1. How can I help him today?
a. He isn’t himself. He’s been whining and refusing to eat. I
think he’s saying that his tummy hurts.
When I took a
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2. Does he have any other symptoms or concerns we should
discuss?
a. Yeah, he vomited once last night, and he just keeps
rubbing his entire stomach. He’s not his usual,
cheerful self. He’s really low in energy and withdrawn.
He pees less - you know, I’m not changing somany wet
diapers, and his pee is dark and strong smelling. Um,
oh, and you can see, he’s still kind of sweaty and
clammy. He seemed to be breathing fast – maybe he’s
nervous.
3. When did his abdominal pain start?
a. About 2 days ago.
4. What are the events surrounding the start of his abdominal
pain?
a. My boyfriend says my baby fell from the bed during
a nap and the problems started after that. I don’t
really know what he hit when that happened, but all
his problems started: whining, being really low
energy or withdrawn, not eating, and peeing less. He
even vomited once last night.
5. Does anything make the pain in his abdomen better or worse?
a. He seems to be worse when I touch him, or pick him up.
6. How many wet diapers does your child make per day?
a. Usually? I’m not always there to change them, but now
there seems to be fewer. Also, his pee smells
strong and it looks dark.
7. How many stool diapers does your child have per day?
a. Normally? He usually poops once a day. I haven’t
changed one in at least a day now. I’m a bit
worried about that.
8. What childhood illnesses has he had?
a. Other than all the fuss with his heart defect, he’s been
a pretty healthy little guy. I mean, he’s slow - but that's
what you get with Down Syndrome. Everything’s
affected…his growth, he doesn’t really say many words
yet, and he doesn’t pick new things up very quickly.
That can be kind of frustrating, you know.
9. Are his immunizations up to date?
a. Yeah, they are, except for the last ones.
10. Is he taking any prescription medications?
a. Uh…no. Not anymore. He used to take medication for
his heart problems, but since they fixed thathe doesn’t
need them anymore.
11.Is he taking any over the counter or herbal medications?
a. No, I don’t give him any of those things.
12. Has he had pain in his abdomen before?
a. No, not like this. He has always eaten well and he’s
never acted like this before. I can tell you that
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