case study 3 – Female CP
Question Description
For this Discussion, you will take on the role of a clinician who is building a health history for one of the following cases. Your instructor will assign you your case number.
| Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | |
| Chief Complaint (CC) |
A 65-year-old male with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presents to the clinic with a cough he has had for the past 2 weeks. | A 25-year-old Hispanic female, computer programmer presents to your clinic complaining of a 12-day history of a runny nose | A 75-year-old female reports experiencing pain in her chest while walking up steps today. |
| Subjective | denies chest pain, denies night sweats, admits to having a fever but does not know the temp. | States that her symptoms began about 12 days ago. She suffers from allergies; she gets a runny nose during the spring-time, pollen season. However, in the winter, her allergies are not a problem. | Could not sleep previous night. Feels like an ache or a burning sensation at the center of sternum. Denies any arm pain, pain was at a scale of 8 in the AM now it is at a 2. Suffers from History of hypertension, denies heart disease, denies leg swelling up, denies pain feeling worse when taking deep breath. |
| Objective Data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| VS | (BP) 115/75, (P) 89, (RR) 16, (T) 100.4°F (38°C), O2 sat 98% on room air. | (BP) 115/75, (P) 89, (RR) 16, (T) 100.4°F (38°C), O2 sat 98% on room air | BP 129/70, (HR) 72 and regular, (RR) 16 unlabored, temperature 98.8°F, oral pulse oximetry is 99% |
| General | patient appears tired; skin color pale, patient is diaphoretic and sweaty, height 5′3″; weight 175 lbs | No signs of acute distress. Patient appears mildly fatigued. She is breathing through her mouth. Breathing easily. Voice has a nasal quality to it. | obese female, alert, in no acute distress. |
| HEENT | EYES: no injection, no increase in lacrimation or purulent drainage; EARS: normal TM: Normal NOSE: Bilateral erythema and edema of turbinates with significant yellow drainage on the right. Obstructed air passages |
Ear canals: normal; EYES: normal; NOSE: Bilateral erythema and edema of turbinates with significant yellow drainage on the right. Nares: Obstructed air passages |
Atraumatic, normocephalic, PERRLA, EOMI, sclera with mild icterus, nares patent, nasopharynx clear, poor dentition – multiple carries. |
| Respiratory | lung crackles in LLL, no wheezes or rhonchi noted; does not clear with coughing; dullness to percussion over the LLL; shallow respirations and is 30, accessory muscles use not present | CTA AP&L | CTA AP&L |
| Neck/Throat | no neck swelling or tenderness with palpation; neck is supple; no JVD; thyroid is not enlarged; trachea midline |
Posterior pharynx: mildly injected, scant postnasal drainage (PND), no exudate, tonsils 1+, no cobblestoning |
carotids are 2+ without bruits; thyroid is not palpable; no lymphadenopathy |
| Heart | Regular rate and rhythm, no murmur, S3, or S4 | Regular rate and rhythm, no murmur, S3, or S4 | S1 and S2 normal without murmur, gallop, or rub |
Once you received your case number, answer the following questions:
- What other subjective data would you obtain?
- What other objective findings would you look for?
- What diagnostic exams do you want to order?
- Name 3 differential diagnoses based on this patient presenting symptoms?
- Give rationales for your each differential diagnosis.
Submission Instructions:
- Your instructor will assign you your case number and you will post on the case number you have been assigned.
- You will reply to the other two case studies (One of each).
- Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. Your initial post is worth 8 points.
- You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts. Your reply posts are worth 2 points (1 point per response.)
- All replies must be constructive and use literature where possible.
Grading Rubric
Your assignment will be graded according to the grading rubric.
| Discussion Rubric | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criteria | Ratings | Points | |||
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Identification of Main Issues, Problems, and Concepts |
5 points Identify and demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the issues, problems, and concepts. |
4 points Identifies and demonstrates an accomplished understanding of most of the issues, problems, and concepts. |
2 points Identifies and demonstrates an acceptable understanding of most of the issues, problems, and concepts. |
1 point Identifies and demonstrates an unacceptable understanding of most issues, problems, and concepts. |
5 points |
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Use of Citations, Writing Mechanics and APA Formatting Guidelines |
3 points Effectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Exceptional use of citations and extended referencing. High level of APA precision and free of grammar and spelling errors. |
2 points Effectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Moderate use of citations and extended referencing. Moderate level of APA precision and free of grammar and spelling errors. |
1 point Ineffectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Moderate use of citations and extended referencing. APA style and writing mechanics need more precision and attention to detail. |
0 point Ineffectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Unacceptable use of citations and extended referencing. APA style and writing mechanics need serious attention. |
3 points |
| Response to Posts of Peers |
2 points The student constructively responded to two other posts and either extended, expanded, or provided a rebuttal to each. |
1 point The student constructively responded to one other post and either extended, expanded, or provided a rebuttal. |
0 point The student provided no response to a peer’s post.
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2 points | |
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