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Case 1


Case 1

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.

Subjective

denies chest pain, denies night sweats, admits to having a fever but does not know the temp.

 VS

(BP) 115/75, (P) 89, (RR) 16, (T) 100.4°F (38°C), O2 sat 98% on room air.

 General

patient appears tired; skin color pale, patient is diaphoretic and sweaty, height 5′3″; weight 175 lbs

 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

 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

Neck/Throat

no neck swelling or tenderness with palpation; neck is supple; no JVD; thyroid is not enlarged;
trachea midline

Heart

Regular rate and rhythm, no murmur, S3, or S4

Once you received your case number, answer the following questions:

1.
What other subjective data would you obtain?

2.
What other objective findings would you look for?

3.
What diagnostic exams do you want to order?

4.
Name 3 differential diagnoses based on this patient presenting symptoms?

5.
Give rationales for your each differential diagnosis.

 

Submission Instructions:

· Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. 

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