Mrs. Regina Smith, a 34-year-old female, comes to the health care provider's office with concerns about muscle weakness
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2022 3:35 pm
Mrs. Regina Smith, a 34-year-old female, comes to the health
care provider's office with concerns about muscle weakness and
lower back pain. She saw a specialist who gave her a steroid
injection but it “didn’t help”.
Past Medical History: Asthma, Type II Diabetes, Polycystic
Ovarian Syndrome
Past Surgical History: Denies
Family History: Mother is diabetic and her father has
hypertension
Social History: Denies smoking, alcohol or drug use
Medications:
Subjective Data:
Objective Data:
Physical Exam:
QUESTIONS
Glucose 265 mg/dL
K 3.3 mEq/L
Na 148 mg/dL
Ca 7.8 mg/dL
Testosterone levels elevated
Which finding(s) is/are concerning and
need to be reported to the provider?Why?
care provider's office with concerns about muscle weakness and
lower back pain. She saw a specialist who gave her a steroid
injection but it “didn’t help”.
Past Medical History: Asthma, Type II Diabetes, Polycystic
Ovarian Syndrome
Past Surgical History: Denies
Family History: Mother is diabetic and her father has
hypertension
Social History: Denies smoking, alcohol or drug use
Medications:
Subjective Data:
Objective Data:
Physical Exam:
QUESTIONS
Glucose 265 mg/dL
K 3.3 mEq/L
Na 148 mg/dL
Ca 7.8 mg/dL
Testosterone levels elevated
Which finding(s) is/are concerning and
need to be reported to the provider?Why?