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Focused Exam Abdominal Pain Documentation Provider Notes

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Miss Park is a 78 year old female of Korean to send date of birth Jan 17. CC Miss Park States" I have some pain in my belly and I am having difficulty going to the bathroom my daughter was worried about me." C: pain in belly with difficulties going to the bathroom, dull crampy feeling. 6/10 on pain sacele O: 5 days ago, gradual, constant and bloating L: lower belly, entire bellly D: constant pain E: moivng and eating , has missed both of her exercise classes and states " never misses her exercise classes." R: resting helps a little but no real relief, sips of warm water a friend suggested not helping R: patient has not tried any medication, aggravated with eating and physical activity also reports low energy level, a dull crampy feeling a 6 out of 10 on the Pain Scale. A: Bowel movement noted a few days ago was diarrhea, denies any history of constipation. Reports having diarrhea about 2 to 3 days ago sudden onset lasting one day, record very loose and watery: normal normal bowel movements description of brown formed and soft are usually every day until 5 days ago. Reports recent slight decrease in frequency of urination do to decrease water intake. Urine darker than usual. Denies blood in urine. Denies any GI history disorders. Denies history of Ms. Park reports that she is “having pain in her belly.” She experienced mild diarrhea three days ago and has not had a bowel movement since. She reports that she has been feeling some abdominal discomfort for close to a week, but the pain has increased in the past 2-3 days. She now rates her pain at 6 out of 10, and describes it as dull and crampy. She reports her pain level at the onset at 3 out of 10. She is also experiencing bloating. She did not feel her symptoms warranted a trip to the clinic but her daughter insisted she come. She describes her symptoms primarily as generalized discomfort in the abdomen, and states that her lower abdomen is the location of the pain. She denies nausea and vomiting, blood or mucus in stool, rectal pain or bleeding, or recent fever. She denies vaginal bleeding or discharge. Reports no history of inflammatory bowel disease or GERD. Denies family history of GI disorders. Her appetite has decreased over the last few days and she is taking small amounts of water and fluids. Previously she reports regular brown soft stools every day to every other day.

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