NR 601 Week 2 COPD Case Study Part 1 (Initial post, Faculty, Peer responses)/ GRADED A.

Case Study – Part 1 Date of visit: …. A 62 year-old Caucasian male presents to the office with persistent cough and recent onset of shortness of breath. Upon further questioning you discover the following subjective information regarding the chief complaint ….. continue Requirements/Questions: Briefly and concisely summarize the history and physical (H&P) findings as if you were presenting it to your preceptor using the pertinent facts from the case. May use approved medical abbreviations. Avoid redundancy and irrelevant information. Provide a differential diagnosis (minimum of 3) which might explain the patient’s chief complaint along with a brief statement (2-3 sentences) of pathophysiology for each. Analyze the differential by using the pertinent findings from the history and physical to argue for or against a diagnosis. Rank the differential in order of most likely to least likely. Identify any additional tests and/or procedures that you feel is necessary or … to help you narrow your differential. All testing decisions must … supported with an evidence-based practice (EBP) argument as to why it is necessary or pertinent in this case. If no testing is .. , you must also support this decision with EBP evidence. Show Less