Jason Rhodes Flashcards

Rt TIA with Carotid Artery Stenosis

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Open Statement

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I am here because yesterday I developed sudden numbness and weakness in my right arm and the right side of my face is drooped

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What areas of the body do you notice the numbness?

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1) Right Side of Face
2) Right Arm

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What area are involved drooping?

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Right Side of Face

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What area involved weakness

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Right Arm

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Effects of Speech

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Slurred words were spoken

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Any associated pain

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No

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How long did the episode of represented symptoms last

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15 minutes

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Aggravating Factor

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None

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Alleviating Factor

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None

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Did the slurred speech improve overtime

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improve and gone after 15 minute

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Did numbness/weakness in the right arm and drooping went away

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It went away after 15 minute

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Any double vision or changes in vision

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No

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Any syncope or episodes of passing out

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No

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Any paralysis of right arm

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No

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Any lower extremities affected

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No

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Any history of similar symptoms

17
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Any allergies

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Any hypertension

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Medication for Hypertension

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atenolol and hydrochlorothiazide

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Any diabetes (diabetes mellitus)

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Medication for diabetes

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Any hospitalization

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Any past surgeries

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What did you do for work

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Are you married
Yes
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Do you have medical insurance
Yes
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Do you have any social support
Yes I lived at home with my wife
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Do you drink alcohol
No
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Do you do illicit drugs (cocaine, marijuana, heroin, etc.)?
No
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Did you smoke?
Smoke 1- 2 pack of cigarettes a day
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How long did you smoke?
40 years
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Family Hx
Mother (living, age 82 and hypertension) Father (deceased, age 62, had a stroke and then heart attack) 2 brothers (64, 59, healthy)
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Examination of Neck
Soft, tender, no masses, soft bruit heard of left side below the mandible
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Pulses
Femoral, popliteal, posterior tibial, dorsal pedal pulse: +2/4+ and equal No abdominal aortic aneurysm, femoral artery aneurysm, or popliteal artery aneurysm
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Lung
No difficulty breathing, no coughing or wheezing
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Heart
Heartbeats are normal, no heart murmurs
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Presenting Complaint
60-year-old male patient with transient sudden onset of numbness in the right arm, slurred speech, and right facial drooping