Answer:sodium,chloride,potasium,calcium and magnesium.
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A person presents with the chief complaint of nausea and vomiting for the past three days....
Chief Complaint: Nausea & Vomiting History of Present Illness A 24-year-old woman presents to your urgent care clinic complaining of nausea and vomiting for the past 4 weeks. She had no prior gastrointestinal problems until the onset of symptoms 4 weeks ago. She generally develops nausea about 1/2 hour after eating and then vomits non-bloody material about an hour later. Solid food causes more symptoms than liquids, and the amount of food needed to cause symptoms has been decreasing. Otherwise,...
Mr. K. B. is age 81 and has had gastritis with severe vomiting for 3 days. He has a history of heart problems and is presently feeling dizzy and lethargic. His eyes appear sunken, his mouth dry, he walks unsteadily, and he complains of muscle aching, particularly in the abdomen, He is thirsty but is unable to retain food or fluid. A neighbor has brought Mr. K.B. to the hospital, where examination shows that his blood pressure is low, and...
Physician Office Note: This 54-year-old white female presents to the office today with a chief complaint of abdominal pain for 3 days. She is also experiencing indigestion for which she has been taking over-the-counter antacids. Allergies: The patient is allergic to Cipro. Review of Systems: The patient is complaining of abdominal pain without nausea and vomiting. There is no chest pain or shortness of breath reported by the patient. Physical Examination: HEENT: No findings Heart: RSR without murmur Neck: Supple....
Chief Complaint: History of Present Illness A 52 y.o. female presents with the chief complaint that her tongue is red x 2 weeks. Her dental hygienist mentioned it to her at a recent apt and told her to get it “checked out.” States she has noticed a change in taste when she eats spicy foods. She reports that she noticed the change in taste when she started using a new brand of toothpaste one month ago. Past Medical History/Current Meds...
Physician Office—Family Practice Patient: Jake Atkins Chief Complaint: “My stomach hurts, and I feel full of gas.” Expanded Problem Focused History: This 37-year-old established male patient presents with epigastric pain in the mid-abdominal region associated with constant nausea and vomiting. He is unable to keep down food or liquids. Pain is “severe and constant.” The patient has had an estimated 18-pound weight loss over the past month. He reports eating 12 pieces of bacon at a holiday breakfast last week,...
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6. A client is seen in the clinic with suspected parathyroid deficiency. Part of the diagnosis of the condition includes analysis of serum electrolyte levels. The levels of which electrolytes would the LPN expect to be abnormal in a client with PTH deficiency? Select all that apply Sodium b. Potassium Calcium d. Chloride e. Glucose f. Phosphorous ANS:
Chief Complaint: Facial weakness History of Present Illness A 38 year-old female presents to the emergency department stating that over the past 36 hours, she has developed right sided facial weakness (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and drooping, an associated right sided ear and jaw ache and inability to close her right eye. She is unable to move both the upper and lower side of her face. She does report a history of an upper respiratory...
Case Study 2: A 53-year-old female presents with excruciating abdominal pain mainly in the lower quadrants of her abdomen. Her blood pressure was 183/110 with a heart rate of 110 bpm, afebrile, and not diaphoretic. The patient reports having nausea for several days along with several episodes of vomiting. A full blood panel was ordered along with ultrasound imaging and CT scans. Lab work: revealed elevated levels of CA125 along with elevated levels of lymphocytes and monocytes indicative of some...
Adam is a 68-year-old male admitted to the hospital with a 1-month history of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea resulting in weight loss and fatigue. He presents tachycardic with abdominal pain, fever, and chills. Adam is a retired engineer and lives at home with his wife On HD 6, Adam undergoes an urgent laparotomy for a severe gastric ulcer with perforation. On postoperative (postop) day 1/HD 7, you visit Adam for reassessment. He is currently in the ICU on mechanical ventilation...
A 48-year-old man presents to the emergency department with 2 days of crampy abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and fever. He has not had any blood in his stool. He denies contact with anyone with similar symptoms recently. He has not eaten any raw or unprocessed foods recently. The only food that he did not prepare himself in the past week was a breakfast of eggs “sunny side up” and bacon that he had at a diner the day before...