MONTHS OLD REASON FOR ENCOUNTER
VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. EXAM STUDY GUIDE. .
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iHuman Case Study: Layla Stevens
18-Month-Old Female — Vomiting and Diarrhea
CASE OVERVIEW
Element Details
Patient Name Layla Stevens
Age 18 months
Sex Female
Race Caucasian
Weight 10.2–10.8 kg (current); 11.0–11.8 kg (pre-illness)
Height 76 cm (2 ft 6 in)
, Element Details
Reason for Encounter Vomiting and diarrhea
Setting Outpatient clinic with laboratory capabilities
Accompanied By Mother (reliable historian)
CHIEF COMPLAINT
"My daughter has been vomiting and has diarrhea since yesterday."
HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS (HPI) — OLD CARTS
Component Findings
Symptoms began approximately 24 hours ago; vomiting started yesterday morning
Onset
followed by diarrhea several hours later
Location Gastrointestinal tract
Duration Continuous over past 24 hours
Multiple episodes of non-bloody, non-bilious vomiting; frequent loose, watery stoo
Characteristics
yellow-brown, without blood or mucus