Intro to PC unit 7 Journal

Discuss the factors that must be taken into consideration when deciding what diagnostics you will order and need for patients that present with an acute illness.

Include 3 references

Diagnosis of Acute Illness        

Acute illnesses are defined as either minor or major illness that occurs for a short period of time. Types of minor illness include upper respiratory tract infections or skin rashes while those considered serious are worsening symptoms of an existing condition and include myocardial infarction in heart diseases or diabetic coma in patient with advance stage of Diabetes mellitus (Jones et al., 2010). Major acute illness…