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A focused subjective assessment of L.C. revealed the following information: • Health History: Negative history for medical or surgical problems. • Medications: None. • Health Perception-Health Management: L.C. states he has not been feeling well for the past several weeks. He feels weak and fatigues easily. Denies exposure to chemicals. No recent travel outside of the United States. Smokes 1 pack of cigarettes per day for 20 years. Drinks 3-4 bottles of beer per day. • Nutritional-Metabolic: L.C. is 5 ft, 9 in tall and weighs 140 lb (BMI: 20.7 kg/m2). States has been losing weight over the past several months and does not have an appetite. No food allergies. • Elimination: Reports alternating episodes of constipation and diarrhea. He noticed some bright red blood in stools. Has not had a bowel movement for 4 days. • Cognitive-Perceptual: Rates pain as a 9 on a scale of 0 to 10. States pain comes and goes in waves. Prefers to lie still with knees flexed and drawn into his abdomen. Discussion Questions 1. Which subjective assessment findings concern you most? 2. Based on these subjective assessment findings, what should you include in the physical assessment? What would you be looking for?
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