For the Body of the paper: Write a minimum of 1500 words. (Must Use Microsoft Word (not PDF or txt). Use the
word count feature in Microsoft Word to make sure you have at least 1500 words. You are encouraged to write
more than the minimum to receive a good grade. Grading of the minimum begins at 90% (if everything else is perfect).
If you own a MAC, do not use pages. Blackboard SafeAssign is not compatible with Pages.
When writing your paper, please follow this outline and in this specific order:
Introduction
Statistics
Pathophysiology (Causes)
Signs and Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prognosis
Prevention
Complications (if any)
Conclusion
References: at least 3 references. If you use the internet, dates and authors must be listed. DO NOT list your textbook, a dictionary, or Wikipedia’s as references.
Don’t COPY & PASTE anything directly from your resources. Find the information, read it, and summarize it using your own words. Any plagiarism will result in a zero grade for the paper. Up to 20% matching for quotes and small phrases will be accepted. More than 20% will be considered plagiarism, and it will reduce your paper grade. 40% or more matching will result in a Zero grade for the paper.
