Exercise 6.3 Prioritizing Appointments
In each group, choose the symptom of the patient who should
receive the first available appointment on the schedule today.
1.
(a) Warts
(b) UTI
(c) Leg lump that has been present for 2 months

2.
(a) Possible fx
(b) Px for 10-year-old
(c) New OB visit

3.
(a) Lesion removal
(b) Sports px so student can practice this evening
(c) Pain in the lower right quadrant of the
abdomen

4.
(a) Seasonal allergies
(b) Recheck Pap
(c) Asthma flare-up

5.
(a) Proctosigmoidoscopy
(b) Grease burn at work today
(c) Recurrent cough

6.
(a) Bleeding between menstrual periods
(b) Ear wash
(c) Pink eye

7.
(a) Warts
(b) Cough for past 2 weeks
(c) Migraine

8.
(a) Lump
(b) FB eye
(c) Painful menses

9.
(a) Physical for 65-year-old
(b) Procto
(c) Vasectomy

10.
(a) Recheck pap
(b) Lesion removal
(c) Ingrown toenail