NR 603 Week 5 APEA Case Study
subjective, objective, assessment, diagnostic testing
Chief complaint, PMHx, Demographics, PSHx, allergies, lifestyle,
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Associated risk factors/demographics that contribute to the chief complaint and differential diagnoses
Three common differential diagnoses represented by the CC including pathophysiology and rationale in the identified body system i.e., if pulmonary was your body system than a chief complaint could be persistent cough and three pulmonary differentials;
Discuss how the three differential diagnoses differ from each other in: occurrence, pathophysiology and presentation (NOTE: Simply listing the diagnoses and their occurrence, pathophysiology and presentations separately does not confer an understanding of how they differ. Your discussion should compare and contrast these items against each other among the three differentials chosen);
Relevant testing required to diagnose/evaluate severity of the three differential diagnoses; and
Review of relevant National Guidelines related to the Diagnosis and Diagnostic testing for these diagnoses
Dr. Deering and class,
Week 5 APEA Case Study
CC: abdominal pain and bloating
Subjective
HPI: H.M is a 28-year old Caucasian female who presents to the office with complaints of intermittent abdominal pain and bloating for the past six months. She is accompanied by her mother, who reports observing unusual eating patterns of H.M since she moved back home three months ago. H.M was living with her boyfriend in an apartment for about a year until they recently broke up three months ago. In order to save money, H.M had moved back to her parents’ house with her mother, father, and 22-year old brother. Mother reports H.M has always been conscious about her weight, especially since H.M started gaining more of it over the past year. Mother reports that H.M was “slender at 105 pounds at 5”1 but is now probably over 140 pounds.” H.M currently works as a catering manager of a resort hotel. [Show Less]