Gastrointestinal & Endocrine
For this Discussion, you will take on the role of a clinician who is building a health history for one of the following cases. Your instructor will assign you your case number.
| Case 1 | |
| Chief Complaint (CC) | “I am here today due to frequent and watery bowel movements” |
| History of Present Illness (HPI) | A 37-year-old European American female presents to your practice with “loose stools” for about three days. One event about every three hours |
| PMH | No contributory |
| PSH | Appendectomy at the age of 14 |
| Drug Hx | No meds |
| Allergies | Penicillin |
| Subjective | Fever and chills, Lost appetite Flatulence No mucus or blood on stools |
| Objective Data | |
| PE | B/P 188/96; Pulse 89; RR 16; Temp 99.0; Ht 5,6; wt 110; BMI 17.8 |
| General | well-developed female in no acute distress, appears slightly fatigued |
| HEENT | Atraumatic, normocephalic, PERRLA, EOMI, arcus senilus bilaterally, conjunctiva and sclera clear, nares patent, nasopharynx clear, edentulous. |
| Neck | Supple |
| Lungs | CTA AP&L |
| Card | S1S2 without rub or gallop |
| Abd | positive bowel sounds (BS) in all four quadrants; no masses; no organomegaly noted; diffuse, mild, bilateral lower quadrant pain noted Mild diffuse tenderness. |
| GU | Non contributory |
| Ext | no cyanosis, clubbing or edema |
| Integument | good skin turgor noted, moist mucous membranes |
| Neuro | No obvious deformities, CN grossly intact II-XII |
Answer the following questions:
1. What other subjective data would you obtain?
2. What other objective findings would you look for?
3. What diagnostic exams do you want to order?
4. Name 3 differential diagnoses based on this patient presenting symptoms?
5. Give rationales for your each differential diagnosis.
Submission Instructions:
· Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. Your initial post is worth 8 points.
· All replies must be constructive and use literature where possible.