Write-up a CCS using the following outline format. Your response should be factual and concise (brief but comprehensive). You are required to use at least one other source besides your textbook. For additional online resources, consider the web sites provided on the External Links page and/or the Chapter Weblinks provided on the Course Materials page. A direct internet search of the disease will also like reveal organizations specific to that disorder (i.e. American Diabetes Association). References should be provided using a standard citation (MLA or APA). For more information on referencing you source, visit the Hinkle Library online and select finding research help. There is a link to the library on the home page of this course. Title: Clinical Suspicion (diagnosis) * I. Etiology/Pathogenesis/Morphology II. Clinical Manifestations/Epidemiology III. Clinical Course/Natural History IV. Clinical Considerations/Diagnostic Testing V. Treatment/Prevention: Bibliography: References (citation)
Mr. Browns returned from his chest x-ray to find his daughter waiting in his hospital room. How are you feeling today dad? she inquired. Better today he replied, The antibiotics really seem to be working. Apparently, this is not that uncommon. According to the doctor, since Ive had my spleen removed, I will be susceptible to these kinds of things. 2 days prior, Mr. Brown had been admitted through the ER with a productive cough, fever and malaise. Breath sounds were limited with fine crackles noted in the chart. A chest x-ray revealed consolidation in the lung fields and a sputum culture revealed gram positive diplococcus.
