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Gilbert Program in Medical Simulation<br />

Simulation Casebook<br />

Harvard Medical School Draft of the 1 st edition (2011), updated 3/2/12<br />

V. Case Narrative<br />

PATIENT: 54 year old<br />

CC: Vomiting blood<br />

HPI: Use lay terminology as the voice of the patient<br />

Patient reports multiple episodes of vomiting and mild epigastric pain beginning this morning. Emesis<br />

was initially coffee-ground, now becoming bright red with some clots. Recent burning epigastric pain,<br />

not relieved by Maalox.<br />

PMHx:<br />

Recent admission for r/o MI: Normal exercise treadmill stress EKG at that time<br />

Hypertension<br />

Hypercholesterolemia<br />

Arthritis<br />

MEDICATIONS<br />

Ibuprofen ~600 mg BID x 1 year (knee pain, bilaterally)<br />

HCTZ<br />

Simvastatin<br />

Metoprolol<br />

PSHx: Appendectomy,age 19<br />

NKDA<br />

ALLERGIES<br />

SOCIAL Hx:<br />

EtOH:<br />

Tobacco:<br />

Illicits:<br />

Occupation:<br />

Additional:<br />

History of heavy abuse<br />

Quit 2 years ago after heavy use<br />

Denies<br />

Line cook<br />

Divorced<br />

FAMILY Hx: No h/o cardiac diseases or ulcers that the patient is aware of<br />

ROS:<br />

(+) Abdominal pain, nausea, melena, orthostasis<br />

(-) No headache, fevers/chills, constipation/diarrhea, diaphoresis, shortness of breath<br />

PHYSICAL EXAM: Those signs not demonstrable by the mannequin should be verbalized when<br />

students perform/verbalize the examination maneuver<br />

HR BP Temperature ( o C) O 2 Sats (RA) RR<br />

140 95/60 37.0 99% 16<br />

GENERAL:<br />

HEENT:<br />

PULM:<br />

Pale, AAOX3<br />

Pale conjunctiva, non-icteric sclera<br />

CTAB<br />

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