Symptom Cards for "What is My Diagnosis?" Activity Patient #1 Background
Just got back from vacation in Central America.
Problems started about 12 hours after drinking
water in a restaurant.
Diarrhea causing dehydration
Muscles are tender and sore.
Slight fever
Some nausea and vomiting,
Stomach and abdominal cramps.
Patient #4 Background
Heavy smoker
Likes it cool, so uses the air conditioner and
keeps the windows closed.
Sudden fever that went up to 104°F with
chills.
Very rapid breathing and a cough.
Rattling sound in lungs and pain in chest.
General muscle pain and tenderness.
Mental confusion and severe headache.
Patient #2 Background
Problems started about ten days after returning
from a camping trip.
The water supply on the trip was from springs
No chlorine tablets or boiling of water was used.
Two members of the group had recently recovered
from typhoid fever that had been contracted on a
trip in Africa
Patient #5 Background
Symptoms started about ten hours after
eating a poorly cooked hamburger
General discomfort and weakness (malaise).
Fever
Stomach cramps and diarrhea.
Nausea and vomiting.