Esther Parks abdominal pain - subjective data collection shadow health

Subjective Data Collection: 28 of 32 (87.5%) Hover To Reveal... Hover over the Patient Data items below to reveal important information, including Pro Tips and Example Questions. • Found: Indicates an item that you found. • Available: Indicates an item that is available to be found. Category Scored Items horough interview with this patient.Experts selected these topics as essential components of a strong, t Patient Data Not Scored A combination of open and closed questions will yield better patient data. The following details are facts of the patient's case. Chief Complaint • Finding: Established chief complaint • Finding: Reports abdominal pain (Found) Pro Tip: Abdominal pain can be caused by problems in the underlying organs, peritoneum, muscles, or blood vessels, changes in electrolytes or other blood contents, or even anxiety. Asking for details about the pain helps to determine the origin. Example Question: Do you have any abdominal pain? • Finding: Reports difficulty "going to the bathroom" (Found) Pro Tip: Understanding all of a patient's reason for visiting is an important foundation to establish. If there are multiple symptoms, follow up on each one during your interview. Example Question: Are you able to make a bowel movement? History of Present Illness • Finding: Asked about onset, frequency, and duration of pain • Finding: Reports a feeling of discomfort for the past five days (Found) Pro Tip: Whenever you are assessing a symptom or a health condition, inquiring about onset assesses the severity and the progression of the problem. Example Question: How long have you had stomach pain? • Finding: Reports pain with gradual onset that worsened 2-3 days ago (Found) Pro Tip: Whenever you are assessing a symptom or a health condition, inquiring about onset assesses the severity and the progression of the problem. Example Question: Has the stomach pain changed? • Finding: Asked about location of pain • Finding: Reports pain in lower abdomen (Found) Pro Tip: Identification of the location of your patient's discomfort can provide important clues about its cause and how it should be best treated. Example Question: Where is your discomfort located? • Finding: Reports pain is not localized (Found) Pro Tip: Identifying the location of your patient's pain provides important clues about its cause and how to treat it best. Example Question: Is the pain in a specific spot? • Finding: Reports attempts to treat pain by drinking small sips of warm water (Available) Pro Tip: Flank pain often occurs with disorders of the urinary tract. When a patient complains of flank pain, assess for co-occurring symptoms such as fever, chills, hematuria, and dysuria. ..................................................continued.......................................................