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A 47-year-old male patient, who is a house painter and whom you haven't seen in several years, presents
with chronic fatigue and mild chest pain frequently relieved by taking a break from painting. He's
married to a 47-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis and has two married children and one
grandchild living nearby. He also complains of frequent eructation, flatulence, and indigestion after
eating. He was told (when he weighed 30 lbs. less than he does now) that he could control his
hyperlipidemia by diet.
CC: "I'm always tired, and I have this annoying chest pain when I climb a ladder."
Past medical history: Anxiety, cholecystectomy, vasectomy
Vital signs: Blood pressure (BP): 146/88; height, 6 ft; weight, 242 lbs.
Lab results: TC 230; LDL 180; HDL 32
*Ask the patient that do you have persistent pain in the upper right abdomen, nausea and vomitting, as these are the additional informations to be collected for further evaluation for the correct diagnosis.
*patient's psychological status also be assessed.
*Clinical practice guidelines are intended to indicate the best available approach to medical conditions as established by systematic review of available data and expert opinion. Recommendations are not intended to be exclusive given the complexity of the health care environment. These guidelines are intended to be flexible and should be applied with consideration of the unique needs of individual patients and the evolving medical literature. These guidelines are applicable to all physicians who are appropriately credentialed and address the clinical situation in question, regardless of specialty.
*Following are the additional diagnostic evaluations to be performed.
*Cardiology consultation needed.
* sphincter of Oddi dysfunction,post-surgical adhesions,biliary microlithiasis andare thepossible diagnosis.
final diagnosis is post cholesystectomy syndrome.Because patient experience symptoms of Dumping syndrome and also all other symptoms usually occurs after many years of cholisystectomy.
*No legal considerations
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Telephone consultations identified factors that increase the risk of complications after surgery.
Telephone consultations enabled recognition of potential patients for delayed surgical recovery.
Telephone consultations helped perioperative nurses provide accurate interventions to prevent or mitigate delayed recovery
Telephone consultations identified factors that increase the risk of complications after surgery.
Telephone consultations enabled recognition of potential patients for delayed surgical recovery.
Telephone consultations helped perioperative nurses provide accurate interventions to prevent or mitigate delayed recovery.
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