Nursing
Nursing
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Assignment Instructions: A 15 yr old African American male presents to the primary care clinic with low grade fever that has persisted for 2 days accompanied with dull abdominal pain. He has a history of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and was recently diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia. His temperature is 100.7, blood pressure 128/78, heart rate is 100, SatO2 is at 98%, capillary refill is 3 seconds, extremity pulses are a 3+. Abdominal pain is rated as 7 out of 10 on the numeric pain scale.
Please answer the following questions, use evidence-based guidelines and APA format for citations and references:
1. What is the priority physical assessment for this patient?
2. What would your top three differential diagnoses be? Include rationale and ICD-10 code.
3. What are the top three priority diagnostic screening test(s) applicable for this case? Provide an evidence-based rationale for each.
4. What would be your approach to pain management? Is this different for someone with Sickle Cell Disease?
5. What is the CPT code(s) appropriate for this patient visit?
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