Description

Application of Course Knowledge

1. Create an original case study based on a common chief complaint seen in clients in primary care settings in the body system related to the lowest-scoring knowledge area. Select a chief complaint not already covered in this term’s i-Human case studies.
2. Case study requirements:

• • Include the chief complaint, demographics, previous medical history (PMHx), previous surgical history (PSHx), allergies, lifestyle, history of present illness (HPI).
  • Analyze associated risk factors/demographics that contribute to the chief complaint and differential diagnoses
  • List three common differential diagnoses for the chief complaint, including pathophysiology and rationale, from the topic area identified on the CEA exam.
  • Discuss how the three differential diagnoses differ from each other in occurrence, pathophysiology, and presentation. Your discussion should compare and contrast these diagnoses rather than listing them.
  • Describe relevant testing required to diagnose/evaluate the severity of the three differential diagnoses.
  • Present applicable national guidelines related to diagnosis and diagnostic testing for the differential diagnoses.

Integration of Evidence: Integrate relevant scholarly sources as defined by program expectations

• Cite a scholarly source in the initial post. (PLEASE REVIEW WHAT IS SCHOLARLY SOURCE)
• Cite a scholarly source in one faculty response post.
• Cite a scholarly source in one peer post.
• Accurately analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles from evidence with no more than one short quote (15words or less) for the week.
• Include a minimum of two different scholarly sources per week. Cite all references and provide references forall citations.

*********PLEASE NOTE: PART 2 is the continuation of PART 1.