Patient History
TO 14 year old male Lives in Palau Right-handed Informant: Patient, good reliability Chief Complaint: Wrist Injury
Fall 2 nd floor of house ~ 20ft hitting R hand, fully extended - on sandy surface (+) loss of consciousness for a few seconds (+) deformity on R wrist 8 days PTA
Consult at local hospital X-ray revealed fracture of the distal radius Given Tramadol Discharged (no ortho) (-) Change in sensorium (-) Nausea, vomiting, seizure (-) numbing of R hand 8 days PTA Admission
General: no weight loss, Cutaneous: no lesion, no pruritus HEENT: with occasional headaches no redness no aural/nasal discharge no neck masses no sore throat Cardiovascular: no easy fatigability, fainting spells, no palpitation Respiratory:no cough, colds Abdominal:no change in bowel movement Genitourinary:no change in urination Endocrine: no polyuria, polydypsia, no heat/cold intolerance Hematopoietic: no easy bruisability, or bleeding
No asthma, hypertension, diabetes, allergies, heart disease, bone diseases No maintenance medications No previous surgeries Does not recall previous immunizations Hospitalized > 5 years ago 2 o AGE
Diabetes Mellitus, Heart Disease No hypertension, asthma, cancer, stroke, or allergies
1 st year high school student Lives with his family in a 2 story house in Palau Denies smoking, alcohol drinking, and drug abuse
Physical Exam
General Survey Awake, active, and not in cardiorespiratory distress Vital Signs Febrile at 37.5 o C RR 20 bpm HR 71 bpm Height:168cm weight:59kgBMI: 20.9
Skin Dirty skin No rashes, hemorrhages, scars Moist CRT 1-2 seconds
Head no lesions Eyes anicteric sclerae, slightly pale palpebral conjunctiva pupils 2-3mm Ears no discharge, tenderness Nose septum midline, moist mucosa Throat mouth and tongue moist no TPC
Neck no cervical lymphadonapathy supple Chest adynamic precordium no heaves, thrills, or lifts, PMI at 5 th ICS MCL regular rate, normal rhythm no murmurs Lungs symmetrical chest expansion, no retractions clear breath sounds
Abdomen flat, no scars, no lesions normoactive bowel sounds tympanitic on all quadrants Soft nontender no masses, no organomegally
Right upper extremity Shoulder and Elbow no deformity, no asymmetrical no discoloration, no lesions no tenderness, no swelling no limitation of movement full ROM
Right upper extremity posteriorly deformed distal forearm bluish discoloration on the anterior wrist no lesions tenderness around the wrist Soft tissue swelling of the anterior wrist wrist ROM limitation due to pain intact radial, median, and ulnar nerves (motor and sensory) allen’s sign? ROM limitation due to pain
History 14 year old male LLQ RLQ pain Nausea, vomiting, fever, anorexia Physical Exam RLQ direct and rebound tenderness Rovsing’s sign Psoas sign