C350-Ariela Tips

C350-Ariela Tips Problem List Recommendation Problem MSAP Ranking Acute dyspnea - Most Significant Active Problem Dry cough - Related Near syncope - Related Knee replacement 6 weeks ago - Related Currentsmoker: 80 pack-year history - Related Tachycardia – related Low blood pressure - Related Mild hypoxemia - Related Fever - Related Diabetes mellitus (type 2) - Related Obesity and sedentary lifestyle - Related Tachypnea - Related Recent 5-pound weight loss - Unrelated Problem List Feedback: The problem list allows you to begin to see the overall, or unified, constellation of significant signs and symptoms. It is also the starting point for developing, and then ranking, your diagnostic hypotheses. The pertinent presence or absence of other critical signs and symptoms will aid your assessment of the severity of the presenting complaint and your assessment of potential comorbidities. The medical problem list you have compiled should be a list that includes everything that is out of the ordinary about this patient, even when it is not a "problem" in the true sense of the word. In this case, the most significant active problem (MSAP) is acute-onset dyspnea. The fact that the problem had such an acute onset is the single most important factor that should influence your thought process in developing a differential diagnosis. This problem is explained by her mild hypoxemia, measured on her finger pulse-oxygen measurement of 90%.