34-Year-Old Patient Evaluation and Management Plan
34-Year-Old Patient Evaluation and Management Plan
Paper Instructions
A 34-y.o. female presents with the complaint of a sudden excruciating pain in her back and points to her flank area on the right side. She rates
the pain as 10 on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the worst. She also complains of nausea with the pain. She states that she has never had
anything like this before, and the pain is subsiding a little now.
What additional questions should you ask the patient and why?
What should be included in the physical examination at this visit?
What are the possible differential diagnoses at this time?
What tests should you order and why?
How should this patient be managed?
Submission Instructions:
Your initial post should be at least 550 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.
Please use the class book with the information i will give you. let me know if you have difficulty accessing the book. Also, i will provide the book
info if unable to access maybe you can find it online somewhere.
Link: https://www.fadavis.com/home
book information: • Dunphy, M. L, Winland-Brown, E. J, Porter, O. B, & Thomas, J. D. (2019). Primary Care: Art and Science of Advanced
Practice. (5th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis Company.
ISBN: 978-0-8036-6718-1
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