Assessment of the Abdomen and Gastrointestinal System Assessment of the Abdomen and Gastrointestinal System On your way home from dinner, you start experiencing sharp pains in your abdomen. You ate seafood—could you have food poisoning? What else might be causing your pain? Appendicitis? Should you head to the emergency room, or should you wait…
Digital Clinical Experience: Focused Exam- Cough Digital Clinical Experience: Focused Exam- Cough In this DCE Assignment, you will conduct a focused exam related to cough in your DCE using the simulation tool, Shadow Health. You will determine what history should be collected from the patient, what physical exams and diagnostic tests should be conducted, and…
Case Study: Assessing the Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Case Study: Assessing the Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Photo Credit: Getty Images/Blend Images Most ear, nose, and throat conditions that arise in non-critical care settings are minor in nature. However, subtle symptoms can sometimes escalate into life-threatening conditions that require prompt assessment and…
Assessment of Head, Neck, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Assessment of Head, Neck, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Emily, age 15, is brought to your clinic complaining of chills, aches, and a sore throat. Without any testing, consider all of the possible diagnoses. It could be a cold, the flu, bronchitis, or even something more…