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Diagnostic Reasoning And Rationale For Acute Illness

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Running Head: DIAGNOSTIC REASONING AND RATIONALE FOR ACUTE ILLNESS Diagnostic Reasoning and Rationale for Acute Illness Student’s Name Institution of Affiliation Course Date 1 DIAGNOSTIC REASONING AND RATIONALE FOR ACUTE ILLNESS Diagnostic Reasoning and Rationale for Cough Questions needed to be Asked and the Body Part that needs to be examined A healthcare provider should establish how long the patient has had the cough and whether it is productive, non-productive or blood stained. Additionally, the patient should be asked whether he smokes and if yes, for how long he’s been smoking (Leach, 2010). The patient should also be asked whether the cough is nocturnal or not and the factors which aggravate the cough apart from those which reduce the occurrence of the cough. It is also significant to ask the nature of profession of a patient with cough since various professions highly predispose to respiratory conditions that present with a cough (Leach, 2010). The importance of asking for additional symptoms associated with the cough as experienced by a client cannot be overemphasized. Moreover, a patient should be asked if he/she has taken any medications since the onset of the c ...
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