Patients are frequently uncomfortable discussing with healthcare  professional’s issues that involve the genitalia and rectum; however,  gathering an adequate history and properly conducting a physical exam  are vital. Examining case studies of genital and rectal abnormalities  can help prepare advanced practice nurses to accurately assess patients  with problems in these areas.In this Lab Assignment, you will analyze an  Episodic note case study that describes abnormal findings in patients  seen in a clinical setting. You will consider what history should be  collected from the patients, as well as which physical exams and  diagnostic tests should be conducted. You will also formulate a  differential diagnosis with several possible conditions. 

                                           To Prepare

Review the Episodic note case study your instructor provides you for  this week’s Assignment. Please see the “Course Announcements” section of  the classroom for your Episodic note case study.Based on the Episodic  note case study:

Review this week’s Learning Resources, and consider the insights they  provide about the case study. Refer to Chapter 3 of the Sullivan  resource to guide you as you complete your Lab Assignment.

Search the Walden library or the Internet for evidence-based resources to support your answers to the questions provided.

Consider what history would be necessary to collect from the patient in the case study.

Consider what physical exams and diagnostic tests would be  appropriate to gather more information about the patient’s condition. 

How would the results be used to make a diagnosis?

Identify at least five possible conditions that may be considered in a differential diagnosis for the patient.