SIMULATION CASEBOOK - MyCourses
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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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