Masters level FNP Pharmacology casr study question:
Marissa is a 7 year old female coming to the clinic withincreased wheezing, coughing, and difficulty breathing. She wasdiagnosed with asthma 2 years ago. She uses an albuterol inhaler tomanage her symptoms and has been using it regularly 3 â 5 times aday for the past 3 months.
Medications include Albuterol HFA 2 puffs Q4H prn. Childrenâsmultivitamin QD. Childrenâs chewable Vitamin C tablet QD.
Allergies: NKDA
ROS: A 14 point review of systems was negative except what isnoted above.
Physical examination:
GEN: well-developed child in mild distress at visit.
VS: BP 121/78, HR 94, RR 16, T 98.5
CHEST: wheezing on inspiration and expiration
HEENT: normal
COR: normal
ABD: normal
NEURO: normal
EXT: normal
Describe your differential diagnosis list and identify your mostlikely primary diagnosis. Thereafter describe your next stepsdiagnostically and in the way of medication changes in detail.
Masters level FNP Pharmacology casr study question:
Marissa is a 7 year old female coming to the clinic withincreased wheezing, coughing, and difficulty breathing. She wasdiagnosed with asthma 2 years ago. She uses an albuterol inhaler tomanage her symptoms and has been using it regularly 3 â 5 times aday for the past 3 months.
Medications include Albuterol HFA 2 puffs Q4H prn. Childrenâsmultivitamin QD. Childrenâs chewable Vitamin C tablet QD.
Allergies: NKDA
ROS: A 14 point review of systems was negative except what isnoted above.
Physical examination:
GEN: well-developed child in mild distress at visit.
VS: BP 121/78, HR 94, RR 16, T 98.5
CHEST: wheezing on inspiration and expiration
HEENT: normal
COR: normal
ABD: normal
NEURO: normal
EXT: normal
Describe your differential diagnosis list and identify your mostlikely primary diagnosis. Thereafter describe your next stepsdiagnostically and in the way of medication changes in detail.
