Neurological & Male Genitourinary Disorders (case study #3)Date
Once you received your case number, answer the following questions: What other subjective data would you obtain? What other objective findings would you look for? What diagnostic exams do you want to order? Name 3 differential diagnoses based on this patient presenting symptoms? Give rationales for your each differential diagnosis. What teachings will you provide? Submission Instructions: Your instructor will assign you your case number and you will post on the case number you have been assigned. You will reply to the other two case studies (One of each). Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. Your initial post is worth 8 points. You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts. Your reply posts are worth 2 points (1 point per response.)
Module 5 Discussion
For this Discussion, you will take on the role of a clinician who is building a health history for
one of the following cases. Your instructor will assign you your case number.
Case 1
Case 2
Case 3
Chief
Complaint
(CC)
“It burns when I urinate”
“I had a severe headache
yesterday with difficulty to
speak”
“I have been having frequents
headaches lately”
History of
Present
Illness
(HPI)
A 68-year-old Caucasian male
who reports to have increase on
the frequency of urination with
urgency for the last 5 days. He
A 64-year-old African American
female who reports having a
severe pulsatile diffuse headache
yesterday with sudden difficulty
to talk with last for about two
hours. She did not seek medical
also present dysuria and nocturia. attention. This morning she woke
up with no problems but is here
today due her husband advise.
A 25-year-old Hispanic female
presents to your clinic with a
headache located on right
temporal area, pulsatile.
PMH
Benning prostatic hyperplasia
diagnosed 3 years ago, UTI 6
months ago, Lithotripsy left
kidney 10 years ago. No issues
after treatment
Atrial Fibrillation, Hypertension.
Is allergic to Non-steroidal Anti-
inflammatory drugs Aspirin
Frequent headaches since I was
15, with menses.
Drug Hx
Rosuvastatin 20 mg
Olmesartan 20 mg
Losartan 50 mg
Xarelto 15 mg BID
Ibuprofen for Headaches
Subjective
Fever and chills, no changes in
vision or hearing, no difficulty
chewing or swallowing. No
sexually active, nocturia, dysuria.
Yellowish urethral secretion.
Feels Palpitations, joint pain with
yesterday’s episode
Light makes headache worst
Nausea associated with
headaches. No vomiting,
Headaches improve usually with
rest, ibuprofen, and sleep, but it
is annoying to have to sleep all-