Description
For this Assignment, you will work with a patient with a musculoskeletal condition that you examined during the last three weeks. You will complete your third Episodic/Focused Note Template Form for this course where you will gather patient information, relevant diagnostic and treatment information as well as reflect on health promotion and disease prevention in light of patient factors such as age, ethnic group, previous medical history (PMH), socio-economic, cultural background, etc. In this week’s Learning Resources, please review the Focused Note resources for guidance on writing Focused Notes.
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
WEEKLY RESOURCES
Fowler, G. C. (2020). Pfenninger and Fowler’s procedures for primary care (4th ed.). Elsevier.
Chapter 174, “Shoulder Dislocations” (pp. 1163–1167)
Chapter 175, “Ankle and Foot Splinting, Casting, and Taping” (pp. 1168–1175)
Chapter 176, “Cast Immobilization and Upper Extremity Splinting” (pp. 1176–1185)
Chapter 177, “Knee Braces” (pp. 1186–1192)
Chapter 178, “Fracture Care” (pp. 1193–1211)
Chapter 180, “Joint and Soft Tissue Aspiration and Injection (Arthrocentesis)” (pp. 1221–1239)
Chapter 181, “Trigger-Point Injection” (pp. 1240–1244)
Chapter 235, “Principles of X-Ray Interpretation” (pp. 1566–1575)
To prepare:
Use the Episodic/Focused Note Template found in the Learning Resources for this week to complete this assignment.
Select a patient that you examined during the last three weeks based on musculoskeletal conditions. With this patient in mind, address the following in a Focused Note:
Assignment:
Subjective: What details did the patient provide regarding her personal and medical history?
Objective: What observations did you make during the physical assessment?
Assessment: What were your differential diagnoses? Provide a minimum of three possible diagnoses. List them from highest priority to lowest priority. What was your primary diagnosis and why?
Plan: What was your plan for diagnostics and primary diagnosis? What was your plan for treatment and management, including alternative therapies? Include pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments, alternative therapies, and follow-up parameters as well as a rationale for this treatment and management plan.
Reflection notes: What would you do differently in a similar patient evaluation?
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Episodic/Focus Note Template
Patient Information:
Initials, Age, Sex, Race
S.
CC (chief complaint) a BRIEF statement identifying why the patient is here in the
patient’s own words (e.g., “headache,” NOT “bad headache for 3 days”).
HPI: This is the symptom analysis section of your note. Thorough documentation in this
section is essential for patient care, coding, and billing analysis. Paint a picture of what
is wrong with the patient. Use LOCATES Mnemonic to complete your HPI. You need to
start EVERY HPI with age, race, and gender (e.g., 34-year-old AA male). You must
include the seven attributes of each principal symptom in paragraph form not a list. If
the CC was “headache,” the LOCATES for the HPI might look like the following
example:
Location: head
Onset: 3 days ago
Character: pounding, pressure around the eyes and temples
Associated signs and symptoms: nausea, vomiting, photophobia, phonophobia
Timing: after being on the computer all day at work
Exacerbating/ relieving factors: light bothers eyes, Aleve makes it tolerable but
not completely better
Severity: 7/10 pain scale
Current Medications: include dosage, frequency, length of time used and reason for
use; also include OTC or homeopathic products.
Allergies: include medication, food, and environmental allergies separately (a
description of what the allergy is (e.g., angioedema, anaphylaxis). This will help
determine a true reaction vs intolerance).
PMHx: include immunization status (note date of last tetanus for all adults), past major
illnesses and surgeries. Depending on the CC, more info is sometimes needed
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Soc Hx: include occupation and major hobbies, family status, tobacco & alcohol use
(i.e., previous and current use), any other pertinent data. Always add some health
promo question here (e.g., whether they use seat belts all the time or whether they have
working smoke detectors in the house, living environment, text/cell phone use while
driving, and support system).
Fam Hx: illnesses with possible genetic predisposition, contagious or chronic illnesses.
Reason for death of any deceased first degree relatives should be included. Include
parents, grandparents, siblings, and children. Include grandchildren if pertinent.
ROS: cover all body systems that may help you include or rule out a differential
diagnosis You should list each system as follows: General: Head: EENT: etc. You
should list these in bullet format and document the systems in order from head to toe.
Example of Complete ROS:
GENERAL: No weight loss, fever, chills, weakness, or fatigue.
HEENT: Eyes: No visual loss, blurred vision, double vision or yellow sclerae. Ears,
Nose, Throat: No hearing loss, sneezing, congestion, runny nose, or sore throat.
SKIN: No rash or itching.
CARDIOVASCULAR: No chest pain, chest pressure or chest discomfort. No palpitations
or edema.
RESPIRATORY: No shortness of breath, cough, or sputum.
GASTROINTESTINAL: No anorexia, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. No abdominal pain
or blood.
GENITOURINARY: Burning on urination. Pregnancy. Last menstrual period,
MM/DD/YYYY.
NEUROLOGICAL: No headache, dizziness, syncope, paralysis, ataxia, numbness or
tingling in the extremities. No change in bowel or bladder control.
MUSCULOSKELETAL: No muscle, back pain, joint pain, or stiffness.
HEMATOLOGIC: No anemia, bleeding, or bruising.
LYMPHATICS: No enlarged nodes. No history of splenectomy.
PSYCHIATRIC: No history of depression or anxiety.
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ENDOCRINOLOGIC: No reports of sweating, cold or heat intolerance. No polyuria or
polydipsia.
ALLERGIES: No history of asthma, hives, eczema, or rhinitis.
O.
Physical exam: From head-to-toe, include what you see, hear, and feel when doing
your physical exam. You only need to examine the systems that are pertinent to the CC,
HPI, and History. Do not use “WNL” or “normal.” You must describe what you see.
Always document in head to toe format (i.e., General: Head: EENT: etc.).
Diagnostic results: Include any labs, x-rays, or other diagnostics that are needed to
develop the differential diagnoses (support with evidenced and guidelines).
A.
Differential Diagnoses (list a minimum of three differential diagnoses). Your primary or
presumptive diagnosis should be at the top of the list. For each diagnosis, provide
supportive documentation with evidence based guidelines.
P.
Includes documentation of diagnostic studies that will be obtained, referrals to other
health care providers, therapeutic interventions, education, disposition of the patient and
any planned follow up visits. Each diagnosis or condition documented in the
assessment should be addressed in the plan. The details of the plan should follow an
orderly manner. Also included in this section is the reflection. The student should
reflect on this case and discuss whether or not they agree with their preceptor’s
treatment of the patient and why or why not. What did they learn from this case? What
would they do differently?
Also include in your reflection, a discussion related to health promotion and disease
prevention taking into consideration patient factors (e.g., age, ethnic group), PMH, and
other risk factors (e.g., socioeconomic, cultural background).
References
You are required to include at least three evidence-based peer-reviewed journal articles
or evidenced based guidelines which relates to this case to support your diagnostics
and differentials diagnoses. Be sure to use correct APA 7th edition formatting.
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