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s loce Pharyngitis Patient Profile C.H., a 23-year-old female college student, comes to the university health clinic with a sor and headache" that started the previous day. She had tried over-the-counter medicine w relief. day. She had tried over-the-counter medicine with minimal Subjective Data • Denies nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea • Has an infrequent, nonproductive cough • Nonsmoker Objective Data • Blood pressure 130/68, pulse 86, temperature 101"F, respirations 20 • Oxygen saturation 98% on room air Discussion Questions 1. What is a concern for the patient presenting with these symptoms, and why is a thorough focused assessment necessary? 2. C.H.'s pharynx and tonsils are reddened and inflamed with patchy white exudate. Her lungs are clear. She has a minimal amount of mucous drainage from the nose; there is no sinus tenderness. She denies any chills, myalgia, and malaise. Distinguish among the most likely diagnoses of pharyngitis, rhinopharyngitis, sinusitis, and influenza, justifying what you believe is the most likely diagnosis. C care facility Mrs. M. nfused, and fel s, you want to to please keep ir obstructive pull - ted? have caught the fe * from developin the cha volve or ever

Answer 1

1.The symptoms of headache, sore throat, fever can be a sign of some infection in the throat which has caused inflammation and redness.The white patch educates xan happen in case of any bacterial infection of throat caused by streptococcus. If it is not assessed and treated properly it can lead to complications. This can e accurately diagnosed when a focused assessment is carried out.

2.The pharyngitis may show fever,white patches on throat and tonsils,headache, cough,cold like symptoms ,body aches ,dysphagia

In rhinopharyngitis tte patient may have fever,cold symptoms,pain in muscle ,redness of eye,pressure at chest

Sinusitis the typical symptoms are presence of postnasal cloudy drainage,facial tenderness, pain in fac

In influenza there can be persistent cough with no secretion with other common cold symptoms

Here the patient symptoms are more similar to diagnose pharyngitis that other diagnosis.