CASE STUDY 1: Focused Throat Exam

Lily is a 20-year-old student at the local community college. When some of her friends and classmates told her about an outbreak of flu-like symptoms sweeping her campus during the past 2 weeks, Lily figured she shouldn't take her 3-day sore throat lightly. Your clinic has treated a few cases similar to Lily's. All the patients reported decreased appetite, headaches, and pain with swallowing. As Lily recounts these symptoms to you, you notice that she has a runny nose and a slight hoarseness in her voice but doesn't sound congested.

Using the Episodic/Focused SOAP Template:· Create documentation or an episodic/focused note in SOAP format about the patient in the case study to which you were assigned.·  Provide evidence from the literature to support diagnostic tests that would be appropriate for your case.–

·   List five different possible conditions for the patient's differential diagnosis, and justify why you selected each.–

Written Expression and Formatting – Paragraph Development and Organization:Paragraphs make clear points that support well-developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully focused–neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement and introduction are provided that delineate all required criteria.–

Written Expression and Formatting – English writing standards:Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation–

Written Expression and Formatting – The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, running heads, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list.–

Using the Episodic/Focused SOAP Template:· Create documentation or an episodic/focused note in SOAP format about the patient in the case study to which you were assigned.·  Provide evidence from the literature to support diagnostic tests that would be appropriate for your case.–

·   List five different possible conditions for the patient's differential diagnosis, and justify why you selected each.–

Written Expression and Formatting – Paragraph Development and Organization:Paragraphs make clear points that support well-developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully focused–neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement and introduction are provided that delineate all required criteria.–

Written Expression and Formatting – English writing standards:Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation–

Written Expression and Formatting – The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, running heads, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list.—5 APA citations