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Ms. H is a 40 year old Hispanic female with a 2 year history of chronic...
Ms. X is a 30-year old African American female who presented to the ED with a complaint of body aches. She reports generalized body aches and joint pains. The pain is constant, throbbing in nature and is a 10 out of 10 in severity. The pain has been ongoing for the last week and has progressively gotten worse. She was seen in the ED 5 days ago, given pain medication and discharged. She has had profuse diarrhea and fevers for...
Ms. Graham is a 74-year-old female (ex-military veteran) with a history of PTSD, COPD, chronic pain, and a non-healing wound of the left philtrum, who presents to your office for evaluation. She has had multiple sunburns to the face during her time as an active military as well as exposure to agent orange. She has a history of smoking 1ppd X 45 years. She complains of pain 5/10 in the affected area and the pain she describes extends the full...
Ms. Graham is a 74-year-old female (ex-military veteran) with a history of PTSD, COPD, chronic pain, and a non-healing wound of the left philtrum, who presents to your office for evaluation. She has had multiple sunburns to the face during her time as an active military as well as exposure to agent orange. She has a history of smoking 1ppd X 45 years. She complains of pain 5/10 in the affected area and the pain she describes extends the full...
Chronic Pain: GK is a 40-year-old female who was referred to you from her PCP for a mental health evaluation. The PCP feels the need to increase the dose of hydrocodone based upon the patient’s poor response to existing treatment. GK complains of “pain all over her body.” She describes the pain as muscular pain with a feeling of spasm or tightening. She has had this pain for over a year. Her PCP has treated her with both NSAIDs and...
CASE STUDY C Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Ms. A.S, age 31, has been diagnosed with systemic lupus ery- thematosus. She had her first signs and symptoms 2 years ago. At this time she is having an exacerbation, which includes a facial rash, joint pains, and chest pain. She also has protein in her urine, indicating a kidney abnormality. 1. Explain the basic pathophysiology of this disease. 2. Describe three factors that would assist in making the diagnosis. 3. Describe the typical...
Ms. A.S., age 31, has been diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus. She had her first signs and symptoms 2 years ago. At this time she is having an exacerbation, which includes a facial rash, joint pains, and chest pain. She also has protein in her urine, indicating a kidney abnormality. 1.Explain the basic pathophysiology of this disease. 2.Describe three factors that would assist in making the diagnosis. 3.Describe the typical rash Ms. A.S. would have at this time. 4.Her chest...
A 71-year-old Hispanic woman has been presented with a 4-week history of abdominal pain and dyspepsia. She tells that she has occasional heartburn for years but she does not recall about having abdominal pain. Her chief complaint is pain in stomach due to which she wakes up while sleeping and bloating and belching post meals. This pain started soon after she visited her sister, a nurse at a mission in Nicaragua. She also informs about having arthritis for which she...
2. Ms. George is a 32-year-old computer programmer eorge is a 32 year-old computer programmer. Over the last several months, she has had th ased episodes of a burning sensation in the mid epigastrium and back. The pain subsides after eating. Based on her history, the physician orders an endoscopy that reveals several peptic ulcers. Treatment of the ulcers includes antibiotics, proton pump inhibitors, and bismuth salts. Learning Objectives 1 and 3) incre Correlate Ms. George's clinical presentation to the...
Ms. J, a 19-year-old college student, has been living in a dormitory on campus. She began experiencing severe headaches, neck pain, and nuchal rigidity, along with irritability and nausea. She noticed that when lying with her hips flexed, she found it very hard to stretch out her legs. Within a day her condition deteriorated, she experienced a tonic-clonic seizure, and she was quickly admitted to the hospital. Tests revealed increased intracranial pressure, fever, and leukocytosis. Bacterial meningitis was suspected, and...
Alexis Alcorn, 76 year old female with a history of chronic gastritis whose chief complaint was frequent dyspepsia and epigastric pain relieved by antacids. She also complained of rapid weight loss and feeling fatigued. After a series of tests, a biopsy was performed which confirmed gastric cancer. A partial gastrectomy was performed 3 days ago to remove the cancerous lesion. She is also exhibiting signs of depression because of her recent diagnosis. (BA post gastrectomy) Questions: What is the pathophysiology...