Apply assessment skills to diagnose skin conditions
Apply assessment skills to diagnose skin conditions
Apply concepts, theories, and principles relating to health assessment techniques and diagnoses for the skin, hair, and nails
Assignment 1: Lab Assignment- This is the only Comprehensive Soap Note for this 11-week course except for the Week 9 SH assignment (head to toe physical examination). Please use the soap note exemplar as a guide to obtain the most possible points and also refer to the grading rubric. There is a comprehensive soap note template available for use as well. You can find this under Week 4 Resources. For the soap note please make sure to include a detailed ROS (review of systems documenting on ALL systems and this also goes for the physical examination section (all systems should be assessed but you can defer genitalia etc). You will complete a detailed complete soap note (CC/HPI/ medications, allergies, fh etc…..) You will make up ALL of the information needed to complete this comprehensive soap note based on the skin image you decide to pick. I should not see any systems that say deferred or not applicable except for what I mentioned above. Every part of this note should be completed. Do not document WNL or exam unremarkable. Document exact examination findings for the objective data section. The subjective data section should be very detailed as well stating what the patient c/o or denies.
- Choose one skin condition graphic (identify by number in your Chief Complaint) to document your assignment in the SOAP (Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan) note format rather than the traditional narrative style. The images are located under resources (it’s a word document)
- Refer to Chapter 2 of the Sullivan text and the Comprehensive SOAP Template in this week’s Learning Resources for guidance.
- Use clinical terminologies to explain the physical characteristics featured in the graphic. Formulate a differential diagnosis of three to five possible conditions for the skin graphic that you chose. For full credit I would document at least 5 possible conditions. Please refer to the grading rubric. I would highly suggest documenting 5 possible differentials to get full credit. Determine which is most likely to be the correct diagnosis and explain your reasoning using at least three different references, one reference from current evidence-based literature from your search and two different references from this week’s Learning Resources.
- This assignment should be written in a SOAP Note format (NO NARRATIVES). You will need to add in all missing information in the soap note to complete it. The documentation should make since and flow with what is going on with the scenario. This allows me to assess your critical thinking skills. I’m reviewing this information to make sure that you know what information should be included. In the Assessment/Plan, you will document your differential diagnoses as per the assignment. I will comment on your notes and if needed, send you an email if I need to help you with them more. A plan is NOT required.
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