Assignment task: Skin, Eye, & Ear Disorders
Case scenario:
Chief Complaint (CC): A 11-year-old female patient complains of red left eye and edematous eyelids. Her mother states the child complains of "sand in my left eye."
Subjective: Patient noticed redness three days ago. Denies having any allergies. Symptoms have gotten worse since she noticed having the problem.
VS: (T) 98.2°F; (RR) 18; (HR) 78; BP 128/82; SpO2 96% room air; weight 110 lb.
General: well-developed, healthy, 11 years old
HEENT: EYES: very red sclera with dried, crusty exudates; unable to open eyes in the morning with the left being worse than the right
Skin: CTA AP&L
Neck/Throat
For this Discussion, you will take on the role of a clinician who is building a health history for one of the following cases
Answer the following questions:
Q1. What other subjective data would you obtain?
Q2. What other objective findings would you look for?
Q3. What diagnostic exams do you want to order?
Q4. Name 3 differential diagnoses based on this patient presenting symptoms?
Q5. 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.