Reference no: EM131496830

Jack Baldwin is a 50 years old man who come to the hospital c/o left groin sharp pain that irradiate to the left testicle that started 6 hours ago, he feels nausea and threw up once. he stated he was helping a friend with some moving when the pain started.

Standing makes it worse, especially standing up straight and bending over makes it worse, too. I haven't found anything that makes it better. My scrotum feels achy mostly on the left side.

skin:Diaphoretic

abdomen: Visible swelling in the left groin with extension into the scrotum, without erythema

•Mildly swollen, indurated left groin causing tension to overlying skin

•Diffuse left-groin tenderness to palpation genitourinary: The left groin region is visibly swollen and indurated to palpation. Right side normal.

•There is tenderness within the left inguinal canal; right inguinal canal normal;

•The scrotum is swollen on left side

•The testicles are normal in size and nontender to palpation

•Normal penile shaft, without lesions or discharge

•No flank tenderness to percussion

Differential diagnosis:

- hernia, inguinal

- epididymitis

- testicular torsion

- nephrolitiasis/ kidney calculi

Final diagnosis:hernia, inguinal

Scrotal ultrasound reveals the following:

Loop of bowel in the left scrotum

Normal blood flow to each testicle

Normal testicular size bilaterally

QUESTIONS:

Provide a reference for your treatment plan (in APA format). The reference may come from a journal, a book, etc.

Cite all sources using APA format.

Include three differential diagnoses and support your diagnoses with supporting literature.

Other active problems:

Hypertension

Medical, surgical, obstetric, hospitalizations:

Kidney stone requiring lithotripsy

Allergies:

None

Medications:

Lisinopril

Preventive Health:Cancer-screening modalities for gender/age: prostate exam

Recommend smoking cessation - patient not ready

Fitness: encouraging increasing exercise

Nutrition: recommending better choices when eats out

Stress reduction: exercise recommendation

Immunizations:

Up to date

FHx:Father: Hypertension, CAD, prostate cancer

Mother: Hypothyroidism, breast cancer

Siblings: None

SHx:Marital status/personal support system: Married x 20 years

Housing: Condominium

Occupation: Accountant

Tobacco use: Smokes 1 ppd;

Alcohol: 1 to 2 drinks/day;

History of: narcotic abuse (Percocet)

Sexual history: Monogamous