Clinical Reasoning Reflection Scenario
Case study1. Patient is 42years old male alert and oriented 42. Had acute diarrhea after visiting Chicago on business trip ususall 3 day per year3. Watery loose stool for 3 days4. Streak of blood in stool lately5. Frequency of 8 watery loose stool per day6. Take over the counter Kaopectate7. Had steak and burger sandwiches8. Had mild headache, chill and fever 101.5, fatigue, loss of appetite, light headedness, elevated pulse rate 1029. Feeling nauseous but no vomiting yet10. Unable to go to week and must stay close to the bathroom11. Stomach soreness/cramp12. Had 2 school age childrenQUESTIONSome clinicians may find it difficult to explain the logic behind their clinical thinking. As you gain experience, your clinical reasoning will begin at the outset of the patient encounter, not at the end. Reflect on the clinical reasoning you used during this virtual patient encounter. Describe the steps taken to identify and interpret the key findings in this case. What are some “lessons learned” within the assessment that you can apply to your professional practice as a provider? Include the following components:i. type 150-300 words in a Microsoft Word documentii. demonstrate clinical judgment appropriate to the virtual patient scenarioiii. cite at least one relevant scholarly source as defined by program expectationsiv. communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation