Objective

The purpose of this discussion is to review assessment techniques, identify subjective and objective information related to a focused system, and introduce clinical reasoning. Please read through the entire discussion instructions and example posts prior to your initial post as you will be building on the responses of your peers.

Initial Post

Report to the virtual clinic and select ONE of the occupied exam rooms. Note that each exam room has its own thread for discussion. Read the chief complaint and review any information already shared by your peers to build on the identified patient case. Identify one additional unique health history or subjective symptom as well as one objective exam finding. Provide scholarly support to discuss the physical assessment technique used to identify the objective finding and compare and contrast characteristics of normal and abnormal findings. Each student will copy and paste the most recent developing case to build upon their initial post. Please do not copy the scholarly support. See Example.

Your initial post should include evidence of review of the course material, websites, and literature through proper citations using APA format.

Virtual Clinic Exam Rooms- pick one from each group:

• 1.
• Room 1: 2yo Richie is brought to the clinic by his mother Rachel Regis for nasal congestion and tugging at his left ear
• Room 2: 47yo Roy Regis reports history of itching and irritation around his right eye
• Room 3: 5yo Remy is brought to the clinic by his father Raphael Regis for a sore throat

• 2.
• Virtual Clinic Exam Rooms
  • Room 1: 57yo Ronald Regis reports shortness of breath
  • Room 2: 8yo Rhiannon Regis is brought to the clinic by her mother Rachel Regis for a cough
  • Room 3: 66yo Raelynn Regis reports calf pain with walking

• • 3.
  • Virtual Clinic Exam Rooms
    • Room 1: 69yo Ruby Regis reports worsening joint pain
    • Room 2: 15yo Rex Regis reports acute joint pain
    • Room 3: 75yo Randall Regis reports back pain
• 4.Virtual Clinic Exam Rooms
  • Room 1: 28yo Rebecca Regis reports burning with urination
  • Room 2: 74yo Rocky Regis reports difficulty with urination
  • Room 3: 54yo Rosalie Regis reports numbness and tingling in her feet bilaterally

• • Provide scholarly support to discuss the physical assessment technique used to identify the objective finding. Compare and contrast characteristics of normal and abnormal findings. (See Response Post Instructions and Example before beginning the Discussion.)

Example – Shows a developing case and does not include required scholarly support

Initial Post:

• Room 1: 72yo Ralph Regis reports intermittent abdominal pain

Student 1:

• HPI: 72yo Ralph Regis reports intermittent abdominal pain localized to the LLQ
• PE: T-99.8; BP 148/86, P-84, R-16

Student 2:

• HPI: 72yo Ralph Regis reports intermittent aching abdominal pain rated 5/10 localized to the LLQ
• PE: T-99.8; BP 148/86, P-84, R-16
• ABD: Bowel sounds active

Student 3:

• HPI: 72yo Ralph Regis reports aching intermittent abdominal pain rated 5/10 localized to the LLQ. Pain started three days ago after eating popcorn.
• PE: T-99.8; BP 148/86, P-84, R-16
• ABD: Bowel sounds active; abdomen soft with tenderness to palpation in LLQ

Student 4:

• HPI: 72yo Ralph Regis reports aching intermittent abdominal pain rated 5/10 localized to the LLQ. . Pain started three days ago after eating popcorn. Last BM two days ago.
• PE: T-99.8; BP 148/86, P-84, R-16
• ABD: Bowel sounds active; abdomen soft with tenderness to palpation in LLQ; LLQ dull to percussion