Numbness in extremity
Patient Case Number: ED17-Wasserman, Jerome
Patient Name: Jerome Wasserman
DOB: 12-15-62
Sex: M
Date of Service: 04-22-XX
Attending Physician: Mark Sterling, MD
Reason for Visit: Numbness in extremity
Chief Complaint: Numbness in extremity
History of Present Illness:
Jerome Wasserman presents to the Emergency Department complaining of numbness. He has a PMHx significant for htn and dyslipidemia and family hx significant for his brother who had a CVA ten years ago. At a presentation this evening from approximately 5-5:30pm the pt felt tingling and numbness from the middle of his face to the left side of his head. Pt reports that currently the left side of his face and left arm are weak and numb. Pt reports dull pain in his left bicep and pain directly from his heart which has since dissipated. Pt notes chewing four baby aspirin after the incident. Pt notes taking his blood pressure medications today. Pt reports that he had some chest discomfort for less than a minute on the way to the ED. Pt denies any leg numbness, inability to swallow or speak, blurry vision, or tongue numbness. Patient is right-handed. There are no further complaints at this time.
Medical History: Htn, anxiety, allergic rhinitis, dyslipidemia, GERD, DDD (lumbar)
Surgical History: Clavicle dislocation repair
Medications: Atenolol, Alprazolam, Carvedilol, Omeprazole, Tylenol #3
Vitals:
Blood Pressure
180/100
Pulse
88
Resp.
18
Temp
97.8°F
Temp source
Oral
SpO2
97% O2
O2 via
Room Air
Weight
290lbs
Height
6’0 ft
Level of Pain
5/10
REVIEW OF SYSTEMS:
See HPI for pertinent positives and negatives. All other ROS reviewed and negative.
Physical Examination
GENERAL: Awake, alert, oriented, no distress
HEAD: Normocephalic, Atraumatic, left sided facial droop
EYE: PERRL, EOM’s intact EAR: External ears normal NOSE: Nares clear
OROPHARYNX: Oropharynx clear, mucus membranes moist and lips, buccal mucosa, and tongue normal
CHEST: Normal, non-tender
LUNGS: Clear and equal bilaterally
HEART: Regular rhythm, no murmurs appreciable, S1 normal, S2 normal
ABDOMEN: Abdomen soft, non-tender
SKIN: Normal, warm, dry
UPPER EXTREMITIES: Strength grip is 5/5, 4+/5 proximal and distal, upper 5/5 bilaterally, DTR 1 /4 equal and symmetric, sensory loss to left arm compared to right, good distal pulses
LOWER EXTREMITIES: RLE proximal and distal muscle strength 5/5, right proximal distal and plantar distal muscle strength 5/5, left is about the same 4+/5, gross sensory loss of left, DTR ¼ equal and symmetric, good distal pulses.
NEURO: Facial droop on left side, normal speech, mild abnormal finger to nose on left, as compared to right, subtle left leg numbness, Babinski absent bilaterally, mild tongue deviation to the right
NIH Stroke Scale
1 a. Level of Consciousness: alert = 0
1 b. LOC Questions: (month, age): both correct= 0
1 c. LOC Commands (open and close eyes, make fist and let go using non-paretic hand): obeys both correctly =.
Best Gaze (eyes open and patient follows examiner’s finger or face): normal = 0
Visual (visual threat or finger counting in each quadrant): no loss = 0
Facial Palsy (show teeth, raise eye brows and squeeze eyes shut, or grimace symmetry in a comatose patient): minor asymmetry (flattened nasolabial fold, asymmetry on smiling) = 1
5a. Motor Arm (extend arm (palms down) to 90 degrees and score drift/movement (10 seconds) -Left: no drift = 0
5b. Motor Arm: (extend arm (palms down) to 90 degrees and score drift/movement (10 seconds)- Right: no drift = 0
6a. Motor Leg (elevate leg 30 degrees and score drift/ movement (5 seconds) – Left: no drift= 0
6b. Motor Leg (elevate leg 30 degrees and score drift/ movement (5 seconds) – Right: no drift= 0
Limb Ataxia (finger to nose, heel down shin): present in one limb= 1
Sensory (pin prick to face, arm, trunk and leg, compare side to side): dense loss (complete loss of sensation) = 2
Best Language: no aphasia = 0
Dysarthria (evaluate speech clarity by patient repeating listed words): normal articulation = 0
Extinction and Inattention: no neglect= 0
Total: 4
TPA decision: no tpa as pt has hemorrhagic bleed
ED Course
The patient was seen and examined in the ED by the treating provider(s). The following Alert was initiated: Stroke Alert
Based on the history and physical exam the following differential diagnosis was formulated and includes but is not limited to: Stroke, TIA, intracranial hemorrhage.
Test
Value
Ref Range
COLOR, UA
Straw
YEL
CLARITY, UA
Clear
Clear
GLUCOSE, UA
Negative
Neg mg/dL
BILIRUBIN, UA
Negative
NEG
KETONE, UA
Negative
Neg mg/dL
SPECIFIC GRAVITY
1.008
1.003-1.030
The following diagnostic studies were performed and reviewed: Routine Urinalysis
BLOOD, UA
Negative
NEG
PH, UA
7.0
5.0-7.5 units
PROTEIN, UA
Negative
Neg mg/dL
UROBILINOGEN, UA
Normal
Norm mg/dL
NITRITE, UA
Negative
Neg
ESTERASE, UA
Negative
Neg
COMMENT, UA Screen Negative-Microscopic not done
APTT
Test
Value
Ref Range
APTT-Patient
26
21-38 seconds
CBC/DIFF
Test
Value
Ref Range
WBC
8.96
4.00-10.80 K/µL
RBC
5.18
4.50-5.25 M/µl
HGB
15.6
14.0-16.8 g/dL
HCT
48.3
40.0-48.4%
MCV
93.2
82.0-99.5 fL
MCH
30.1
27.0-34.0 pg
MCHC
32.3
32.0-36.0 g/dL
RDW
14.6
11.5-15.5%
PLATELET COUNT
208
140-400 K/µL
MPV
9.1
6.6-11.1 fL
NEUTS
57.7
40-75%
LYMPHS
32.3
18-42%
MONOS
8.3
1-11%
EOS
1.0
0-6%
BASOS
0.1
0-2%
IMMATURE GRANULOCYTE
0.6
0-2%
ABS.NEUTS
5.18
1.8-7.7 K/µL
ABS. LYMPHS
2.89
1.0-4.8 K/µL
ABS. MONOS
0.74
0.0-1.1 K/µL
ABS. EOS
0.09
0.0-0.7 K/µL
ABS. BASOS
0.01
0.0-0.2 K/µL
ABSOLUTE IMMATURE
0.05
0.0-0.2 K/µL
GRANULOCYTES
Basic Metabolic Panel, BMP
Test
Value
Ref Range
BUN
13
6-20 mg/dL
CREATININE
0.7
0.6-1.2 mg/dL
SODIUM
140
135-146 mmol/L
POTASSIUM
4.2
3.5-5.1 mmol/L
CHLORIDE
101
98-107 mmol/L
CO2
26
22-32 mmol/L
ANION GAP
13
7-15 mmol/L
GLUCOSE
93
70-120 mg/dL
CALCIUM
9.3
8.4-10.2 mg/dL
E GLOM FILTRATE
>60.0
>60
PT/INR
Test
Value
Ref Range
PT/INR-PT
12.7
11.5-14.6 seconds
PT/INR-INR
0.93
0.82-1.12
Chem 8
Test
Value
Ref Range
SODIUM ISTAT
141
135-146 mmol/L
POTASSIUM ISTAT
4.0
3.5-5.0 mmol/L
CHLORIDE ISTAT
104
100-111 mmol/L
CALCUIM, IONIZD ISTAT
1.12 (L)
1.13-1.32 mmol/L
CO2 ISTAT
23
22-32 mmol/L
GLUCOSE ISTAT
92
70-120 mg/dL
BUN ISTAT
15
10-20 mg/dL
CREATININE ISTAT
0.7
0.7-1.3 mg/dL
HEMATOCRIT ISTAT
51 (H)
40-47%
HEMOGLOBIN ISTAT
17.3 (H)
13.7-16.5 g/dL
ANION GAP POS ISTAT
19
10-20 mmol/L
Troponin
Test
Value
Ref Range
Troponin T
<0.010
<0.100 ng/mL
CK
Test
Value
Ref Range
CK
153
39-308 U/L
MB Fraction of CK Test
Value
Ref Range
MB Fraction
2.9
0-7.7 ng/mL
EKG
My interpretation of 12 lead EKG preformed during this ED visit is as follows: Indication: Numbness
Rhythm: Sinus Rhythm at Rate: 65 bpm, Findings: Normal Axis, No acute ischemia. Impression: No Acute ischemia
Chest X-ray-AP or PA and Lateral Findings
Catheters: None.
Tubes: None.
Foreign bodies: No radiopaque foreign bodies are identified.
There has been interval improvement of patchy airspace disease. Lungs are clear with normal vascularity. No pleural effusion. No pneumothorax. Mild cardiomegaly.
Osseous structures are atraumatic. The imaged upper abdomen is unremarkable.
IMPRESSION
1. No acute cardiopulmonary process on plain film examination.
**Authenticated by Norman Antron, MD**
CT-Head/Brain w/o Contrast
History: Stroke Alert-left facial and arm numbness
Technique:
Multiple helical images are obtained from the skull base to the vertex without contrast. Coronal and sagittal reformats are provided.
FINDINGS
A new, 5 mm focus of abnormal hyperdensity has developed within the right thalamus, most compatible with acute intraparenchymal hemorrhage. No significant mass effect or surrounding edema is noted. There is mild, age related global cerebral volume loss and proportionate sulcal prominence. Patchy and confluent areas of hypodensity are noted in the bilateral periventricular and subcortical white matter, most compatible with chronic microvascular ischemic disease. Gray-white matter differentiation is otherwise grossly preserved, with no new wedge-shaped territorial infarcts. Posterior fossa structures are grossly unremarkable, and the basilar cisterns are patent. Intracranial atherosclerotic vascular calcifications are again seen. The imaged bilateral paranasal sinuses and mastoids are well aerated. Bony calvarium is intact.
IMPRESSION
New, 5 mm focus of acute intraparenchymal hemorrhage in the right thalamus likely accounts for the patient’s symptoms. This location favors a
hypertensive etiology.
No associated brain edema or significant mass effect.
Mild cerebral atrophy with chronic deep white matter ischemic changes and intracranial atherosclerosis.
**Authenticated by: Norman Antron, MD** CRITICAL CARE TIME
I have provided 45 minutes of critical care to this patient. The critical care time was
independent of procedures performed by me. This time includes time spent at bedside in direct patient care, medical records review, discussions with patient and family, consultations, documentation, and other patient care activities – including medical management and medical decision making. This time is above and independent of any time spent on separately billable procedures.
MDM
This patient presents to the emergency room today as he noted an acute onset of left sided arm and facial numbness with left arm weakness thus prompting his ER
visit this evening. Patient was made a stroke alert upon arrival and found to have a small area of intraparenchymal hemorrhage of the right thalamus consistent with a hemorrhagic stroke. The patient was not a tPA candidate due to bleeding. Patient had no change or decline in his neurologic or symptomatic status while in the ER and was started on a Cardene drip for appropriate blood pressure control. Case was discussed with the on-call stroke neurologist as the transfer center was called to discuss the case. Patient was seen by Neurosurgery without any recommendations for surgical intervention and the placement was placed in the intensive care unit for close monitoring and blood pressure management. The CT imaging was most consistent with hypertensive bleed. Prior to arrival the patient had taken 4 to 5 baby aspirin but there was no recommendation for any medications to use for any reversal by Neurology, critical care, neurosurgery, or clinical pharmacy. I went over all the test results with the patient as well as his wife and show them the CT imaging of the bleeding. The patient is wife were very pleased with her care and demonstrated understanding a being admitted to the hospital and treatment plan.
Final Diagnoses
Hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
Hypertensive emergency
Hyperlipidemia
GERD.
Anxiety
Allergic rhinitis
DDD lumbar.
Facial weakness and hemiplegia, left.
DISPOSITION:
Admitted to inpatient critical care. The patient’s final disposition, review of diagnostics, treatments, differential diagnoses excluded and the provisional diagnosis suspected were reviewed with the patient and/or any family members present.
Questions were solicited and answered to satisfaction if presented.
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