During the days following the patient’s visit to his primary care doctor, he developed nausea and vomiting. He presented to an ED and the triage nurse entered the following note.
The patient’s initial vitals were normal.
He was assigned an ED room and seen by an ER nurse, who entered the following history.
The patient was then evaluated by an internal medicine resident rotating in the ED. Her documentation is shown here:
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