CASE STUDY #2 
Chief Complaint: I have pain in my belly

History of Present Illness (HPI): A 25-year-old female presents to the emergency room (ER) with complaints of severe abdominal pain for 2 weeks . The pain is sharp and crampy It hurts if I run, sit down hard, or if I have sex

PMH: Patient denies

Drug Hx: Birth control

Allergies: NKA
Subjective: Nausea and vomiting, Last menstrual period 5 days ago, New sexual partner about 2 months ago, No condoms, he hates them No pain, blood or difficulty with urination

Objective Data:
PE: B/P 138/90; temperature 99°F;  (RR) 20; (HR) 110, regular; oxygen saturation (PO2) 96%; pain 5/10 

General: acute distress and severe pain

HEENT: Atraumatic, normocephalic, PERRLA, EOMI, conjunctiva and sclera clear; nares patent, nasopharynx clear, good dentition. Piercing in her right nostril and lower lip.

Lungs: CTA AP&L

Card:S1S2 without rub or gallop

Abd: INSPECTION: no masses or thrills noted; no discoloration and skin is warm to; no tattoos or piercings; abdomen is nondistended and round
¢ AUSCULTATION: bowel sounds (BS) are normal in all four quadrants, no bruits noted
¢ PALPATION: on palpation, abdomen is tender to touch in four quadrants; tenderness noted on light palpation, deep palpation reveals no masses, spleen and liver unremarkable
¢ PERCUSSION: tympany heard in all quadrants, no dullness noted in abdominal area

GU: ¢ EXTERNAL: mature hair distribution; no external lesions on labia
¢ INTROITUS: slight green-gray discharge, no lesions
¢ VAGINAL: normal rugae; moderate amount of green discharge on vaginal walls
¢ CERVIX: nulliparous os with small amount of purulent discharge from os with positive cervical motion tenderness (CMT)
¢ UTERUS: ante-flexed, normal size, shape, and position
¢ ADNEXA: bilateral tenderness with fullness; both ovaries without masses
¢ RECTAL: deferred
¢ VAGINAL DISCHARGE: green in color

Ext: no cyanosis, clubbing or edema

Integument: intact without lesions masses or rashes

Neuro: No obvious deficits and CN grossly intact II-XII

Then answer the following questions:

What other subjective data would you obtain?
What other objective findings would you look for?
What diagnostic exams do you want to order?
Name 3 differential diagnoses based on this patient presenting symptoms?
Give rationales for your each differential diagnosis.

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