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	Case 1	Case 2	Case 3
Chief Complaint (CC)		A 45-year-old female presents with a complaint of an itchy red rash on her arms and legs for about two weeks.
Subjective		She has been going on a daily basis to the local YMCA with children for Summer camp.
Objective Data
VS	(	(T) 98.3°F; (RR) 18; (HR) 70, regular; (BP) 118/74
General		healthy-appearing female in no acute distress
HEENT		EYES: no injection, no increase in lacrimation or purulent drainage; EARS: normal TM: Normal
Skin		CTA AP&L
Neck/Throat		mild edema with inflammation located on forearms, upper arms, and chest wall, thighs and knees; primary lesions are a macular papular rash with secondary linear excoriations on forearms and legs

Once you received your case number, 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.

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