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NRNP 6540 Case Study 1: CC: Mrs. L., a 68-year-old woman, presents to your office today with a complaint of feeling tired all the time and now, more recently, feeling weak and like “I can’t catch my breath sometimes.” HPI: She has been healthy except for high cholesterol, managed by Lipitor. ...
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CC: Mrs. L., a 68-year-old woman, presents to your office today with a complaint of feeling
tired all the time and now, more recently, feeling weak and like "I can't catch my breath
sometimes."
HPI: She has been healthy except for high cholesterol, managed by Lipitor. Her husband
died 9 months ago, and she has attributed her fatigue to dealing with his death but realizes
that she is feeling worse and not better as time passes.
No known drug allergies.
Medications: Takes only Lipitor.
Past surgical history: Appendectomy in childhood; hysterectomy for uterine myoma 10
years ago.
No significant medical history. Has two daughters living nearby.
Blood pressure (BP) 106/70 mm Hg, heart rate (HR) 98 beats/min and regular, respiratory
rate 18 breaths/min and afebrile, body mass index (BMI) 22 (10-pound weight loss since
death of husband).
Slender, quiet-spoken older woman appearing tired.
PE: Conjunctiva pale, mucous membranes moist. No lymphadenopathy of neck or femoral
area.
Heart tachyarrhythmia with regular rate, soft midsystolic murmur. Chest (CTA), good air
movement.
Abdomen soft, bowel sounds × 4.
Diagnostics:
Urine dipstick negative.
The results of a colonoscopy show a neoplasm in the colon.
1. What additional subjective data should we look for?
2. What additional objective data will be assessing for?
3. What medical history to obtain from the patient? List at least three.
4. What tests to order? Describe at least four lab tests.
5. What are the differential diagnoses to consider? Describe two.
6. What is the plan of care? List at least two diagnostic tests to be ordered to evaluate
the cause of her condition.
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1.
The additional subjective data we should look for include -
• How long have she had the symptoms?
• Are her symptoms getting worse?
• Do she smoke or use other types of tobacco?
2.
Additional objective data will be assessing for -
• Persistent change in her bowel habits, including diarrhea or constipation or a
change in the consistency of her stool
• Rectal bleeding or blood in her stool
• Persistent abdominal discomfort, such as cramps, gas or pain
3.
Medical history(importantly family ) to obtain from the patient is -
• Making sure to document her mother's side of the family and her father's side of the
family with any significant findings
• Documenting which relatives have had cancer, the type(s) of cancer they have had,
and the ages at which they were diagnose
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