis: right rotator cuff tear, post-surgical, week 2.
Empathy notes (record as a human story):
- Limits the record lists: cannot lift right arm above shoulder, pain 6/10 with overhead reach, cannot drive comfortably.
- What Maria says she wants: "I want to lift my granddaughter again and go back to gardening."
- Medications: short-term anti-inflammatory, plus acetaminophen for pain.
- I noticed the deficits (no overhead reach) are not the same as her goals (lifting, gardening). Reading with empathy means I plan toward the life she wants back, not just the boxes she cannot check.
Prioritized recovery goals (grounded in the record):
1. Restore pain-free shoulder range of motion to about 90 degrees, because every goal she named needs overhead reach.
2. Rebuild grip and lifting strength on the right side so she can safely hold her granddaughter.
3. Return to a gardening task (kneeling, reaching) once pain stays at or below 2/10.
Also due today: Submit your annotated notes and goal list as a single document.
WebXam problem for today's skill
One exam-style question that uses exactly what you practiced today. Try it before you reveal the answer, then read why each choice is right or wrong.
Tap an answer to see the full explanation. Nothing is recorded or graded.