Hysterectomy Case Studies

Peripheral pulses posterior tibial and dorsalis pedis 2+ bilaterally. No edema on legs. Apical pulse regular rate and rhythm; s1, s2 noted. No murmurs, rubs or gallop rhythms. Denies dizziness, and fainting. Resp RR between 36-40 SpO2 85% per oximetry on 2 liters oxygen by n/c. Difficulty breathing and complaints of chest tightness. Patient unable to lay flat. Lung sound bilateral wheezes and crackles in right lower lobe. All other lobes clear A&P. Cough with yellow sputum. Tachypnea. Head of bed 45 degree. GI Last bowel movement 2 days ago, hard, long brown stool. Complains of constipation related to medication. Bowel sound are WNL in all 4 quadrants. Abdomen is soft, with no palpable masses. Poor appetite. Like sweet foods. Does not like vegetable or fruits. Like sodas, beer, scotch. Little water intake. GU Urinates every 2-3 hours. Yellow. No odor of urine. No history of UTI. One vaginal infection 2 years ago. No abnormal periods, last menstrual period 3 weeks ago. No pain or discharge. Skin Hair poorly groomed, dirty and oily. Nail are dirty and appear to be bitten. Skin clammy and moist with flushed color. IV IV of D5W at 125 mL in left forearm with 18

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My patient is a 58-year-old female, who presents with controlled type II diabetes, hypertension, and possibly thyroid tumors that have been there for a few years. She is under the care of a physician for her diabetes and associated controlled hypertension. I recommended several times that she see her physician after feeling the tumors around her neck and thyroid. Her medical history also indicates that she had rheumatic fever twelve to thirteen years ago, has arthritis in her knees, and occasional headaches. She is 5”3 and weighs 216 pounds. Her blood pressure was 126/80, pulse was 88 BPM, respirations were 20, and her temperature was 98.2 Fahrenheit. She doesn’t smoke and I made sure that she had eaten lunch and wasn’t hungry. She is currently on 100 mg Metformin for her diabetes, 120 mg. Lisinopril for hypertension, 40 mg. of Lovastatin to lower cholesterol, 80 mg. of Aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease, and daily insulin. Reviewing her medical HX, I was informed that she usually checks her blood glucose daily, but had recently run out of strips, so it had been a

The patient is 72 year old female who smokes. She complains of extreme fluid retention in lower two limbs and lower abdomen. Breathing is difficult and she is only able to sleep while sitting erect in a reclining chair.

History: Martha Wilmington, a 74-year-old woman with a history of rheumatic fever while in her twenties, presented to her physician with complaints of increasing shortness of breath ("dyspnea") upon exertion. She also noted that the typical swelling she's had in her ankles for years has started to get worse over the past two months, making it especially difficult to get her shoes on toward the end of the day. In the past week, she's had a decreased appetite, some nausea and vomiting, and tenderness in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen.

HPI: Margaret Elliot is a 52-year-old Caucasian female that is presenting with shortness of breath that has recently worsen. Mrs. Elliot states that her problems began 20 years ago when she had bronchitis, which she consistently has 2-3 times a year. She said that her symptoms have been getting worse the last 2.5 month, but have severely worsen over the past three days. She states that it has been restricting her daily activities and has been troubling her while sleeping lying down. She states that her symptoms improve alittle when she takes her medications. She also states that her symptoms worsen when she tries to walk across the room

Past Medical history includes : Essential Hypertension, Cardiac pacemaker, Coronary Artery Disease, Dyspnea, Sensiosenural hearing loss, Restless legs, headache, acute hypothyroidism due to radiation, Mandible Cancer, Pseudophakia of both eyes, Posterior vitreous detachment, malnutrition, Generalized weakness, Smoker of 2 packs of cigarettes per day for 30 years.

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Lungs: Mild end-expiratory wheezing. Pursed-lip breathing noted and has a prolonged expiratory phase. Chest x-ray shows pulmonary hyperinflation, flattening of the diaphragm; Pulmonary function test (after bronchodilation with 2 puffs albuterol—FEV1/FVC ratio 0.60 FEV1 60% of predicted value)

Lungs: Clear to auscultation bilaterally. No wheezes, rales, or rhonchi. Symmetric chest expansion. Breathing nonlabored. Diminished breath sounds in all lung fields. Resonant to percussion.

SW is a 65 year old white female who is 5’8” tall and who weighs 155 lbs. Her IBW is 140 lbs. and she has an IBW % of 110.71. She went to emergency department on February 1, 2015 complaining of shortness of breath and coughing since November, 2014. Her medical diagnosis includes multi-drug resistant organism, diabetes, COPD, and lung cancer. Her laboratory result shows that she has an elevated WBC of 17.4 on February 2nd and it increased to a critical level of 32.2 the next day. An elevated WBC usually means an infection is happening in the body. Her RBC is elevated at 6.19 which could mean hemoconcentration or it could be due to her COPD. Her decreased MCH of 25.0 & 24.8, her Neutrophils of 13.8 and her elevated RDW of 18.2 & 18.4 could mean that she’s having some iron deficiency anemia. Her laboratory also shows that her albumin is low which can be from prolonged immobilization, decreased nutritional status or worse it could be due to her lung cancer. Her low Sodium of 132 and Chloride at 93 may be due to her diet or medication side effects. Her serum glucose at 118 is elevated which can be from her diabetes or from stress of being in the hospital. Her Platelet count of 405 is normal and her BUN of 5 is also within range. Her arterial blood gas is showing compensated imbalances. Her pH is 7.35 which is normal on the low side. Her PaCo2 is 65.2 which is very elevated, her PaO2 is 66.4 which is very low, her HCO3 is also very elevated at 35.3.

----- Clinic presents a black male 68 years old. Currently experiencing dyspnea and lethargy. For the past week he has been having a increase of difficulty breathing. Complains of alternating periods of sweating and chills. Other symptoms he has been experiencing is a productive cough with expectoration of thick yellow sputum. Patient is a ex- smoker, he was a 40 pack year history, denies smoking, stopped over 10 years ago. Medical history includes chronic bronchitis, hypertension, MI five years ago, has had a angioplasty, and denies chest pain since having angioplasty. Current medication combined albuterol/ipratropium MDI, nebulized albuterol prn, captopril, and hydrochlorothiazide.

This is 51 year old AAF. Patient is here complaining of several issues as listed. Patietn reports for the past several days she had increased SOB at rest, non-productive cough, adiouble wheezes. Patient denies chest pain, N/V/ D. Patient is a current tobacco user wit 20 pack year hisotyr. Denies use of alcohol or illicit drug use. Denies depressive moods, current pain 3/10.

In the case study it discusses a patient, Mrs. Harris, who is a 72 year old and is complaining of fatigue and swelling in her feet. Mrs. Harris also expresses her concern on the swelling, as some days she is unable to put her shoes on despite proper elevation. She also states walking to her mailbox can be challenging because it causes her to feel more tired and to have shortness of breath, also known as dyspnea. Mrs. Harris is currently taking medication for high blood pressure, hypertension; and is also drinking approximately 8-12 glasses of wine a week. While examining Mrs. Harris it’s clear she is a little overweight and has swollen ankles. Upon listening to Mrs. Harris’s breathing, crackles are heard. Therefore, Mrs. Harris seems to have congestive heart failure.

A 65-year-old female smoker has been admitted to the hospital from the emergency department after having severe recurrent chest pain over 24 hours with positive troponin markers. Her symptoms have also been associated with intermittent palpitations. She has a positive history of 30-pack pack-year tobacco use, hypertension, and peripheral vascular disease. Her home medications include Llisinopril 40 mg once a day, cilostazol 100 mg twice per day, and lovastatin 40 mg once per day. Her admission ECG tracing shows ST-elevations in leads II, III, and AVF. Her initial vital signs are BP blood pressure 116/78 mmHg, pulse heart rate 54 beats/min, respirations rate 22 breaths /min, pulse oxygen 96% on 2 liters oxygen, and afebrile. All appropriate