Clinical Scenario Case Study

  1. The clinical scenario is most consistent with which diagnosis? You may simply list your answer below using a bullet point format. This does not have to be in a complete sentence.
  2. What data in the clinical scenario supports your diagnosis? Make sure to interpret the lab values you list. You may simply list your answers below using a bullet point format. This does not have to be in a complete sentence. Interpret the labs that you list as part of your answer by indicating normal, high or low.
  3. What risk factor(s) led to this person’s diagnosis? You may simply list your answer below using a bullet point format. This does not have to be in a complete sentence.
  4. Describe the key pathophysiologic concepts of the diagnosis in question 1. To answer this question completely, you must answer all of the sub-questions below using complete sentences. Each sub-question may be answered in 1-6 sentences.
    1. What is the most common microbial etiology for the diagnosis you identified in question 1?
    2. What is the pathological difference between restrictive and obstructive lung disease? Is the diagnosis in question 1 a restrictive of obstructive process?
    3. Describe the pulmonary ventilation to perfusion balance (V/Q)? What is the normal range for the VQ ratio?
    4. What is a V/Q mismatch? What does a low V/Q ratio indicate? What does a high V/Q ratio indicate?
    5. What type of V/Q mismatch is this patient likely experiencing and why?
  5. For what actual or potential complications related to the diagnosis in question 1 does he need to be monitored? You may simply list your answer(s) below using a bullet point format. This does not have to be in a complete sentence.

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