suffer from cramping‚ bloating‚ constipation and abdominal pain‚ especially after a meal. Rectal Bleeding and fistulas can also occur‚ fistulas are abnormal or surgically made connections or passages between a hollow or tubular organ and the body surface‚ or between two hollow or tubular organs. Rectal bleeding is usually painless but can become dangerous. If Diverticulosis becomes inflamed and causes Diverticulitis many symptoms will occur‚ such as pain felt in the lower part of the abdomen‚ fevers
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DEPARTMENT TREATMENT RECORD Patient Name: Brenda C. Seggerman Patient ID: 903321 Room No.: Date of Admission/ Date of Arrival: 3/27 Admitting/ Attending Physician: Alex McClure‚ MD Admitting Diagnosis: Ectopic Pregnancy Chief Complaint: Lower Abdominal Pain HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: The patient states that she has been having some vaginal bleeding‚ more like spotting over the past month. She denies the chance of pregnancy although she states that she is sexually active and using no birth control
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Patient Desire Desires 0 pain‚ will accept 1-2 on 0-10 pain scale. Has incision pain of 2-3 between drsg changes‚ which is controlled by two Percocet‚ has a 6 during changes. Scenario K.C. 43 y.o. female 280 lb‚ I&D of renal abscess 2nd post op day. Being d/c’d home where daughter will do drsg changes. What is Pain? According to (Lewis‚ 2011) The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or
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of joint cartilage and the underlying bone‚ most common from middle age onward. It causes pain and stiffness‚ especially in the hip‚ knee‚ and thumb joints. Lithotripsy- a treatment‚ typically using ultrasound shock waves‚ by which a kidney stone or other calculus is broken into small particles that can be passed out by the body. Fibromyalgia- a chronic disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain‚ fatigue‚ and tenderness in localized areas. Hiatal (HERNIA?)- Hiatal hernia is a condition
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old gentleman with past medical history significant only for degenerative disease of the bilateral hips‚ secondary to arthritis presents to the emergency room after having had 3 days of abdominal pain. It initially started 3 days ago and was a generalized vague abdominal complaint. Earlier this morning the pain localized and radiated to the right lower quadrant. He had some nausea without emesis. He was able to tolerate p.o earlier around 6am‚ but he now denies having an appetite. Patient had a
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Chief Complaint: “I am having abdominal pain” History of Present Illness Miss F is 23 year old Hispanic female who presents today complaining of sharp‚ epigastric abdominal pain of 3-4 months duration. The pain has not changed or worsened acutely;. The pain is located in the epigastric region and left upper quadrant of the abdomen. It does not radiate. The pain is relatively constant throughout the day and night but does vary in severity. She rates the pain as 5/10 and remains the same. She
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most of the people who had my same surgery experienced a mild degree of pain and burning sensation‚ and some did not at all‚ instead my experience was really hurting. I think that this has to do with the theory of gate control as the theory integrates psychology into the traditional biomedical model of pain. Indeed‚ I can recognize some other components than the biological ones that play a major role in my excruciating pain. After coming home from the outpatient procedure‚ I had to stay in my
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The nurse is taking the health history of a 70-year-old patient being treated for a Duodenal Ulcer. After being told the patient is complaining of epigastric pain‚ the nurse expects to note which assessment finding? Melena Nausea Hernia Hyperthermia A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a patient with severe Gastroesophogeal Reflux Disease. Which of these statements by the patient indicates a need for more teaching? Top of Form “I’m going to limit my meals to 2-3 per day to reduce acid secretion
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1. Anorexia‚ pain in the lower abdomen and nausea are common symptoms of appendicitis. It is important to seek medical help right away. Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix and if not treated right away‚ the appendix can bust and can lead to serious health problems. Surgery is needed to remove the appendix and the use of antibiotic. 2. Diarrhea‚ fever‚ and weight loss are symptoms of Crohn’s disease. Crohn’s disease is a chronical inflammation of the digestive tract. The cause of this
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Diabetes and on oral hypoglycemic medications with diabetes under control. There were no alarming features like weight loss‚ fever‚ blood in stool or anorexia. Post retirement‚ his physical activity was reduced. Furthermore‚ he gave no history of abdominal pain‚ but reported straining at the time of defecation which had increased since last 6-8 months. General examination did not reveal any significant positive finding. There was no pallor‚ no pedal edema and
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