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NR 511 Week 6 Case Study Discussion Part 1
A 56-year-old Caucasian female presents to the office today with complaints of fatigue. Upon further questioning you discover the following subjective information regarding the chief complaint.
- History of Present Illness ………………continue
- Review of Systems (ROS) ………………continue
- History ………………continue
- Physical Exam ………………continue
- Briefly and concisely summarize the H&P findings as if you were presenting it to your preceptor using the pertinent facts from the case. Use shorthand where possible and approved medical abbreviations. Avoid redundancy and irrelevant information.
- Provide a differential diagnosis (minimum of 3) which might explain the patient’s chief complaint along with a brief statement of pathophysiology for each.
- Analyze the differential by using the pertinent findings from the history and physical to argue for or against a diagnosis.
- Rank the differential in order of most likely to least likely.
- Identify any additional tests and/or procedures that you feel is necessary or needed to help you narrow your differential. All testing decisions must … supported with an evidence-based medicine (EBM) argument as to why it is necessary or pertinent in this case. If no testing is … also support this decision with EBM.
nr 511 week 6 case study
