WU Assessing Neurological Symptoms Pain and Numbness Case Study
Description
Assignment 1: Case Study Assignment: Assessing Neurological Symptoms
Group 2: CASE STUDY 2: 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 2 weeks. She has been frustrated because the pain causes her to drop her hair-styling tools.
Also, your Case Study Assignment should be in the Episodic/Focused SOAP Note format rather than the traditional narrative style format. *template attached*
With regard to the case study you were assigned:
Review this weeks Learning Resources, and consider the insights they provide about the case study.
Consider what history would be necessary to collect from the patient in the case study you were assigned.
Consider what physical exams and diagnostic tests would be appropriate to gather more information about the patients condition. How would the results be used to make a diagnosis?
Identify at least five possible conditions that may be considered in a differential diagnosis for the patient.
The Case Study Assignment
Use the Episodic/Focused SOAP Template and create an episodic/focused note about the patient in the case study . Provide evidence from the literature to support diagnostic tests that would be appropriate for each case. List five different possible conditions for the patients differential diagnosis, and justify why you selected each.
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