A 48 year old woman presents to your office for examinat…

    A 48 year old woman presents to your office for examination because she had “severe” abdominal pain yesterday.  Just when she was about to go to the emergency, the pain completely resolved.  She reports that the pain started abruptly and lasted about 90 minutes.  She denies that she had any associated symptoms of nausea, vomiting, fever, or malaise.  She says the pain was about a 8/10 on a pain scale.  On exam today: T- 98.2ºF; BP- 118/66; Pulse- 78 bpm; Respiratory rate- 18/min.  She does not have abdominal guarding and has a negative Murphy’s sign.  Her most likely diagnosis is:

    A 44 year old woman presents to your office in the after…

    A 44 year old woman presents to your office in the afternoon with complaints of abdominal pain, rating the pain as an 8/10 on pain scale.  She states the pain started abruptly approximately 6 hours ago and is mainly in her right upper quadrant and right shoulder.  She ate a sausage and cheese casserole early this morning but, has vomited several times over the past two hours. She appears in acute distress and is lying very still on the exam table.  VS= Temperature- 100.4º F; BP- 124/84; Pulse- 110 bpm; Respirations- 20.  On exam she has abdominal guarding and a positive Murphy’s sign.   What is her most likely diagnosis?

  A 40 y/o obese female presents to the emergency room with…

  A 40 y/o obese female presents to the emergency room with increased right upper quadrant pain 8/10 that has been consistent after large meals for the last 3 weeks. An abdominal ultrasound has shown that she has gallstones. She also c/o nausea and vomiting that is unrelieved with antiemetics. What is the next step you should take in this patient’s care?

_________ are influenced by specific social and political cu…

_________ are influenced by specific social and political culture, how individuals behave, talk, act, dress and conduct themselves are based upon their anatomical or perceived sex. For example, girls and women are expected to like pink color, be obedient and like housework, while boys and men are expected to like blue color, be aggressive and like mechanics.