Diagnostic Tests and Assessment Tools

• Advanced Health Assessment Week 3
• Teacher won’t tolerate plagiarism.
• Three-page APA paper with title and reference page
• course resources (will attach)
• 2 or more peer-reviewed articles and 2 or more course resources.
• Rubric below
• Thanks again!
• I work as an ER RN if this is needed as information in the assignment.
  CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT: DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING

When seeking to identify a patient’s health condition, advanced practice nurses can use a diverse selection of diagnostic tests and assessment tools to help in understanding a patient’s condition. In turn, beginning with a differential diagnosis supports the process of further applying information to narrow the possibilities of what the condition may be and working to arrive at the most accurate diagnosis for planning treatment.
For this Case Study Assignment, you will determine the physical exams and diagnostic tests that would be most appropriate for gaining information and better understanding of your patient’s condition. Then, based on your analysis, you will formulate a differential diagnosis for the patient.
RESOURCES

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
WEEKLY RESOURCES
To prepare:
• Review assigned patient case study.
Case #2
20 y/o female college student has had abdominal pain for the last 2 weeks. Some mornings she
has nausea and vomiting, but today she is here with abdominal cramps and nausea. She has lost
8 pounds while has no appetite. She has been having diarrhea for the last few days. No past medical/surgical History or relevant social history.
• Review this week’s Learning Resources.
• Review the details of the patient case study.
• Consider what physical exams and diagnostic tests would be most appropriate to gather more information about the patient’s condition.
• Reflect on how the results would be used to make a diagnosis.
• Identify three to five (3–5) possible conditions that may be considered in a differential diagnosis for the patient.
Assignment: Diagnostic Reasoning
Include the following:
• Identify the patient’s chief complaint.
• Identify what physical exams and diagnostic tests would be most appropriate to gather more information about the patient’s condition. Be specific and explain your reasoning.
• Explain how the results would be used to make a diagnosis.
• Identify three to five (3–5) possible conditions that may be considered in a differential diagnosis for the patient. Explain your thinking.