Amber Waddell
Subjective Jennifer Alberson
Chief complaint: trouble sleeping
History of present Illness:
Patient is a 65 year old female. Patient presents with complaints of trouble sleeping. Stared a couple
months ago and was intermittent. Now it is multiple times a week. Patient has problems both falling
asleep and staying asleep. Patient tosses and turns for 1-2 hours trying to go to sleep then wakes up at 2-
3AM and has trouble going back to sleep. Patient is a light sleeper and awakes with noise.
Review of system:
Constitutional: Patient reports feelings of nerviousness. Denies depression, anxiety. Increase in
weight loss. Denies fevers
Head/ neck: she has occasional headaches. Denies a decrease in ROM in the neck. Denies
vertigo or dizziness. Denies any pain in the neck.
EENT: denies sinus pain or pressure. Positive for nasal congestion and runny nose. Denies ear
pain or pressure. Negative for tongue or lip swelling. Able to handle oral secretions. Denies changes in
vision. Denies double vision or blurriness.
Cardiac: palpitations,
Respiratory: denies chest pain or pressure. Denies chest tightness
GI: Has feelings of heart burn. Has frequient bowel movements. Denies abdominal pain, nausea
or vomiting.
Heme/ Lymph: Denies swollen lymph nodes or bruising.
Skin: denies skin color changes, rashes, or open wounds. Patient states hair is thinning
Muscular: denies change in gait. Denies pain in arms and forearms. denies muscle weakness of
the legs or feet. Denies pain of the legs or feet, denies stiffness.
Medical history: none
iHuman Week 4 - Jennifer Alberson, 65 Year
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Surgical history: none
Family history: grandmother had thyroid problems
Social history: goes out with friends, walks daily, plays tennis ever weekend, retired
Allergies: none
Medications: calcium and multivitamin
Objective:
VS: height: 5’7” weight: 126 pounds oxygen stat: 94%, temperature is 99 degrees, BP 130/72, heart rate
102 respirations 14
Constitutional: alert and oriented X3 and age appropriate. no distress noted, non-toxic
appearing.
Head/ neck: normocephalic, full ROM in the neck. No facial swelling or erythematic. Denies pain
in the neck. Anterior and posterior cervical lymph nodes are not swollen. Thyroid is enlarged
EENT: Ears: TM’s are pearly grey bilaterally with visible landmarks and light reflex. Ear canals are
patent. Eyes: PEERLA, sclera’s are white in color. Nose/Sinus: no sinus pain upon palpation, nostrils are
patent with no erythema or drainage noted. Throat: no hoarseness or erythema. No bleeding or ulcers
noted. Uvula with proper movement and no swelling. Lips are proper color with no swelling.
Cardiac: tachycardia, No murmurs noted. Negative for BLE. No carotid bruit.
Respiratory: Chest expansion is symmetrical. Lungs are clear to auscultation. Percussion
presents a resonance is noted. Tactile fremitus noted bilaterally.
GI: Abdomen is non-protuberant and soft with normoactive bowel sounds. Abdomen is nontender, and no masses or hepatosplenomegaly noted upon palpation. Normal tympanic percussion
noted throughout the abdomen. Negative CVA tenderness
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