Diagnosis: BPH
- Provide an original case study based on a common chief complaint seen in clients in primary care settings
- Case study requirements:
- Include the chief complaint, demographics, previous medical history (PMHx), previous surgical history (PSHx), allergies, lifestyle, history of present illness (HPI).
- Analyze associated risk factors/demographics that contribute to the chief complaint and differential diagnoses
- List three common differential diagnoses for the chief complaint, including pathophysiology and rationale, from the topic area identified on the APEA exam.
- Discuss how the three differential diagnoses differ from each other in occurrence, pathophysiology, and presentation. Your discussion should compare and contrast these diagnoses rather than listing them.
- Describe relevant testing required to diagnose/evaluate the severity of the three differential diagnoses.
- Present applicable national guidelines related to diagnosis and diagnostic testing for the differential diagnoses.
- Provide references in APA format