Reference no: EM133586992

Assignment:

Connie is a 38 y.o. female presenting to your office today stating she has pain in the left breast and two weeks ago a milky discharge occurred. The right breast does not hurt and no discharge has been seen from the right. The outside of the left breast is painful and even brushing her arm on the side of the breast is felt. See the following information below:

Ht.: 5'4"

Wt. 200 lbs.

BMI: 33

BP: 128/72

HR: 72

Never smoked

H/O migraines

Connie tells you for the last few weeks, the outside of her left breast has been sore, but for the last few days, it is painful to touch. She can see no redness or swelling, but a lump is felt in the upper outer side.

Develop this case study identifying at least three differential diagnoses and one definitive diagnosis, and a follow-up/further investigation plan.

Please include the following information in this assignment:

1. What additional questions would you want to ask the patient regarding her signs and symptoms prior to your diagnosis?
2. What do you suspect this patient's diagnosis is? List at least three differential diagnoses and one definitive diagnosis. Discuss how you derived these diagnoses.
3. What are the associated risk factors for this disease? Specifically, what risk factors does this patient exhibit?
4. What is the underlying pathophysiology of this disease process (your definitive diagnosis)?
5. Discuss potential complications of this disease and why it is so important to treat.
6. What can you teach the patient about lifestyle changes (discuss at least five) that could help reduce the frequency of her symptoms? Elaborate on why each of your lifestyle recommendations could be helpful.
7. List and discuss three over-the-counter (OTC) medications patients may use to alleviate this patient's type of symptoms. If OTC medication will not help, explain why it would not help.