Schizophrenia Case Study: A 55-Year-Old Patient

Mr. Maxwell is a 55-year-old Caucasian male who presented to the emergency department with a complaint of nausea and vomiting for the past 5 days. He reposts he has lost about 15-20lbs in the past 2 months without significant changes to his diet or exercise regimen. He also reports that he had been experiencing intermittent nausea and vomiting for the past 3 months, the episodes would usually last for a day or two then resolve on its own. He states that he has recently started spotting some blood in his vomitus. He is primarily seeking medical care today for severe fatigue. Mr. Maxwell describes himself as a “generally health” man. He has a past medical history of migraines, and hair loss. He reports regular exercise and also stated “we try to eat healthy at home.” He denies any previous or current history of tobacco use, also denies alcohol or any illicit drug use.
Day 2 post admission, Mr. Maxwell was diagnosed with advanced stage gallbladder cancer, which the doctors believed was of an aggressive type. The treatment plan was a combination of surgery to remove the gallbladder and to evaluate how much metastasis has occurred, to be followed with several rounds of chemotherapy. Patient currently has an NG tube inserted, and connected to wall suction, a triple lumen PICC has been inserted to be able
She also found a recliner to replace the small chair Mrs. Maxwell has had to sleep in for the past 3 nights. Upon return, Mrs. Maxwell noticed how significantly cleaner her husband was and the he also appeared to be resting more comfortably, and his room as well. For the rest of Mr. Maxwell’s stay on the floor, his wife was able to go home every morning to freshen up, and sleep for a few