Focused Exam: Abdominal Pain
Esther Park shadow health assignment
Esther Park is a 78-year-old Korean woman presenting with abdominal pain in the ED. the abdominal pain is a 6 and described as a constant dull, crampy feeling low low in her abdomen that began as a general discomfort about 5 days ago when the patient states she began having difficulties going to the bathroom and has not had a bowel movement for several days. The pain worsens when she moves around a lot or eats something. The only surgeries she has had is gallbladder removal and C-section, both in her 40s. She takes 10mg of Accupril daily. She has pain in her LLQ of her abdomen when percusses. Upon palpation of
the LLQ a firm, oblong mass approximately 2X4cm was noted.