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Skin, Eye, & Ear Disorders
Case 3 | |
Chief Complaint | A 11-year-old female patient complains of red left eye and edematous eyelids. Her mother states the child complains of “sand in my left eye.” |
Subjective | Patient noticed redness three days ago. Denies having any allergies. Symptoms have gotten worse since she noticed having the problem. |
VS | (T) 98.2°F; (RR) 18; (HR) 78; BP 128/82; SpO2 96% room air; weight 110 lb. |
General | well-developed, healthy, 11 years old |
HEENT | EYES: very red sclera with dried, crusty exudates; unable to open eyes in the morning with the left being worse than the right |
Skin | CTA AP&L |
Neck/Throat |
For this Discussion, you will take on the role of a clinician who is building a health history for one of the following cases
Once you received your case number, answer the following questions:
1.
What other subjective data would you obtain?
2.
What other objective findings would you look for?
3.
What diagnostic exams do you want to order?
4.
Name 3 differential diagnoses based on this patient presenting symptoms?
5.
Give rationales for your each differential diagnosis.
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