Pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments, alternative therapies, and follow-up parameters to the clinic , as well as a rationale for this treatment and management plan

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2 to 3 PAGES SOAP NOTE

Select a pediatric patient that  presented to the clinic, who you examined as a nurse practitioner/ provider during the last 4 weeks. With this patient in mind, address the following in a SOAP Note:

•Subjective: What details did the patient or parent provide regarding the personal and medical history? Include any discrepancies between the details provided by the child and details provided by the parent, as well as possible reasons for these discrepancies.

•Objective: What observations did you make during the physical assessment? Include pertinent positive and negative physical exam findings. Describe whether the patient presented with any growth and development or psychosocial issues.

•Assessment: What were your differential diagnoses? Provide a minimum of three possible diagnoses. List them from highest priority to lowest priority. What was your primary diagnosis and why?

•Plan: What was your plan for diagnostics and primary diagnosis? What was your plan for treatment and management? Include pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments, alternative therapies, and follow-up parameters to the clinic , as well as a rationale for this treatment and management plan.

•Reflection notes: What was your “aha” moment? What would you do differently in a similar patient evaluation?

References

•Burns, C. E., Dunn, A. M., Brady, M. A., Starr, N. B., & Blosser, C. G. (2013). Pediatric primary care (5th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.

◦Chapter 34, “Genitourinary Disorders” (pp. 809–843)

◦Chapter 35, “Gynecologic Disorders” (pp. 844–876)

American Academy of Pediatrics, Subcommittee on Urinary Tract Infection, Steering Committee on Quality Improvement and Management. (2011). Urinary tract infection: Clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and management of the initial UTI in febrile infants and children 2 to 24 months. Pediatrics, 128(3), 595–610. Retrieved from http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/128/3/595.full?sid=cc35023c-502d-474a-9856-bfb5e38eed54

•Cox, A. M., Patel, H., & Gelister, J. (2012). Testicular torsion. British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 73(3), C34–C36. Retrieved from the Walden Library Databases.

SUBJECTIVE DATA:

Chief Complaint (CC): A 3-year-old African American female infant presented with her mother to the clinic complaining of a cough. Mother reports that the patient has been coughing constantly every night and complaining that her throat hurts for 1 week now. The patient has also been experiencing fever up to 100.5 and she has been getting her Tylenol and Motrin, but the patient has not been responding to the drugs (Fried,M..P, 2015). . Mother states that her daughter has no developmental delays or problem, goes to day-care all day. Denies any nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, shortness of breath, wheezing, retractions or any other symptoms.

History of present conditions: The patient has been experiencing the cough for a week now and it has been occurring during the night only. The coughs can be described as wet and blocking the breathing pipes. Congestion of the nose and pain in the chest areas is a dominant characteristic. The patient’s cough improved after medication with antihistamine syrup, but after three days it worsened completely.

Medications: None

Allergies: No general known allergies

Immunization: Up to date

Past Medical History (PMH):

None in this case

SH: Lives with both parents and two siblings

Past Surgical History (PSH):

None in this case

Sexual/Reproductive History:

Not applicable in the case

Significant Family History: The parent has a chronic asthma condition

Review of Systems:

General: Discomfort in breathing, sneezing, nasal congestion and high fever

HEENT: The patienthas a normal body physique, normal development pattern, functioning body organs, normal digestion process, normal blood pressure and body temperature and no documented diseases.

OBJECTIVE DATA: Physical exam:

Vital indication B/P 113 /70; P 77 and regular; T 98.9 orally; RR 20; non-labored; Wt.: 40 lbs.; Ht: 36,5 inches; BMI 16.7 which [puts this child in the 79th percentile

General: A&O x3, NAD, appears mildly uncomfortable

Chest/Lungs: CTA AP&L

Heart/Peripheral Vascular: RRR without murmur, rub, or a gallop; pulses+2 bilat pedal and +2 radial

Neuro: CN II – XII wholly integral, DTR’s integral

BD: benign, nabs x 4, no organomegaly; slight suprapubic sensitivity – diffuse – no rebound

Musculoskeletal: symmetric muscle development (Burns, C. E, et al, 2013)

Pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments, alternative therapies, and follow-up parameters to the clinic , as well as a rationale for this treatment and management plan

/in /by

2 to 3 PAGES SOAP NOTE

Select a pediatric patient that  presented to the clinic, who you examined as a nurse practitioner/ provider during the last 4 weeks. With this patient in mind, address the following in a SOAP Note:

•Subjective: What details did the patient or parent provide regarding the personal and medical history? Include any discrepancies between the details provided by the child and details provided by the parent, as well as possible reasons for these discrepancies.

•Objective: What observations did you make during the physical assessment? Include pertinent positive and negative physical exam findings. Describe whether the patient presented with any growth and development or psychosocial issues.

•Assessment: What were your differential diagnoses? Provide a minimum of three possible diagnoses. List them from highest priority to lowest priority. What was your primary diagnosis and why?

•Plan: What was your plan for diagnostics and primary diagnosis? What was your plan for treatment and management? Include pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments, alternative therapies, and follow-up parameters to the clinic , as well as a rationale for this treatment and management plan.

•Reflection notes: What was your “aha” moment? What would you do differently in a similar patient evaluation?

References

•Burns, C. E., Dunn, A. M., Brady, M. A., Starr, N. B., & Blosser, C. G. (2013). Pediatric primary care (5th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.

◦Chapter 34, “Genitourinary Disorders” (pp. 809–843)

◦Chapter 35, “Gynecologic Disorders” (pp. 844–876)

American Academy of Pediatrics, Subcommittee on Urinary Tract Infection, Steering Committee on Quality Improvement and Management. (2011). Urinary tract infection: Clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and management of the initial UTI in febrile infants and children 2 to 24 months. Pediatrics, 128(3), 595–610. Retrieved from http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/128/3/595.full?sid=cc35023c-502d-474a-9856-bfb5e38eed54

•Cox, A. M., Patel, H., & Gelister, J. (2012). Testicular torsion. British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 73(3), C34–C36. Retrieved from the Walden Library Databases.

SUBJECTIVE DATA:

Chief Complaint (CC): A 3-year-old African American female infant presented with her mother to the clinic complaining of a cough. Mother reports that the patient has been coughing constantly every night and complaining that her throat hurts for 1 week now. The patient has also been experiencing fever up to 100.5 and she has been getting her Tylenol and Motrin, but the patient has not been responding to the drugs (Fried,M..P, 2015). . Mother states that her daughter has no developmental delays or problem, goes to day-care all day. Denies any nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, shortness of breath, wheezing, retractions or any other symptoms.

History of present conditions: The patient has been experiencing the cough for a week now and it has been occurring during the night only. The coughs can be described as wet and blocking the breathing pipes. Congestion of the nose and pain in the chest areas is a dominant characteristic. The patient’s cough improved after medication with antihistamine syrup, but after three days it worsened completely.

Medications: None

Allergies: No general known allergies

Immunization: Up to date

Past Medical History (PMH):

None in this case

SH: Lives with both parents and two siblings

Past Surgical History (PSH):

None in this case

Sexual/Reproductive History:

Not applicable in the case

Significant Family History: The parent has a chronic asthma condition

Review of Systems:

General: Discomfort in breathing, sneezing, nasal congestion and high fever

HEENT: The patienthas a normal body physique, normal development pattern, functioning body organs, normal digestion process, normal blood pressure and body temperature and no documented diseases.

OBJECTIVE DATA: Physical exam:

Vital indication B/P 113 /70; P 77 and regular; T 98.9 orally; RR 20; non-labored; Wt.: 40 lbs.; Ht: 36,5 inches; BMI 16.7 which [puts this child in the 79th percentile

General: A&O x3, NAD, appears mildly uncomfortable

Chest/Lungs: CTA AP&L

Heart/Peripheral Vascular: RRR without murmur, rub, or a gallop; pulses+2 bilat pedal and +2 radial

Neuro: CN II – XII wholly integral, DTR’s integral

BD: benign, nabs x 4, no organomegaly; slight suprapubic sensitivity – diffuse – no rebound

Musculoskeletal: symmetric muscle development (Burns, C. E, et al, 2013)