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40 year old woman with a h/o alcoholism c/b
DTs/seizures 2 years ago, polysubstance abuse including IV heroin,
cocaine, crack (last use 2 years ago), heroin inhalation (last use 2
days ago), hep C, presents for voluntary admission for detox. The
patient would like to undergo detoxification so she can take care of
her children. She also complains of abdominal pain, [**12-24**], lower
quadrants, radiating to the back since yesterday. She cannot describe
any relationship with food as she has not eaten anything. She says the
pain has worsened since yesterday. She also complains of nausea,
vomitting (bilious but nonbloody), and diarrhea (no black or red
stools). Her last drink was 9am on [**3154-2-15**]. Recently stopped her
methadone 1 week ago in an effort to quit drug abuse.
.
In the ED she was 98.6 101 149/96 20 96. She was [**Doctor Last Name 2062**] 16-25 on CIWA.
ROS:
(+)
Reports DOE, orthopnea. Also describes weight gain since given birth to
her child 17 months ago, she attributes this to her recent pregnancy.
She complains of tremors and also complains of a moderate headache
that's been stable.
.
(-)
Denies CP, fevers, chills, or cough, palpitations, edema, joint pains,
rashes, AVH, SI, or HI.
Past Medical History:
-Alcoholism (drinks baseline 1 pint of liquor/day, past week drinking 1
liter of vodka/day)
-Polysubstance abuse - including cocaine, IV heroin, and crack 2 years
ago, snorting heroin 2 days ago.
-Hep C, never treated, unknown severity, genotype, etc
-Infectious endocarditis in her 20s, 6 wks of abx no surgeries
-No h/o STDs, HIV neg 3 weeks ago
-Hep B immunized
Family History:
Alcoholism in mother, father, and sister. Father also used cocaine and
sister also used ecstasy.
Occupation: Formerly worked at Investment Firm Quality Control Dept
Physical Examination
Vitals: T: 99.6 BP: 152/96 P: 99 R: 27 O2: 99%RA
General: Alert, oriented x3, anxious, labile with at times
inappropriate laughter mixed with anxiety, obese woman.
HEENT: Sclera anicteric, MMM, oropharynx clear
Neck: supple, JVP difficult to assess given habitus
Lungs: Clear to auscultation bilaterally, no wheezes, rales, ronchi
CV: Tachycardic, regular rhythm, normal S1 + S2, no murmurs, rubs,
gallops
Abdomen: soft, diffuse tenderness to palpation, obese, non-distended,
bowel sounds present, no rebound tenderness or guarding, no
organomegaly. During the exam she complains of severe tenderness but a
few minutes later is laughing and sitting comfortably in bed.
Ext: warm, well perfused, 2+ pulses, no clubbing, cyanosis or edema
Labs
PT / PTT / INR:13.7/29.4/1.2, ALT / AST:106/249, Alk Phos /
T Bili:145/3.0, Amylase / Lipase:135/221, Differential-Neuts:57.3 %,
Lymph:34.1 %, Mono:7.0 %, Eos:0.8 %, Lactic Acid:1.8 mmol/L,
Albumin:4.1 g/dL, LDH:329 IU/L, Ca++:8.2 mg/dL, Mg++:1.7 mg/dL, PO4:2.5
mg/dL