A 9-year old female presents with her mother complaining of a dry cough that “wakes up everyone in the house” each night for the last 2 weeks. Denies prior hx of the same.

A 9-year old female presents with her mother complaining of a dry cough that “wakes up everyone in the house” each night for the last 2 weeks. Denies prior hx of the same.

A 29-year old newly immigrated woman complains of weakness, shortness of breath, cough and night sweats for the past month.

For the case you have chosen:

Discuss what questions you would ask the patient, what physical exam elements you would include, and what further testing you would want to have performed.

In SOAP format, list:

Pertinent positive and negative information

Differential and working diagnosis

Treatment plan, including: pharmacotherapy with complementary and OTC therapy, diagnostics (labs and testing), health education and lifestyle changes, age-appropriate preventive care, and follow-up to this visit.

Use at least one scholarly source other than your textbook to connect your response to national guidelines and evidence-based research in support of your ideas.

In your peer replies, please reply to at least one peer who chose a different case study.