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Post-Dental Extraction Day 5 — 38-day-old, Fever 39.8 HR 118 BP 96/64

Clinical reasoning simulation for healthcare students and educators

Infectious Disease Critical Medicine

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About This Case

This clinical reasoning case presents a patient with 38yo / post-dental extraction day 5 / fever 39.8 hr 118 bp 96/64 / confused / on amoxicillin in a infectious disease context. Learners work through a structured 10-phase simulation covering initial differential, history-taking, physical examination, labs and imaging, and management planning.

"He has been on amoxicillin since the extraction. His face is mildly swollen. Lactate 3.8. He has not voided in 6 hours. The dental team is in the building and available. What is your first priority — and at what point, if ever, does the dental source become the management focus?"

How the Simulation Works

  1. Read the patient presentation and form your initial differential diagnosis
  2. Interview the AI patient to gather history and explore your hypotheses
  3. Perform a focused physical examination based on your differential
  4. Order appropriate labs and imaging, then interpret the results
  5. Revise your diagnosis and develop a management plan
  6. Receive personalized teaching feedback from your AI attending, Dr. Patel

What You'll Learn

This case builds skills in systematic clinical reasoning, hypothesis-driven history-taking, appropriate test ordering, and evidence-based management. It is designed for Medicine students and practicing clinicians seeking to sharpen diagnostic thinking in infectious disease.

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About ReasonDx

ReasonDx is an AI-powered clinical reasoning education platform developed by Dr. Lauren Fine, MD, FAAAAI, Associate Professor and Assistant Dean of Clinical Skills Education at NSU Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine. The platform features 394 simulation cases across 10 health professions, designed to train the cognitive processes underlying accurate diagnosis.