Facial Swelling Case Study for Nurse Practitioners

[@StayingKingdomMinded]

Can you make more case study videos like this? That’s super helpful :) thanks in advance :)

[@RealWorldNP]

I'm glad you found this helpful! I will keep that in mind for the future.

[@christinamckenna-lezzo4654]

Still in NP school but so excited that I had basically the same differentials. Love your videos!

[@RealWorldNP]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@melissabeaver3581]

What is your primary resource…Ex. For Looking up differential diagnoses? Thanks so much!!!

[@RealWorldNP]

I LOVE Up-to-Date, I use it every single day-- it's searchable and really fast for clinic use. I also reference Symptom to Diagnosis in textbook form, but that's for more common chief complaints!

[@DeepakSharma-ow5pj]

Love your videos. If ESR, ANA and CRP are Positive. What would you do next? These three test are always confusing.

[@RealWorldNP]

Absolutely. ESR, ANA and CRP are very vague labs and you need to first order them judiciously based on the symptoms and what you think you're looking for in the first place (since especially ESR/CRP don't mean much by themselves) and so in this case, if ESR and CRP were elevated, plus or minus ANA, I'd have her see rheumatology next for them to determine what rheum labs come next. There are SO many different rheum labs depending on what condition you're looking at, and not all of them are "seropositive" meaning you have to diagnose them clinically, not with labs. In her case, unfortunately all the labs were negative :( so I recommended she see allergy for support with determining an allergic possible cause.

[@veronicasmith7059]

They say thrid times a charm, am officially a nurse 🎉 for all my repeat test taker don't give up and be discouraged

[@RealWorldNP]

Congrats!

[@traciewhite9420]

Great presentation!! I love your videos and how realistically you present them. Please keep up updated on this one. I have a patient with facial edema but she has just finished prednisone- probably cushings.

[@RealWorldNP]

Thank you!

[@esmeraldagonzales1309]

Hi Liz- enjoying your videos. For future videos- may I suggest navigating Managed Care pts. Thanks

[@RealWorldNP]

We'll add it to the list! Thank you!

[@karend568]

What do you tell the patient to excuse yourself out of the room and seek out your resources?

[@RealWorldNP]

Ohh definitely check out the how to make a plan of care video and when you don't know the answers video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJenh2uZo9aLoLM and kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIOkk3ibpMRlpqc

[@albadecristal]

Do you have an update?

[@RealWorldNP]

Not as of yet. I would recommend checking UpToDate ( or preferred evidence based resource ) for the most recent information on this topic.