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MEDICAL HISTORY
Review of previous hospital admission records indicates electrocardiogram
(ECG) findings with slight QTc prolongation of 460 ms. No known allergies,
medical hospitalizations, or surgeries.
The patient has a history of:
Hypertension currently treated with carvedilol 3.125 mg PO BID and losartan
50 mg PO BID.
Type II diabetes currently treated with glipizide 5 mg PO am.
Hyperlipidemia
Obesity
Gout treated with allopurinol 300 mg PO am.
She was diagnosed with sleep apnea 6 months ago and uses a continuous
positive airway pressure machine at HS.
HISTORY OF DRUG OR ALCOHOL ABUSE: She denies past or present
use of substances including tobacco and alcohol.
FAMILY HISTORY: The patient is one of three children. Her non-Hassidic
Orthodox Jewish maternal grandparents severed ties with her mom when she
married her dad who was not very religious even though of a non-Hassidic
Orthodox Jewish background. She states her family only went to the temple
occasionally during holidays while growing up. Her father died when the
patient was 18 years old. Her mother is currently living with her. No known
psychiatric illnesses in the family.
PERSONAL HISTORY
Perinatal: No known perinatal complications.
Childhood: No history of head banging, rocking, attachment issues,
intellectual or motor skill deficits, separation anxiety, gender identity
development, friendship difficulties, learning disabilities, nightmares,
phobias, bedwetting, fire setting, or cruelty to animals.
Adulthood
She got a job in the Jewish community center as a youth worker shortly after
high school.
The patient subscribes to the Jewish religion. She currently observes Rosh
Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
The patient has never been married, has no children, and has lived
independently in a one-bedroom apartment for the past 10 months until 2
weeks ago when her mother who recently broke up with her boyfriend moved
in. The patient has a boyfriend who is American born of Italian heritage. She
has been seeing him for 9 months and he spent weekends at her apartment
until her mother moved in. The patient met her boyfriend at work. The patient
denies any criminal or delinquent history and has never served in the military.