Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III
Division of Pampanga
District of Santa Rita
BECURAN HIGH SCHOOL
Guidelines in Writing a Clinical Case Study
STEM Strand

General Format for the Manuscript

Paper Size: Legal Size paper, 8.5 x 11
Orientation: Portrait
Margins: 1.5” on the left, 1” on the rest of the sides
Font: Times New Roman, 12
Spacing: Double Space for the body of the manuscript
Single space for text in tables and figures
Alignment: Left
Indentation: 0.5” (Automatic Tab space) for the first sentence. No space in between
paragraphs in the same section.
Page Numbers: Bottom right of the page
No page number for the cover, approval sheet, and acknowledgement
Lower case roman numerals for table of contents and the abstract

Sections and Contents of the Research Paper

Preliminaries:
Cover
Approval Sheet
Acknowledgement
Table of Contents

** The approval sheet, acknowledgement and table of contents are only

required for the submission of the hardbound copy of the defended paper.

INTRODUCTION
Objectives
Student-Centered Objectives
Client-Centered Objectives

CLIENT ASSESSMENT
Personal History
Demographic Data
Socio-Economic and Cultural Factors
Environmental Factors
Family Health History
Family Constellation
History of Present Illness
History of Past Illness
 Physical Examination
Diagnostic and Laboratory Procedures

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Book-Based Pathophysiology
Synthesis of the Disease (Book-Based)
Patient-Based Pathophysiology
Synthesis of the Diseases (Patient-Based)

PATIENT CARE
Medical Management
Pharmacological Management
Diet
Nurse’s Notes

CONCLUSION
RECOMMENDATIONS

Bibliography
Appendixes
Curriculum Vitae

Prepared by:

Kristina Paula P. Dizon, RN, LPT, MAEd., MATc.

Research Teacher