- 28 Sep, 2020
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Costochondritis
Instructions/Requirements
Research and work up a common chief complaint for costochondritis, e.g. severe coughing. Explore diagnoses in this area that are still common to primary care and that involve the musculoskeletal system.
The case should be clear and include all elements of a normal case that might be presented in class (subjective, objective, assessment, diagnostic testing and 5-point plan).
Work up includes:
- Chief complaint, PMHx, Demographics, PSHx, allergies, lifestyle, HPI
- Associated risk factors/demographics that contribute to the chief complaint and differential diagnoses
- Three common differential diagnoses represented by the CC including pathophysiology and rationale in the identified body system i.e., if pulmonary was your body system than a chief complaint could be persistent cough and three pulmonary differentials.
- Discuss, compare and contrast how the three differential diagnoses differ from each other in:
- occurrence, pathophysiology, and presentation (NOTE: Simply listing the diagnoses and their occurrence, pathophysiology and presentations separately does not confer an understanding of how they differ. Your discussion should compare and contrast these items against each other among the three differentials chosen).
- Relevant testing required to diagnose/evaluate severity of the three differential diagnoses: and
- Review of relevant National Guidelines related to the Diagnosis and Diagnostic testing for these diagnoses.