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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 />

Case Narrative<br />

PATIENT: 57 year old<br />

CC: Shortness of breath, cough<br />

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

Patient presents with fever and dyspnea. Patient reports 3 day history of SOB, sore throat, malaise, and<br />

low-grade fever. Patient recently developed productive cough. This morning, her/his fever rose to 103 o F at<br />

which point s/he decided to drive to the hospital. Patient presents with yellow sputum, myalgias, right<br />

sided chest pain that is worse with deep breathing.<br />

PMHx: Denies<br />

MEDICATIONS<br />

Ibuprofen, as needed<br />

Tylenol, as needed<br />

PSHx:<br />

Appendectomy, age 18<br />

NKDA<br />

ALLERGIES<br />

SOCIAL Hx:<br />

EtOH:<br />

Tobacco:<br />

Illicits:<br />

Occupation:<br />

Additional:<br />

2 beers/night, “sometimes more on weekends”<br />

Denies<br />

Denies<br />

Furniture dealer<br />

Divorced and dating currently<br />

FAMILY Hx:<br />

Mother: Died of an MI at age 75<br />

Father: Alive, age 86 but has colon cancer<br />

ROS:<br />

(+) Dyspnea, diaphoresis, subjective fever, myalgia<br />

(-) No nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, chills, headache, blurred vision, lightheadedness, palpitations,<br />

numbness/motor weakness, abdominal pain, urinary symptoms. No sick contacts, recent<br />

hospitalizations, nor history of similar symptoms in the past.<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 Sat (RA) RR<br />

112 130/75 39.0 o 92% 24<br />

GENERAL:<br />

HEENT:<br />

Nontoxic appearing, increased work of breathing, splinting with deep inspiration<br />

Pale conjunctiva, non-icteric sclera, MMM<br />

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