iHuman Case Study of Ms. Nancy Campbell, a 25-years old with dysuria, Exams of Integrated Case Studies

Download iHuman Case Study of Ms. Nancy Campbell, a 25-years old with dysuria and more Exams Integrated Case Studies in PDF only on Docsity! iHuman Case Study of Ms. Nancy Campbell, a 25-years old with dysuria Ms. Nancy Campbell is 25 years old and comes to the clinic complaining of dysuria that has lasted for three days. Other accompanying symptoms include a creamy vaginal discharge and an increased urination frequency. Ms. Campbell’s symptoms differ from those of UTI as she explains. She is sexually active and have more than one sexual partner and denies having protected sex instead opting for oral contraceptive pills. She denies ever being pregnant before and denies other symptoms. Symptoms presented suit those of cervicitis as described in this presentation. She denies chills, fever and other gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea and vomiting. She was treated pharmacologically using Azithromycin 1000mg single dose to be taken orally and ceftriaxone 250mg IM single dose after a series of lab tests. The management plan was accompanied by patient education on abstinence and having protected sex. This illness has a clinical significance as it puts the patient at the risk of getting endometriosis or Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID). Other related risks are infertility, chronic pelvic pain and a higher risk of ectopic pregnancy. The pathogens that cause this illness can be sexually transmitted to the patient's sexual partners. According to Butaro, Trybulski, Polgar-Bailey & Sandberg, (2017), there is a high risk of shedding and acquisition of HIV-1 in patients with cervicitis. Family History ► Patient’s mother has type II diabetes and the father is battling high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia and coronary artery disease (CAD). Patient has a sister older than her and is healthy. Social History ► Ms. Campbell is a consultant and hence travels often. She reports to drinking two times a week and she drinks 4 or 5 drinks when she drinks. She previously used to smoke and denies other kinds of drug abuse. Patient has several sexual partners and denies using a condom but rather uses oral contraceptives. Review of Systems ► General: Patient denies changes in weight, sweating at night, fever and chills. Denies decreased energy levels. ► Skin: Denies delayed healings, lesions or bruises. Denies moles or discolorations of the skin. ► Eyes: Denies using corrective lenses, blurred vision or changes in vision. ► Ears: Denies ringing, discharge from the ears and hearing loss. ► Nose/Mouth/Throat: Patient denies sinus complications, nose bleeds or dysphagia. Denies dental complications, hoarseness or throat pain. ► Cardiovascular: Denies irregular heartbeats, orthopnea, chest pains and edema. ► Respiratory: Denies breathing complications, wheezing, coughing or dyspnea. Denies a history of tuberculosis or pneumonia. Examination cont’d ► HEENT: Head is atraumatic and normocephalic with no lesions. Normally distributed hair. Eyes: PERRLA. EOMs are intact with no sclera injection or conjunctiva. Ears: Patent canals. TMs are bilateral and appear pearly gray with light reflexes that are positive. Easily visualized landmarks. Nose: Pink nasal mucosa with normal turbinates. No case of septal deviation. Neck: Supple with full ROM. No cervical lymphadenopathy or occipital nodes. No nodules or thyromegaly. Pink and moist oral mucosa. Nonerythematous pharynx with no exudates. Teeth are healthy. ► Cardiovascular: Normal S1 and S2 with normal rhythm and rate. No case of extra sounds, no murmurs, no clicks or gallops. ► Respiratory: Symmetrical chest wall and lungs are bilateral and clear to auscultation. Respirations are easy and regular. ► Gastrointestinal: No scars noted in the flat abdomen. Bowel sounds are audible in all the four quadrants. Abdomen non-tender, soft with no masses. No case of hepatosplenomegaly. Examination cont’d ► Breast: No changes in skin color around the breasts, nipples with no retraction. Both breasts have striae at the base. No tenderness to palpitation. No masses noted. ► Genitourinary: Bladder with no CVA tenderness. No case of cervical motion tenderness. No masses. Creamy discharge seen from the cervix. Cervix friable is notable. ► Musculoskeletal: ROM is full and is visible in all the four extremities upon patient’s movement. ► Neurological: Clear speech with a good tone. Erect posture, Balance is stable and gait is normal. ► Psychiatric: Patient is well-oriented and alert. Properly dressed and keeps a good eye contact. Patient answers questions in the right way. Labs (In-house) ► Urinalysis: Leukocytes esterase are present, urine is slightly cloudy and a high WBC count ► Urine culture: No growth of bacteria ► Neisseria Gonorrhoeae culture: Positive ► Chlamydia culture: No isolation of species of chlamydia. ► Cervical swab/gram stain: Negative for diplococci. ► STD culture: Positive for N. gonorrhea. No trichomonas, negative for syphilis, no HSV, candida or vaginalis related causal organisms present. ► Potassium Hydroxide: Negative ► Vaginal wet mount/vaginal smear: Leukocytes are present No motile flagella or clue cells. ► hCG plasma: Pregnancy test negative. ► Vaginal pH: 4.0 ► Anime test: Normal odor, negative. ► HIV: Negative Evidence-Based Article 1 ► “Managing sexually transmitted infections” by Johnson-Mallard et al., (2018) is a research article that gives insights into the management of STIs. The authors give the guidelines necessary for the prevention and the management of sexually transmitted illnesses. The article updates the tips periodically based on developing science. The article provides recent updates relevant to the management of STIs. The authors focus on the treatment plans, retests and detection repeat infections and updated vaccines on HPV. In conclusion, the authors of the article state that creation of awareness on STIs is the first step of prevention and management and it is the responsibility of the advanced practice registered nurses to ensure that the public knows the STIs. The authors identify some of the best prevention and management strategies that Ms Campbell could use in managing her condition. Evidence-Based Article 2 ► Tang (2018) wrote “Updates on Sexually Transmitted Infections: Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and Syphilis Testing and Treatment in the Emergency Department”. The article focusing on the relevant updates on sexually transmitted illnesses. The author focused on illnesses such as chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis. Updates on the testing and treatment of these illnesses are well defined in this article. The article was written to review and define the present guidelines and studies on the screening, diagnosis and treatment of STIs in the emergency department. This article entails information that Ms Campbell can use in ensuring that her illness does not reoccur and how she will be in a position to prevent herself from other sexually transmitted illnesses. Information on screening will be essential in early detection of any STI that she could be suffering from. Evidence-Based Article 3 “A clinical Conundrum: Chronic Cervicitis” is an article written by Hester & Middleman in 2019 and addresses cervicitis through a case study of a 22-year-old non-pregnant patient who has chronic cervicitis. The authors wrote the article to study the illness through a case study to come up with reliable findings that can be applied in the management and prevention of cervicitis. The authors show that any bacterial regarded to be normal vaginal flora in non-pregnant women such as Ms Campbell should be taken as potential pathogens. This article is relevant as Ms. Campbell is suffering from cervicitis and the authors offer reliable information that can be used in the case of the patient.