CASE STUDY 2: Focused ThroatExam
Lily is a 20-year-old student at thelocal community college. When some of her friends
and classmates told her about anoutbreak of flu-like symptoms sweeping her campus
during the past 2 weeks, Lily figuredshe shouldn’t take her 3-day sore throat lightly.
Your clinic has treated a few casessimilar to Lily’s. All the patients reported decreased
appetite, headaches, and pain withswallowing. As Lily recounts these symptoms to
you, you notice that she has a runnynose and a slight hoarseness in her voice but
doesn’t sound congested.
- Review this week’s Learning Resources and consider the insightsthey provide.
- Consider what history would be necessary to collect from thepatient.
- Consider what physical exams and diagnostic tests would beappropriate to gather more information about the patient’scondition. How would the results be used to make a diagnosis?
- Identify at least five possible conditions that may beconsidered in a differential diagnosis for the patient.
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