HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
Patient Name: Adela Torres
Patient ID: 132463
Room No.: 541
Date of Admission: 06/22/----
Admitting Physician: Leon Medina, MD, Internal Medicine
Admitting Diagnosis: Stomatitis, possibly methotrexate related.
Chief Complaint: Swelling of lips causing difficulty swallowing.
HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: This patient is a 57-year-old Cuban woman with a long history of rheumatoid arthritis. She has received methotrexate on a weekly basis as an outpatient for many years. Approximately 2 weeks ago she developed a respiratory infection, for which she received antibiotics, and completed that course of antibiotics. She developed some ulcerations of her mouth and was instructed to
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She has a large ulceration of the mucosa at the bite margin on the left. She has some scattered ulcerations on her hard and soft palate. She has difficulty opening her mouth because of pain. Tonsils not enlarged. No visible exudate.
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
Patient Name: Adela Torres
Patient ID: 132463
Date of Admission: 06/22/----
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SKIN: She has some mild ecchymosis on her skin, and some erythema. She has patches but no obvious skin breakdown. She has some fissuring in the buttocks crease. PULMONARY: Clear to percussion and auscultation bilaterally. CARDIOVASCULAR: No murmurs or gallops noted. ABDOMEN: Soft, nontender, protuberant, no orgonomegaly, and positive bowel sounds. NEUROLOGIC EXAM: Cranial nerves II through XII are grossly intact. Diffuse hyporeflexia. MUSCULOSKELETAL: Erosive, destructive changes in the elbows, wrists, and hands consistent with rheumatoid arthritis. Has bilateral total knee replacements with stovepipe legs, and perimalleolar pitting edema 1 +. I feel no pulses distally in either leg. PSYCHIATRIC: Patient is a little anxious about these new symptoms and their significance. We discussed her situation and I offered her psychologic services. She refused for now.
PROBLEMS:
1. Swelling of lips and dysphagia with questionable early Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
2. Rheumatoid arthritis, class 3, stage 4.
3. Flare of arthritis after discontinuing
Peripheral pulses posterior tibial and dorsalis pedis 2+ bilaterally. No edema on legs. Apical pulse regular rate and rhythm; s1, s2 noted. No murmurs, rubs or gallop rhythms. Denies dizziness, and fainting. Resp RR between 36-40 SpO2 85% per oximetry on 2 liters oxygen by n/c. Difficulty breathing and complaints of chest tightness. Patient unable to lay flat. Lung sound bilateral wheezes and crackles in right lower lobe. All other lobes clear A&P. Cough with yellow sputum. Tachypnea. Head of bed 45 degree. GI Last bowel movement 2 days ago, hard, long brown stool. Complains of constipation related to medication. Bowel sound are WNL in all 4 quadrants. Abdomen is soft, with no palpable masses. Poor appetite. Like sweet foods. Does not like vegetable or fruits. Like sodas, beer, scotch. Little water intake. GU Urinates every 2-3 hours. Yellow. No odor of urine. No history of UTI. One vaginal infection 2 years ago. No abnormal periods, last menstrual period 3 weeks ago. No pain or discharge. Skin Hair poorly groomed, dirty and oily. Nail are dirty and appear to be bitten. Skin clammy and moist with flushed color. IV IV of D5W at 125 mL in left forearm with 18
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No history of skin disease. Skin is pink, dry, and void of bruising, rashes, or lesions. No recent hair loss; head is normocephalic. Pupils equally reactive to light; no history of glaucoma or cataracts. Ears are in normal alignment; no history of chronic infections, hearing loss, tinnitus, or discharge. Nose and sinus history includes clear nasal discharge “since last October”, and occasional nose bleeds; states she use to get nose bleeds often as a child. Mouth and throat are absent of lesions; no bleeding gums, sore throat, dysphagia, hoarseness, or altered taste. Neck is void of pain, swelling,
She has been given a prescription of Amoxicillin for her tonsillitis and she will commence Denosumab for bone metastases and she is aware that she will need to see a dentist prior to starting this treatment. She seemed
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It can be useful as a second line of defense when corticosteroids or Cyclosporine is ineffective. With routine monitoring, serious side effects are uncommon. However, common disadvantages and side effects are azotemia, which is when there is an excess of other nitrogen-containing compounds in blood, gastrointestinal bleeding, canker sores, gastrointestinal perforations, dizziness and loss of appetite are common side effects. Patients who used this prescribed medicine also had decreased thrombocytes and leukocytes. However, methotrexate is not expensive as these other treatments in fact it can be relatively cheap with a coupon and/or
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