You will pick a disease for your pathophysiology paper. The disease must be for one of the organ systems
covered this term listed in the syllabus. Select a disease from current events that is an emerging or reemerging
concern to you or people in your area. Provide local epidemiological data for the disease.
The paper must be double spaced, 12 font, 2-5 pages and citations in APA format.
Your paper must include:
• Introduction to the disease and the organ system (history, signs, symptoms, epidemiology etc.)
• Discussion of the normal anatomy and physiology of the organ system involved (cell and tissue populations
involved, organs, primary functions, connections to other body systems)
• Discussion of the changes to the anatomy and physiology as a result of the disease (pathophysiology)
• Discussion of treatment/prevention options
• 3 primary and at least 2 secondary scholarly sources
For information about APA formatting and citations visit the GMC Library Guide on Citation Management at
http://gmcga.libguides.com/citationmanagement. All 5 sources must be cited within the text and full citations
given at the end of the article in a “Literature Cited” list. If you use additional sources, these must all be cited
and listed