In this discussion, your instructor will assign you one of the topics below.
You will answer the corresponding questions. Some research may be
needed in order to answer the questions, so please make sure to use in-text
citations and a reference list for at LEAST 2 academic sources. Answers
must be complete in thought and well written to receive full credit. Post
your topic early in the week and then make a meaningful response on the
thread of at least 1 peer who researched a topic that was different from
yours. In your response, discuss your thoughts on your classmate’s
diagnostic process and give your opinion on the prognosis for the patient.
You may need to do a little bit of research to figure out the prognosis.
Topic 1 – Respiratory :
An 65- year-old man was brought in to the pulmonology clinic to see Dr.
Strait. He had experienced shortness of breath for 3 weeks and now has
difficulty breathing if sleeping flat in the bed. He also has a history of
empyema last year, and he had a right lobectomy 2 years ago. Dr. Strait
reports that the patient has tachypnea.
1. Name and describe the term used for the patient’s condition with
regard to his difficulty breathing while in bed.
2. Describe his previous surgery.
3. Describe the patient’s rate of breathing.
4. Name and describe the condition present in the patient’s lungs last year.
