Abdominal Pain SOAP Note assignment

Maggie Smith- Abdominal Pain SOAP Note assignment

Case Study Video Assignment  #2

Maggie Smith- Abdominal Pain

Students will watch the video and:

1. Complete the SOAP documentation.
2. Describe 3 of the most plausible differential diagnosis. Rule-in and Rule-out each diagnosis.  Example: If a patient presents with a painful knee and your top differentials are osteoarthritis, ACL, and Fracture, you would find peer-reviewed Evidence to prove that each of those are possible diagnosis.  For osteoarthritis: Rule in:  What signs and symptoms match what the patient has.  Give the evidence (from peer reviewed based information) to show that the symptoms match.  Then rule out: What is lacking to show this is the actual diagnosis?  You must demonstrate your thoughts with peer reviewed evidence. Maggie Smith- Abdominal Pain SOAP Note assignment.
3. Complete the Illness script.
4. Include a reference page