He said he was discharged with Motrin and Valium with instructions to follow up with his family doctor. DIAGNOSIS/DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES/ SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS…
It seems as though the patient was discharged from the hospital instead of being admitted and monitored. With the patient’s presenting symptoms, sustained rapid heart rate and abnormal lab values, more care should have been offered to her at the hospital. With respect to Dr. Dorrough it seems in hindsight the patient was misdiagnosed by him and because of that they did not do critical treatments such as starting heparin or another blood thinner or performing an echocardiogram. The initial evaluation and treatment was what needed to be done differently to achieve a different and better outcome from this case.…
The patient had laceration and abrasions on both hands, knuckles, knees and a laceration on his head. The patient had some bleeding on his face and the nurse clean it up as we assess him. The patient had some x-rays all over his body for any broken bones and the x-rays detected a fracture on his left side of his head. The nurse also told me to give ventilation to the patient. The vital signs are follow B/P-165/97,149/90,143/87,139/79, RR-10,12,12,13,15, pulse 116,109,105,106.…
Reason for Visit: s/p 14 ESI Visit; LBP Vital Signs - B/P:122/74 Temp: Pulse: 89 Resp:18 O2 Sat 99 % S: TM completed total of 14 ESI visit, and he is here for LBP follow up. TM rates his pain at 2/10 and intermittent shooting pain to his left mid-thigh level.…
PT was aox4 with CC of lumbar back pn around his spine. PT stated that he was walking and lost his footing and sat down on his but onto a rock. Pt has chronic pn in his lumbar area and tingling in his legs. Pt statest that his chroinc pn is slightly worse since the fall.pt states pn 9/10 Pt had no other complints. PT was place in full c-spine precaustions and carried to the ambulance.…
M was admitted to the surgical intensive care unit of the hospital due to left-sided rib fractures 4 through 8 secondary to ground fall. During hospitalization, he seemed confused at times and was started on IV hydration due to an elevated creatinine of 2.1. And after sometimes, he experienced urinary retention with 800 mL of urine in his bladder, for which a Foley catheter was replaced. On day of discharge, He complained of pain and oxycodone was increased him to every 4 hours instead of 6 on his. He continues to work with physical therapy and required additional therapy at a skilled nursing facility.…
CHIEF COMPLAINT: Right ankle pain. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: John Walters is a 59-year-old male who injured his right lower extremity in a fall on October 8, 2015. He was seen in the emergency department where he was clinical and radiographic evaluated. There was felt to be a small avulsion fracture of the talus.…
He is not taking any medication and currently practicing conservative management due to financial problems. The patient is not working. He is an immigrant and married to the locals The patient is alert, conscious and tacypnic. He…
Summary of Case Study Bill is a 34 year old male who is in good health. He likes to work out as well as swim and go scuba diving. Bill began feeling discomfort in his right hip, so he decided to visit the doctor. He was prescribed medicine for his discomfort, but it did very little so he decided to return back to his doctor. He returned with the pain still in his right hip, but also mentioned the pain could now be found in his left hip as well.…
DISCUSSIONS Discussion Part One (graded) Setting: Suburban family practice office Part 1: You review the chart before entering the room. The patient is Elizabeth, age 16, with a chief complaint of a left ankle injury. Elizabeth is an Irish dancer and has been seen in the past for other injuries. At the last visit 8 months ago, Elizabeth had a groin pull and was sent to physical therapy (PT) for evaluation and treatment.…
Introduction Perfusion is a very important aspect to the human body. Perfusion is defined as the flow of blood through arteries and capillaries that deliver oxygen and nutrients to the cells and removing cellular waste from the body (Giddens, 2013, p. 148). For us to maintain optimal perfusion, we need are heart to generate sufficient cardiac output. This means transporting the blood through patent blood vessels to supply the tissues throughout the body. Impaired perfusion may occur when the blood supply is reduced or completely interrupted (Giddens, 2013, p. 148).…
They call them “Tap-taps,” the brightly painted open back trucks that transport passengers through the dusty streets of Haiti. A traveler taps the side of the vehicle to board, pays, rides and then taps to jump off at a desired destination. For one particular man who sat with his face covered by a towel, that destination was the Diegue clinic in Port-au-Prince. All I knew from intake was that this patient was here for a foot issue. I noticed the adult sitting uncomfortably, a towel wrapping his foot, as his eyes scanned around the room.…
Concerns that the student nurse would want to monitor for would be signs of decreased cardiac output and lack of blood flow to his peripheral tissues that would be evidenced by edema and relatively colder skin (Jarvis, 2008). R.M. also had weakened pedal pulses of +1 bilaterally. Another abnormal assessment was with R.M.'s musculoskeletal system. R.M. had very limited range of motion especially in his lower extremities greatly due to arthritis and a very labor intensive job his entire working life. In R.M.'s patient's chart, it stated he had functional decline and joint limitations.…
The pain, feeling dizzy and disoriented, loss of feeling in her right arm, inability…
The patient is a 92-year-old female with a history of several falls several weeks ago. She was initially seen in Hackensack in the ED where allegedly there were no fractures found and she was sent home. However the patient patient is languished at home, increasing pain, inability to walk resulting in further falling and worsening of her symptoms including anorexia, constipation. She was seen initially St. Joe's ER on 12/18/2016 and workup was done and patient was placed at the discretion of Dr. Porter in observation status.…