Karen Charm
Karen Charm
Karen Charm
You are Heidi seil,a qualified nursing sister, working under Biomechanix Health Clinic
Karen Charm is visiting at your clinic from 3 March
Allergy: nuts
Social background: married, lives with husband and son, worked as a safety manager, fond
of fast food, drinker, smokes-10-12 cigarettes in a day. overweight
Medical history:
PCOS
Had endometrial hyperplasia
Excessive irregular growth
Irregular menstruation since March 2019
Spleenectomy in 2001
Cholecystectomy in 2014
Hyperthyroidism on thyroxine 0.5mg
Family history:
Medical background
TFT
TVS- to find presence of polyp
Complete blood test
Hysteroscopy
Panadol BD
Recommend for review with lab reports
04 March 2019
Unusual vaginal bleeding with foul smelling, pus like or blood tinged.
Constipation ,bleeding from bladder and rectum
Ascites ,lymph edema
Advised for PAP test and biopsy
WBC increased and HB fall
Electrolyte imbalance
05 March 2019
Fainted at home ,accompanied by her son
Profound vaginal bleeding, intense pain 9/10, breathing difficulty
Pap test showed abnormal growth of cells
Blood in stools, UTI, BP- 90/69 mmHg, weak and thready pulse, RP- 34
Biopsy, MRI, CT, X-ray reports pending
Discharge plan
?endometerial cancer
Biopsy, MRI, CT, X-ray report pending
Requires further assessment and treatment
Writing task
Using this information ,write a letter to George Gerand, Oncologist at Solihul hospital,
Cliffbridge Road, Westmidlands, UK, CV2 3RL. To request further evaluation and its
management.