The skin condition chosen is “ striae gravidarum”
Use clinical terminologies to explain the physical characteristics of “ Skin Tag ( Acrochordon)” Formulate a differential diagnosis of three to five possible conditions for skin tag”. 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.
· Ball: Seidel’s Guide to Physical Examination, 8th Edition
· Dains, J. E., Baumann, L. C., & Scheibel, P. (2019). Advanced health assessment and clinical diagnosis in primary care (6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.
Below is the template to follow :
Week 4
Skin Comprehensive SOAP Note Template
Patient Initials: _______ Age: _______ Gender: _______
SUBJECTIVE DATA:
Chief Complaint (CC):
History of Present Illness (HPI):
Medications:
Allergies:
Past Medical History (PMH):
Past Surgical History (PSH):
Sexual/Reproductive History:
Personal/Social History:
Health Maintenance:
Immunization History:
Significant Family History:
Review of Systems:
General:
HEENT:
Respiratory:
Cardiovascular/Peripheral Vascular:
Gastrointestinal:
Genitourinary:
Musculoskeletal:
Neurological:
Psychiatric:
Skin/hair/nails:
OBJECTIVE DATA:
Physical Exam:
Vital signs:
General:
HEENT:
Neck:
Chest/Lungs:.
Heart/Peripheral Vascular:
Abdomen:
Genital/Rectal:
Musculoskeletal:
Neurological:
Skin:
Diagnostic results:
ASSESSMENT:
PLAN: This section is not required for the assignments in this course (NURS 6512), but will be required for future courses.
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“striae gravidarum” was picked as the skin condition.
Explain the physical properties of ” Skin Tag (Acrochordon)” using clinical terms. Make a differential diagnosis of three to five probable skin tag disorders.” Determine which diagnosis is most likely to be true and explain your reasoning with at least three references, one from current evidence-based literature found during your search and two from this week’s Learning Resources.
8th Edition of Seidel’s Guide to Physical Examination by Ball
J. E. Dains, L. C. Baumann, and P. Scheibel (2019). In primary care, advanced health assessments and clinical diagnoses are performed (6th ed.). Elsevier Mosby, St. Louis, MO.
The template to use is as follows:
Week four
Template for a SOAP Note for the Skin
years old is my gender.
OBJECTIVE INFORMATION
