Nursing Case Studies: Diagnosis, Rationales, Fundamentals

Test your knowledge and clinical investigative skills in trying to diagnose what is going on with the patients presented in each of the Case Study Investigations. Can you come up with the right diagnosis? Case Studies Articles

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Case Study: Why Is This Patient Smelling Music? Pt. 1

by SafetyNurse1968, BSN, MSN, PhD

This article presents a case study of a young woman in her freshman year of college who comes to the student health clinic complaining of sudden onset panic...

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Case Study: Can You Prevent This Medical Error?

by SafetyNurse1968, BSN, MSN, PhD

An older patient was much improved after a difficult postoperative course. On the morning of her planned transfer out of the ICU, she had a grand mal seizure...

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Case Study: Sick And Tired, Seeing Things? You Might Have Anemia

by SafetyNurse1968, BSN, MSN, PhD

In the 'Mystery of The Dog in a Fedora', you can read the story from the beginning. This is part two, and includes the solution to the mystery. Read on to get...

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Case Study: Why Is She Having Hallucinations? The Mystery of The D…

by SafetyNurse1968, BSN, MSN, PhD

This is a true story about a young woman who began to hallucinate. You’ll find all the clues you might need to figure out why she started seeing things that...

Why is the left side of my face drooping?

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Case Study: "Her face pulled to the left."

by RobbiRN, RN

An interesting case study: The triage note reads possible stroke, facial droop and dizziness. The husband says, "Her face just pulled to the left."

What are the signs and symptoms of Trali?

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Case Study: "A Case of Bad Blood"

by Corey Narry, MSN, RN, NP

The following article describes a clinical diagnosis encountered by nurses in Critical Care. The author aims to present the condition using current...

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Case Study: Cyanosis

by blondy2061h, MSN, RN

This is a case study of a young woman with a complex medical history presenting with acute chest pain and cyanosis. The case is based on a real patient with...

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Case Study: Fever

by Corey Narry, MSN, RN, NP

The following is a case involving a patient with fever. As the case evolves, I will present assessment findings, lab results, and diagnostic results in the hope...

Can you solve this neurological case study?

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Case Study: Solve A Neurologic Mystery

by Corey Narry, MSN, RN, NP

This is a case study involving an elderly female with complex medical history who presented with altered mental status of unclear etiology. The patient in this...

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Gerontological Nursing Case Study: Medication Use and the Frail El…

by VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN

This case study was inspired by a late-night encounter in the ER. Unfortunately, medication mismanagement scenarios such as these are all too common in the...