Diagnosis, Symptom and Illness Management Presentation: MENINGITIS

 Presentation using the following headings below. Present a typical patient with this disease process and how they would present to the office and how you would work up, diagnose and treat. Presentation must include: • DESCRIPTION (Patient information) • EPIDEMIOLOGY • ETIOLOGY • RISK FACTORS • ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS • HISTORY • PHYSICAL EXAM • DIFFERENTIAL […]

Using the Nanda 2015-2017 Nursing diagnosis definition and

Paul Smith is married and has 2 children. DOB 14/5/1976.  He presented to the emergency department post ongoing abdominal pain with rebound tenderness. He has a history of hypercholesterolemia, heart murmur, smokes 15-20 cigarettes a day and drinks 3 beers daily. He lives on a farm 20km away from the hospital. He has been reviewed […]