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HPI: Mаzykа Bekker is а 57 y/о female patient presenting with a cоmplaint оf fatigue. This began 6-7 days ago and was gradual in onset. This symptom is generally constant in nature and the pt describes it as slightly worse since onset. She describes this as her whole body feeling “weak and tired”, but denies any loss of sleep or acute changes to her sleep pattern. She notes she gets about 7 hours of sleep per night, which is normal for her. She indicates that she notices her symptoms most when she is being active, such as out running errands or tasks for her job. She feels that rest helps with this, but that the symptoms do not fully resolve with rest. She indicates that the sensation of weakness was most noticeable at first in her legs but now seems to be “all over”. She denies focal weakness or weakness to the point of falling or stumbling. She denies inability to stand, dropping objects, or inability to grasp objects. And she denies episodes of similar symptoms in the past. She does admit to some nausea over the last few days, but denies abdominal pain, or vomiting currently (or recently). She states that she had 5-6 episodes of isolated diarrhea over the course of one day, which occurred one week ago and self-resolved after suspected food-bourne illness. No diarrhea since that time. Otherwise, pt denies any known precipitating factors. No recent head injury. No shortness of breath, chest pain, or leg pain/swelling. No trouble swallowing reported. No double vision, blurred vision, or other visual changes reported. There is no associated numbness, or changes in sensation. No preceding fall or injury. No back pain, bowel or bladder incontinence. No blood in the stool or unusual blood loss reported. Pt reports she is post-menopausal and denies vaginal bleeding. Recent care summary and most recent office visit summary: -Pt was seen approximately 2 months ago by her PCP at this office to improve her blood pressure control and for the need to change her blood pressure medicine. Pt’s blood pressures were reading 140’s/90’s average over the 30 days prior to last visit. Pt was previously using Lisinopril for blood pressure control, but was diagnosed with ACE-inhibitor associated cough and Lisinopril was discontinued. That medicine was replaced with Hydrochlorothiazide and continued blood pressure monitoring. She has now been taking Hydrochlorothiazide for the last 6 weeks. -Otherwise, pt has chronic atrial fibrillation and diabetes, both of which have been well cared for by her PCP since diagnosis. Pt’s last hemoglobin A1C was: 5.9 %. She was previously on Metformin, but this was discontinued 1 year ago as diet and exercise alone have been able to control her diabetes. Pt has hx of unsuccessful cardioversion and poor tolerance to rhythm management and is due to see a cardiac electrophysiologist next month for possible ablation. She continues to have good rate control, despite remaining in irregular rhythm. Medications:. Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) 25mg PO daily Metoprolol succinate (ER) 50mg PO daily Rivaroxaban (Xaralto) - 20mg PO daily with the evening meal Allergies: Penicillin-based antibiotics (causes throat swelling and rash) ACE inhibitors (causes cough) Past Medical History: Chronic conditions: Hypertension - diagnosed 7 years ago Atrial fibrillation - diagnosed 1 year ago Diabetes mellitus (Type 2) - diagnosed 10 years ago Health Maintenance & Immunizations: Pt indicates that she had all normal immunizations up to age 35, including HPV vaccine. Her last influenza vaccine was Oct 1st of last year. Her last Tetanus (Tdap) vaccine was 3 years ago. Last diabetic eye exam at age 47, which was 10 years ago (reported to be “normal” per patient) Normal colonoscopy at age 48, which was 9 years ago (reported to be “normal” per patient) OB-GYN/Women’s Health Hx: G2P2. Two uncomplicated pregnancies with vaginal birth deliveries. Pt has been in menopause since age 49. Last pap smear 2 years ago, reported to be normal. No hx of abnormal paps or HPV. Last mammogram 1 year ago, no abnormalities were reported. No hx of abnormal mammogram. Family History: Father: 81 years old, alive; hx of diabetes mellitus type 2, hypertension, and dementia Mother: 82 years old, alive; hx of hypertension and COPD (former smoker) Brother 1: 54 y/o alive; hx of alcohol abuse and hypertension Sister 1: 50 y/o, alive and well Child 1 (male): 30 y/o – alive; hx of asthma Child 2 (female): 32 y/o – alive and well No known significant genetic disorders in the family Social History: Tobacco/Vape: Denies Alcohol: Denies Illicit drugs: Denies any recent substance use, reports remote history age 21 of cocaine use “once or twice”. Marital/Sexual: Married with one male partner, whom she lives with. Pt is sexually active with him only. Living situation: Lives in Mission Valley with her husband. Her two children live on their own elsewhere. She denies any safety issues at home. Job: Community college administrative assistant Hobbies: Photography, reading books Exercise: Normal activities: Walking 3-4 days per week, 30-45 mins per session. Pickleball 1-2 days per week. Swimming 1-2 days per week. Pt reports being less active this week than usual due to her current symptoms, but she is still motivated to exercise. Diet: Has been eating “clean” for the last year. She defines this as: Low sodium, no red meat, lots of clean protein (such as chicken or fish), plenty of vegetables, and few (if any) sweets. Religion: Chrisitian Sleep: 7 hours per night on average and reports that her partner notes no snoring at night or frequent waking. Travel: No recent travel ROS: Constitutional: See HPI, +Fatigue. No fever/chills. No night sweats. No unexpected weight loss or gain recently. Skin: No unusual hair loss, no nail pitting, rashes, or skin discoloration. No report of jaundice or yellowing of skin. No unusual bruising. HEENT: No headaches, conjunctivitis, hearing loss, tinnitus, sore throat, or nasal discharge. No lymph node swelling reported. No neck mass, swelling, pain, or stiffness. No visual changes or loss of vision. CV: +Occasional palpitations. No chest pain, swelling or edema of the extremities. No extremity discoloration or cold extremities reported. Pulmonary: No cough, shortness of breath, orthopnea, or hematemesis. No paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. GI: See HPI, +Nausea. No vomiting, abdominal pain. No abdominal distension. GU: No vaginal discharge or bleeding. No pelvic pain. No change in urination such as frequency, urgency, hesitancy, or burning with urination. MSK: +Occasional muscle cramping. Otherwise, no back pain, body aches, or joint pain. No preceding trauma or injury. Denies joint swelling or myalgias. Neuro: See HPI, +Generalized, non-focal weakness. No confusion, syncope, paresthesias, or numbness. No dizziness. Denies changes to gait. No loss of bowel/bladder control or incontinence. No memory loss or recall issues. Psych: No anxiety, suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation or hallucinations. Endocrine: No unusual heat or cold intolerance. No neck swelling or pain. Heme/Lymph: Denies new easy bruising or bleeding. No reported lymph node swelling in neck or axillae. Physical Exam Findings: Vital Signs: HR: 80 BP: 138/90 RR: 16 Temp: 98.2 *F / 36.7 *C O2 %: 99% Height: 66 in / 167 cm Weight: 170 lb / 77 kg BMI: 27.4 EKG obtained at patient’s arrival: (Note: This EKG is unchanged from the patient’s most recent prior EKG and is a standard 10-second recorded EKG strip) Based on your review of the information provided above: (Q1.) Please report the most likely final top diagnosis that explains the patient's reason for visit. Then, please provide a disposition for this patient based on your diagnosis. [PLO 2] (Q2.) Please create a comprehensive problem list of any remaining acute and chronic problems for the patient in this case. You do not need to include the top final diagnosis, since that was previously provided. [PLO 5d] (Q3.) Please describe the components of the management for the patient’s top final diagnosis and any other acute problems. This must include any applicable pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments. (Note: “Non-pharmacologic” = non-medication based treatments, patient education, referrals, and/or follow up needs). [PLO 4] (Q4.) Finally, list and describe the components of management for any of the patient’s remaining problem list items not previously addressed. This must include any applicable pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments (Note: “Non-pharmacologic” = non-medication based treatments, patient education, referrals, and/or follow up needs). [PLO 4] For the purposes of this exam: "Acute" is defined as: any immediate management needs or adjustments to patient’s current plan of care. "Chronic" is defined as: management after the current visit and into the foreseeable future. This could include (but is not limited to): Care for on-going medical problems, follow up, referral(s), additional diagnostics needed for this patient in the future, health maintenance screenings, or other long-term therapeutics.