History and Physical Examination (H&P)

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Name: S.A. Occupation: Business owner

Source of History: Patient Reliability of Historian: Reliable

Age: 47 Date of Birth: 7/2/1967

Sex: Female Birth Place: Iraq, Mosul

Race: Middle Eastern Religion: Muslim

Chief Complaint: Patient states, “ I have been having chest pains for the past two weeks”.

History of present illness: 51 y/o middle eastern Female c/o chest pain for the past two weeks. She was in her usual state of good health until she noticed an abrupt onset of chest pain which lasted from a few seconds to a minute. She described her chest pain as dull and aching. The pain began in her left para-sternal area and radiated up to her left arm. The first episode of pain two weeks ago when she was walking her dog for 30 minutes and began to feel tired before the onset of her pain. Her pain lasted about 5 minutes. The pain was accompanied by shortness of breath, but no vomiting, sweating or nausea. Her pain subsided when she went home and rested. Since her initial episode she has had one more episode similar to quality and location of her first episode. She has not attempted any specific measures to relieve her pain other than resting. She describes no other associated symptoms, including palpitations or dizziness. She becomes shortness of breath, but describes no other exertional dyspnea, orthopnea or proxamal nocturnal dyspnea. No association with food, No GERD, No change in pain with movement, No palpable pain. She has never been told she has heart problems. Denies Tobacco and drug abuse. Occasionally takes OTC Ibuprofen (Advil) for headache (QOD). She was diagnosed with HTN February 2012. She had TAH with BSO 4 years ago. She Patient is owner of a pet grooming and is alway...

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...ar pattern. Heard resonance upon percussion of the patients chest. S2 sounded louder than S1 when auscultating over the aortic valve and the pulmonic valve. S1 and S2 heard equally at Erbs point. S1 heard louder than S2 over the tricuspid valve and mitral valve. No heart murmurs present. Apical and Carotid pulse are synchronous.

Abdomen: Skin of the abdomen is consistent with the skin of the rest of the body. The abdomen is flat and umbilicus is mid line. Abdomen is symmetric and free of bulges. Pulsations and wavelike movements present below the xiphoid process. Bowel sounds are present in all four quadrants. Bowel sounds are irregular , gurgling and high pitched. Liver border percussed at right costal margin, and noted to be 7cm in size. When palpated abdomen was soft, smooth, non-tender and free of pain. No masses palpated or visible.

Genitourinary (female):

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