Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 13th Edition by Kerry Cheever, Janice Hinkle

Exercise 1

A 21-year-old female nursing student comes to the student health clinic withcomplaints of a sore throat.She states that she had a fever last night but does nothave an elevated temperature at present. She states she has not been feeling well andis tired "all the time" but attributes these symptoms to studying late into the night formidterm examinations this week. She states she has difficulty swallowing and has nothad anything to eat or drink for 2 days.She says she does not want to miss herclinical because she does not want to have to make it up. What further questions doyou have regarding her symptoms? What is your priority focus for your physicalexamination? What diagnostic tests and treatments may you anticipate?