Question

Recognize the possible clinical conditions from the acute signs and symptoms given below.

Signs and symptoms

40.1) • Chest pressure or pain, typically on the left side of the body • Neck or jaw pain • Shoulder or arm pain • A fast heartbeat • Shortness of breath • Nausea and vomiting

Clinical Conditions (Provisional Diagnosis):

40.2) • A headache that lasts anything from four up to 72 hours. • Pulsating or throbbing pain, often just on one side of your head. • A headache that gets worse when you're active or stops you from being active. • Feeling sick or vomiting. • Increased sensitivity to light and noise.

Clinical Conditions (Provisional Diagnosis):

40.3) • Coughing, especially at night • Wheezing • Shortness of breath • Chest tightness, pain, or pressure

Clinical Conditions (Provisional Diagnosis):

40.4) • Drooped mouth. • Inability to lift arms. • Slurred speech. • Dizziness, loss of balance or an unexplained fall

Clinical Conditions (Provisional Diagnosis):

40.5) A 55-year-old male client presented at the emergency department with dyspnea. He claims that he has been having difficulty breathing for the past three days. It gets worse when walking up stairs and unloading groceries from the car. General health assessment revealed- • Inability to complete sentences • Moderately obese • Physical assessment: BP 145/89mmHg, RR: 22/min with distended neck veins and productive cough.

Clinical Conditions (Provisional diagnosis):

Answer 1

Q1. According to sign and symptoms it must be myocardial infarction,because theses all are symptoms of myocardial infarction.

Q2. According to sign and symptoms it should be diagnosed with migraine, because al symptoms are showing that it is migraine.

Q3. According to sign and symptoms it should be diagnosed as asthma, because these are asthmatic symptoms.

Q4. According ro sign and symptoms ot should be diagnosed with stroke,because symptoms are showing that it can be stroke condition (brain attack).

Q5. According to sign and symptoms it should be diagnosed as tension pneumothorax,because in tension pneumothorax due to air trapping there distended neck vein can be seen.