To diagnose and manage 17-year-old male presenting with palpitations, fever, and malaise, it will be important to obtain a family history and patient history. On the exam, I would complete a full head to toe assessment focusing on the head, eyes, ears, nose, neck, chest, heart, throat and lungs looking for signs of viral or bacterial infection. Also inquiring about the onset of symptoms precipitating factors, anything that has improved symptoms or anything that has worsened symptoms. A detailed history of any previous bacterial of viral infection should be
