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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: 26 year old<br />

CC: Nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramping<br />

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

Patient was brought in by coworkers complaining of nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Patient is<br />

confused and having trouble breathing as s/he relates that the symptoms began while at work on a<br />

landscaping job. The worker was alone in one area of the yard spraying for bugs when coworkers noticed<br />

patient to be vomiting and confused.<br />

PMHx:<br />

Denies<br />

Denies<br />

MEDICATIONS<br />

NKDA<br />

ALLERGIES<br />

PSHx: Denies<br />

SOCIAL Hx:<br />

EtOH:<br />

Tobacco:<br />

Illicits:<br />

Occupation:<br />

Additional:<br />

Social<br />

½ pack/day<br />

Marijuana use<br />

Landscaper<br />

Lives with wife, 2 kids<br />

FAMILY Hx: Non-contributory<br />

ROS:<br />

(+) Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, shortness of breath, diaphoresis, abdominal cramping, confusion,<br />

anxiety<br />

(-) Fever/chills, chest pain, blood in stool<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 />

46 100/64 37.0 o 90% 32<br />

GENERAL:<br />

HEENT:<br />

PULM:<br />

CV:<br />

ABD:<br />

EXT:<br />

Salivating, “crying,” vomiting, diaphoretic<br />

Pinpoint pupils<br />

Wheezing/rhonchorous<br />

Sinus bradycardia<br />

Diffuse tenderness to palpation without focality, rebound or guarding, hyperactive bowel<br />

sounds<br />

Occasional fasciculations<br />

145

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