NR603 week 5 i-Human Virtual Patient Encounter – Gastrointestinal Assessment

 i-Human Virtual Patient Encounter – Gastrointestinal Assessment

Assignment

Purpose

The i-Human assignments provide students with an opportunity to experience clinical scenarios that are relevant to the lesson content through virtual patient encounters. i-Human is a highly interactive and dynamic way to enhance student learning.

SOLUTION

Week Seven-Karen Floyd
Reason: Abdominal pain
45 y/o
5’4” (163 cm)
141 lb (64.1 kg)
Thanks for seeing me today. I hope you can get to the bottom of my problems
Observations: skin warm and dry
Good Questions 93%
1. How can I help you?
2. Do you have any other symptoms or concerns we should discuss?
3. Is your pain affected by what? When or how much you eat?
4. Do you now or have you ever smoked or chewed tobacco?
5. Are you taking any over-the counter or herbal medications?
6. Are you taking any prescriptions medications?
7. Do you have any allergies?
8. Have you ever been hospitalized?
9. Any previous medical, surgical, or dental procedures?
10. Can you tell me about any current or past medical problems you have had?
11. Do you have diarrhea?
12. Is there any blood in your stools or with your bowel movement?
13. Do you have any problem with constipation?
14. Have you been having fevers?
15. How often does this abdominal pain occur?
16. How severe (1-10) is your abdominal pain?
17. Does the pain in your abdomen radiate someplace else? Where?
18. Where more precisely is your abdominal pain?
19. What does the pain discomfort in your abdomen feel like? (cramping, burning, stabbing, aching,
tingling, squeezing)?……………………………………………………………….