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I. GENERAL DATA
Patient I.S. 47 year old, Female from Buenavista, Umingan, Pangasinan, and
Roman Catholic was admitted for the first time at Region 1 Medical Center
Source of information:
Patient
Reliability: 90%
II. CHIEF COMPLAINT:
Generalized right sided weakness
III. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS
3 days prior to admission while the patient was at work at 8AM in the morning,
she suddenly felt warm in her right side of her body, she felt an increase in body
temperature which was not measured, and a feeling of right sided facial swelling.
The patient went home and rested and took her meal. At noon right around 12
o’clock the patient tried to get up from her bed but was unable to do so which
prompted her together with her husband to go to Umingan Community Hospital.
On their way to the Umingan Community Hospital, the patient felt a sudden right
sided upper and lower body pain graded as 5/10, her husband also noted that
while on their way to the hospital he noticed that she has slurring of speech; they
were entertained in Umingan Community Hospital then later was referred to
Region 1 Medical Center for a more extensive management.
The patient is conscious, coherent and oriented to time, place and person. She is lying on the bed.
She cooperates well during interview and physical assessment
HEAD:
Head is symmetric, with good contour, no lumps nor lesions. Non tender sinuses upon palpation
EYES:
Good alignment, icteric sclera, 3mm pupil size,
EARS:
Aligned, no deformities, no discharge
NOSE:
Symmetric, patent no septal deviation. Patent bilateral nares and negative discharge. No mass nor
lesions.
NECK:
No lumps nor lesions, no tenderness no palpable lymph nodes, no jugular venous distention
SKIN:
Fair complexion. No pallor, cyanosis or jaundice. No Rashes. No petechiae, scar or edema.
Warm to touch and good skin turgor.
CHEST:
Symmetrical; no retractions; no lag; no spider angiomas; equal vocal and tactile fremiti; equally
resonant on both lung fields; equal breath sounds; no rales; no wheezes
ABDOMEN:
Flabby abdomen, non-distended, no mass, no striae, no caput medusae, no visible pulsation,
normoactive bowel sounds of 26 bowel sounds per minute at the right lower quadrant and no
bruit no abdominal aorta heard with 8.5cm liver span
HEART:
Adynamic precordium ; Apex beat at the 4 th or 5th intercostal space left midclavicular line ;
negative thrills/ heaves ; no loud and palpable P2 ; normally split S2 ; S1 > S2 at apex ; S2 > S1
base ; negative S3 ; negative S4 ; normal rate regular rhythm, no murmurs
NEUROLOGICAL:
Cerebrum: alert, awake, coherent
Cerebellum: no tremors, no nystagmus, no unpurposefull movement
SENSORY MOTOR
10% 90% 1/5 4/5
CRANIAL NERVES:
CN I: able to identify odor of alcohol
CN II: The patient can see, able to fixed eyes on an object and follow its movement.
CN III, IV, VI: No ptosis. Positive EOMs. Pupils are equally round and reactive to light
and accommodation
CN V: Facial sensations are intact.
CN VII: No facial asymmetry was noted.
CN VIII: Patient was able to hear and respond when being talked to.
CN IX, X: able to swallow and positive gag reflex
CN XI: Patient was able to move head side to side; patient can shrug shoulders against
resistance
CN XII: patient protrude tongue in midline
NEUROLOGICAL:
Cerebrum: alert, awake, coherent
Cerebellum: no tremors, no nystagmus, no unpurposefull movement
Sensory: can identify sharp from dull sensation on all extremities
IMPRESSION/DIAGNOSIS:
Cerebrovascular Accident / Transient Ischemic Attack
Kindly comment on the said Clinical History and Physical examination of this Patient.
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