What history would be necessary to collect from the patient

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Homework: Assessing Neurological Symptoms

Case Study: Numbness and Pain A 47-year-old obese female complains of pain in her right wrist, with tingling and numbness in the thumb and index, and middle fingers for the past two weeks. She has been frustrated because the pain causes her to drop her hair-styling tools.

To Prepare:

You will be assigned to a specific case study for this Case Study Homework. Please see the "Course Announcements" section of the classroom for your homework from your Instructor.

Also, your Case Study Homework should be in the Episodic/Focused SOAP Note format rather than the traditional narrative style format. Refer to Chapter 2 of the Sullivan text and the Episodic/Focused SOAP Template in the Week 5 Learning Resources for guidance. Remember that all Episodic/Focused SOAP notes have specific data included in every patient case.

With regard to the case study you were assigned:

1) Review this week's Learning Resources, and consider the insights they provide about the case study.

2) Consider what history would be necessary to collect from the patient in the case study you were assigned.

3) Consider what physical exams and diagnostic tests would be appropriate to gather more information about the patient's condition. How would the results be used to make a diagnosis?

4) Identify at least five possible conditions that may be considered in a differential diagnosis for the patient.

The Case Study Homework

Use the Episodic/Focused SOAP Template and create an episodic/focused note about the patient in the case study to which you were assigned using the episodic/focused note template provided in the Week 5 resources. Provide evidence from the literature to support diagnostic tests that would be appropriate for each case. List five different possible conditions for the patient's differential diagnosis, and justify why you selected each.

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