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Helen Howard
56 y old female
PC painful swollen left leg
HPC started yesterday morning
gradually getting worse
pain when walking
also noticed weight loss 6kg in 3 months
additonally occasional headaches
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PMH rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
– quite immobile – bilateral hip replacements
deep vein thrombosis (DVT) 1995 left leg
hysterectomy 1995
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DH non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID)
steroids
hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
no known drug allergies (NKDA)
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SH lives with husband – he is the main carer
medically retired shopkeeper
non-smoker
no alcohol
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FH sister - stroke
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