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Chief Complaint: “My mother has not eaten well for the past two days.”
Source: son, who is her caregiver
History of present illness: Ms. Courtney is a 74 yearold woman with a past medical history
significant for a stroke four years ago with mild residual dysarthria and dysphagia that
requires pureed diet. Two days ago, her son noticed she was eating less and that she was
sleeping during the day, which is unusual for her. Her son also observed that she had two
episodes of incontinence yesterday. Ms. Courtney states that she feels tired but denies any
other symptoms. She acknowledges that her appetite is decreased but denies pain, nausea, or
vomiting.
Past Medical History:
1. Cerebrovascular accident 4 years ago with mild residual dysarthria and dysphagia 2.
Hypertension for 15 years, well controlled since the stroke
3. Hyperlipidemia
4. Obesity, but she has lost some weight since the stroke
5. Chronic leg edema, which the patient’s son attributes to a medication
6. Osteoarthritis of the knees, worse on the right for which she occasionally requires a cane to
ambulate
Past Surgical History:
1. Cholecystectomy about 35 years ago 2. Hysterectomy about 35 years ago
Medications:
1. amlodipine 10 mg oral daily
2. hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg oral daily 3. lisinopril 20 mg oral daily
4. aspirin 81 mg oral daily
5. simvastatin 40 mg oral daily
Over the counter medications:
1. acetaminophen 500 mg oral as needed for pain
2. chondroitin sulfate 500 mg oral twice a day
3. calcium and vitamin D one tablet oral three times a day
She denies sharing pills, but the son states that her sister has given her sleeping pills on a
couple of occasions.
Allergies:
The patient has no known allergies.
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Social History:
She lives alone in a twobedroom condo which she owns. Her informal support system
includes her son and her younger sister as well as several neighbors who occasionally come
by to visit her. Her son sleeps at her home most nights, but he often spends weekends in his
country home. Her sister lives in another condo in the same building. The sisters call each
other several times a day. It is kept clean by a hired housekeeper. The patient attends a
Baptist church. She has a living will designating her son as durable power of attorney and
stating that no artificial prolongation of her life should be attempted if she had a terminal
illness. The patient’s Medicare and private insurance cover all of her medical expenses. She
also has longterm care insurance, as well as a retirement pension. Her son helps with some
of her household costs. She completed an Associate in Arts degree from community college
and retired from her job as a bank clerk when she turned 64 years old. Her husband died 15
years ago of lung cancer, after 35 years of marriage. They had only one son.
Habits:
The patient never smoked but was exposed to her husband smoking for 35 years. She never
used alcohol or illicit drugs.
Family History:
Her sister has osteoarthritis and diabetes mellitus. Their parents died in an accident when they
were young.
Health Maintenance and Prevention:
Last mammogram six months ago was normal
Colonoscopy twelve years ago showed only a few diverticuli
No Pap smear since her hysterectomy
Immunizations are up to date, including influenza and pneumococcus
Geriatric Review of Systems:
General: Sleepiness and decreased appetite as above
Special senses: Reduced visual acuity, corrected by reading glasses. No hearing deficits.
Mouth and Teeth: no problems
Respiratory: occasional dry cough, but no shortness of breath or hemoptysis Cardiovascular:
no problems. Edema has been considered unimportant by the patient’s primary care
physician.
Gastrointestinal: no problems
Genitourinary: recent episodes of incontinence as mentioned above. Usually the patient has
no urgency or frequency. No dysuria at this time.
Musculoskeletal: knee pain is mild and does not prevent ambulation. However, the patient
admits that she rarely walks outside her home.
Psychiatry: The son reports that the patient is forgetful and does not have energy for
anything, but the patient denies and states that she is normally fine.
Neurological: denies any focal weakness