Patient: Mary Beth
A 25 year-old woman reports feeling unusually dizzy after finishing a marathon
Interview
Additional HPI | The patient just finished her first marathon and is having trouble staying alert. After being sent to the hospital, she is found to have dark urine and severe muscle cramps in addition to feeling ‘light-headed and dizzy’ |
Past medical hx | None; uncomplicated birth |
Surgical hx | None relevant |
Family hx | Mother has a history of ovarian and breast cancer on her side. Father’s FH is unknown |
Social hx | Patient was adopted from Russia. Now lives with her husband. Works as a teacher and eats a relatively strict healthy diet. Has never run a marathon before, but signed up to run her first one with her husband. |