Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 15 of your course text. For this discussion, you will pick o

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 15 of your course text.

For this discussion, you will pick one of the cases listed in the Week 5 Discussion – Case Studies downloaddocument, and take on the role of the clinician.

In your initial post,

• Identify the patient’s symptoms and the available demographic and historical data.
• Discuss your differential diagnosis and provide a thorough basis for any diagnoses you have included.
• Determine what (if any) additional testing you would order and how this would be helpful in clarifying the diagnosis.
• Finally, explain recommendations for the patient/family for ongoing functioning (social, occupational and academic, if applicable).

You must use a minimum of two peer-reviewed articles in your discussion to support your diagnostic conclusions.

To assist you with your research consider using the library’s Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) tip sheet.