Week 3 I-Human – Edwin Jackson
1. How can I help you today? Yesterday, I threw up what looks like coffee or dirt. This
morning I threw up again, but this time with bright red blood in it too. That got me
scared.
2. A
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Week 3 I-Human – Edwin Jackson
1. How can I help you today? Yesterday, I threw up what looks like coffee or dirt. This
morning I threw up again, but this time with bright red blood in it too. That got me
scared.
2. Any other symptoms or concerns we should discuss? I haven’t been able to hold anything
down since this started.
3. Do you have any pain anywhere? If so, Where? No.
4. When did your nausea/vomiting start? My nausea started a couple of days ago. The
vomiting started yesterday.
5. When was the last time you vomited blood or coffee grounds? Just before I came here.
6. How many episodes of vomiting blood or coffee grounds did you have? Well 6 or 7
yesterday and a couple a more today with the coffee grounds. Then today I saw blood
too. That’s when I thought I should come here.
7. How much blood did you see in your vomit (a teaspoon, cup, quart)? I don’t know. I’m
not good at estimating stuff like that, I don’t think it was a quart though.
8. What are the events surrounding the start of your nausea/vomiting? Nothing really
happened. It just started.
9. Does anything make your nausea/vomiting better or worse? Eating and drinking makes
the nausea worse, and I vomit shortly after that.
10. Do you have any pain or other symptoms associated with your nausea/vomiting? No pain.
11. Have you had nausea and vomiting like this before? Never!
12. How quickly does your nausea and vomiting come on? Pretty fast. I don’t want to be too
far from a bathroom.
13. Is there any pattern to your nausea and vomiting? I don’t really know. I do throw up if I
try to eat anything. Shortly after that. Would you call that a pattern?
14. Is anyone in your family also suffering with nausea and vomiting? No.
15. What treatments have you had for your nausea and vomiting? Nothing. I mean I haven’t
tried anything to settle my stomach. I hope you can help me. I feel horrible.
16. Tell me about any current or past medical problems? Well, I’ve had high blood pressure
for seven years. I think it is under control though. I have a bad liver from drinking too
much.
17. Have you had any recent acute or chronic infection? No.
18. Have you had a recent endoscopy, colonoscopy, or biopsy? No. I’ve never had an
endoscopy. I had that biopsy 2 years when they told me I have a bad liver. Was that it?
19. Have you ever had a colonoscopy? It was recommended when I turned 50. But I never
got around to doing it.
20. Have you been treated for blood clots? (have a history of thrombolytic or anticoagulation
therapy)? No.
21. Any previous medical, surgical, or dental procedures? I had a stomach scan and biopsy
two years ago. That’s what confirmed my bad liver. Also had my appendix taken out in
my 20’s.
22. Have you ever had CT scans? I do not remember if I had one when they took out my
appendix, that was a long time back.
23. Have you ever been hospitalized? I had my appendix taken out when I was 20. I spent a
couple days in the hospital.
24. Have you had any significant traumatic injuries or accidents? No.
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