NUS504 Module 6 Discussion - Neurological & Male Genitourinary

Nus 504 M6 Discussion

 Neurological & Male Genitourinary Disorders

For this Discussion, you will take on the role of a clinician who is building a health history for one of the following cases. Your instructor will assign you your case number.

Case 1

Chief Complaint (CC)      “It burns when I urinate”

History of Present Illness (HPI)  A 68-year-old Caucasian male who reports to have increase on the frequency of urination with urgency for the last 5 days. He also present dysuria and nocturia.

PMH      Benning prostatic hyperplasia diagnosed 3 years ago, UTI 6 months ago, Lithotripsy left kidney 10 years ago. No issues after treatment

Drug Hx                Rosuvastatin 20 mg Olmesartan 20 mg

Subjective           Fever and chills, no changes in vision or hearing, no difficulty chewing or swallowing. No sexually active, nocturia, dysuria. Yellowish urethral secretion.

 VS          B/P 150/96; Pulse 89; RR 16; Temp 99.4; Ht 6,1; wt 180;

 General               well-developed male, no acute distress

 HEENT  Atraumatic, normocephalic, PERRLA, EOMI, arcus senilus bilaterally, conjunctiva and sclera clear, nares patent, nasopharynx clear, edentulous.

Lungs    CTA AP&L

Card       S1S2 without rub or gallop S4 present

Abd        No tenderness normoactive bowel sounds x 4;

Rectal exam       Warm, swollen and painful prostate gland

Integument        good skin turgor noted, moist mucous membranes

Neuro   No obvious deformities, CN grossly intact II-XII

Answer the following questions:

1. What other subjective data would you obtain?

2. What other objective findings would you look for?

3. What diagnostic exams do you want to order?

4. Name 3 differential diagnoses based on this patient presenting symptoms?

5. Give rationales for your each differential diagnosis.

6. What teachings will you provide?

 

Submission Instructions:

• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. Your initial post is worth 8 points.

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