Week 2 discussion
Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments
Using the South University Online Library or the Internet,
research the causes, symptoms, recommended tests, possible treatments, and expectations
for the following:
Head and neck
Oropharynx
Eye and the visual system
Based on your research and understanding, read and respond
to one of the following scenarios:
A 50-year-old woman is admitted with chief complaints of
headache and decreased range of motion in her neck. She also complains of
vertigo, hearing loss in one ear, profuse sweating, and uncontrollable eye
movements. Her past medical history indicates that she was in a motor vehicle
accident three days before her admission.
What specific diagnostic examinations would you recommend?
Why?
What conditions should be ruled out? Why?
How would you distinguish between these conditions? What are
the possible causes of these symptoms?
While interviewing and examining a 17-year-old male, you
discover a white patch on his buccal mucosa and slanting palpebral fissures in
his eyes. He also states during the interview that he plays baseball and is
hoping to earn an athletic scholarship to college.
What do you suspect? What kind of client teaching is
appropriate in this situation?
Discuss appropriate educational materials for health
promotion and disease prevention
When would slanting palpebral fissures be normal?
While performing a retinal examination on this patient, you
discover that the margins of the optic disc become blurred and indistinct. What
further testing would be required? Why?
What is the foremost cause of this clinical finding?
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