Cient accompanied to the emergency department by partner. Client is drowsy, unable to remember events from yesterday, and has difficulty concentrating Client is able to move all extremities. Client’s partner states the client fell backwards after missing a step yesterday. Client denied any injury at that time. Partner states client reported headache and back pain yesterday evening. Client took a tramadol for pain and went to bed around 9.00 pm. Client states, it was hard to wake up this morning Pupils pinpoint and nonreactive, Heart sounds normal and regular. Lung sounds dear throughout Abdomen soft, nondistended with active bowel sounds x 4. No peripheral edema noted. No abrasions or bruing noted to head. Small echymotic area noted on sacral area.Client reports lower back pain as a 7 on a 0 to 10 pain scale with repositioning and a headache as an 8 on a 0 to 10 pain scale.
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