The purpose of the case analyses is to assist in learning the key components from the assigned reading and other adjunct learning tools. Case analyses will focus on a variety of topics incorporating assessment across the lifespan (pediatric, geriatric, obstetric, etc.).
Read each case analysis and choose two to complete
- S. D. was discharged yesterday after treatment for heart failure. She appears short of breath when she answers the door for the home health nurse. The nurse also notices crackles that are unrelieved by coughing, +2 edema in both lower extremities, and a third heart sound.
- B. L., age 65 years, has come to the emergency department with complaints of increasing chest discomfort over the last few weeks, the worst episode happening this morning. History includes type I diabetes mellitus since age 7 years.
- A 13-month-old boy is brought to the clinic by his mother. She says that she has noticed that he “turns blue” when he cries and, although he walks, he quickly squats to rest between spurts of activity. His mother is worried that he does not seem to be as “far along” as his older sister was at this age.
- P. P., age 52 years, is in the clinic because she has had “waves of nausea and chest burning” off and on for 24 hours. Her father died of a heart attack at age 47 years.
Choose two cases from the list above and complete the following:
- 5 review of systems (ROS) questions
- 5 physical assessment techniques that would be conducted in a focused physical exam
Each case is worth 10 points
