Answer both Discussion #1 and #2. Each discussion should be half page.
Prompt 1
A 28-year-old female presents with a “severe headache” for the past 9 hours. She states the pain is over the left temporal area and is “throbbing” in nature. These symptoms have occurred before but not as bad.
What are some clinical assessment tools or techniques that you could use to help diagnose this patient’s condition?
In order of importance, describe three (3) questions that you would like to ask this patient and give a brief explanation of why?
Prompt 2
A 58-year-old obese man complains of pain in his left knee. The pain seems to be unrelenting. He says his knee is better when he rests, but it gets stiff when he rests too long. He denies other symptoms, significant history, or allergies.
From the information provided, list your differential diagnoses in the order of “most likely” to “possible but unlikely.”