Assignment
Case Study:
HPI: A 12-year-old girl presents with left knee pain during and after playing soccer. She's been a member of an elite soccer team for the last 6 years. She has 2 hour practices 3 times a week. Does not recall any injuries.
PMH: asthma, eczema
MS: Anterior/posterior drawer tests negative; negative ballottement; negative edema/erythema; bony tenderness, slight swelling at the left tibial tubercle.
These are the questions that need to be answered in the post: (**The rubric is still the same one I sent last time)
i. Include 3 differential diagnosis for the patient in the case study you selected (a summary of the diseases, their symptoms, and their treatments).
ii. Then write about the primary diagnosis you choose for the patient (summary, symptoms, treatments). **Provide medication treatment and symptomatic care for primary diagnosis.
iii. When writing about the treatment and management plan for the patient, be sure to consider appropriate dosages for any recommended pharmacologic and/or non-pharmacologic treatments.
iv. Include strategies for educating patients and families on the treatment and management of the musculoskeletal or neurologic disorder.
v. What additional questions will you ask the patient? (Has the case addressed the LOCATES mnemonic? If not, what else do you need to ask? What additional history will you need? (Think family medical history, allergies, meds and so forth, that might be pertinent in arriving to your differential diagnoses).
vi. What additional examinations or diagnostic tests, if any will you conduct?
vii. What immunizations should this child have had? Based on the child's age, when is the next well visit? At the next well visit, what are the next set of immunizations?
viii. Explain strategies for educating parents on their child's disorder and reducing any concerns/fears presented in the case study
ix. What additional anticipatory guidance should be provided today?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.