Assessing Musculoskeletal Pain

Your

Discussion

post

should

be

in

the

Episodic/Focused

SOAP

Note

format

rather

than

the

traditional

narrative

style

Discussion

posting

format.

Please

POST

a

SOAP

Ep

isodic/FOCUS

note

ONLY!

Case 3:

Knee Pain

A

15

-

year

-

old

male

reports

dull

pain

in

both

knees.

Sometimes

one

or

both

knees

click,

and

the

patient

describes

a

catching

sensation

under

the

patella.

In

determining

the

causes

of

the

knee

pain,

what

additional

history

do

you

need?

What

categories

can

yo

u

use

to

differentiate

knee

pain?

What

are

your

specific

differential

diagnoses

for

knee

pain?

What

physical

examination

will

you

perform?

What

anatomic

structures

are

you

assessing

as

part

of

the

physical

examination?

What

special

maneuvers

will

you

perfo

rm?

With

regard

to

the

case

study

you

were

assigned:

·

Review

this

week's

Learning

Resources

and

consider

the

insights

they

provide

about

the

case

study.

·

Consider

what

history

would

be

necessary

to

collect

from

the

pat

ient

in

the

case

study

you

were

assigned.

·

Consider

what

physical

exams

and

diagnostic

tests

would

be

appropriate

to

gather

more

information

about

the

patient's

condition.

How

would

the

results

be

used

to

make

a

diagnosis?

·

Identify

at

least

five

possible

conditions

that

may

be

considered

in

a

differential

diagnosis

for

the

patient.

By Day 3 of Week 8

Post

an episodic/focused note about the patient

in the case study to which you were

assigned using the episodic/focused note template provided in the Week 5 resources.

Provide evidence from the literature to support diagnostic tests that would be

appropriate for each case. List five different possible

conditions for the patient's

differential diagnosis, and justify why you selected each.

Your Discussion post should be in the Episodic/Focused SOAP Note format rather than

the traditional narrative style Discussion posting format.

Please POST a SOAP Episodic/FOCUS note ONLY!

Case 3: Knee Pain

A 15-year-old male reports dull pain in both knees. Sometimes one or both knees click,

and the patient describes a catching sensation under the patella. In determining the

causes of the knee pain, what additional history do you need? What categories can you

use to differentiate knee pain? What are your specific differential diagnoses for knee

pain? What physical examination will you perform? What anatomic structures are you

assessing as part of the physical examination? What special maneuvers will you

perform?

With regard to the case study you were assigned:

 Review this week's Learning Resources and consider the insights they

provide about the case study.

 Consider what history would be necessary to collect from the patient

in the case study you were assigned.

 Consider what physical exams and diagnostic tests would be

appropriate to gather more information about the patient's

condition. How would the results be used to make a diagnosis?

 Identify at least five possible conditions that may be considered in a

differential diagnosis for the patient.

By Day 3 of Week 8

Post an episodic/focused note about the patient in the case study to which you were

assigned using the episodic/focused note template provided in the Week 5 resources.

Provide evidence from the literature to support diagnostic tests that would be

appropriate for each case. List five different possible conditions for the patient's

differential diagnosis, and justify why you selected each.