IHUMAN CASE STUDY: KRISTA HAMPTON – A 25-YEAR-OLD FEMALE WITH ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS: HISTORY, PHYSICAL EXAMINATION, DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT (NURS 5308)

IHUMAN CASE STUDY: KRISTA HAMPTON – A
25-YEAR-OLD FEMALE WITH ALLERGIC
CONTACT DERMATITIS: HISTORY, PHYSICAL
EXAMINATION, DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS,
AND MANAGEMENT (NURS 5308)



PART 1: PATIENT BIO DATA & INITIAL DATA GATHERING

Category Details

Name Krista Hampton

Age 25 years old

Gender Female

Ethnicity Caucasian

Occupation English teacher (7th and 8th grade)

Height 5'5" (165 cm)

Weight 120 lb (55 kg)

BMI 20.0 (Normal range)

Source Patient (self)

Reliable, alert, cooperative, and able to provide clear
Reliability
history

, Category Details

Ceclor (Cefaclor) – developed hives as child when takin
Allergies
for otitis media

Chief Complaint: "I have this ugly looking rash on my upper
thighs"
Encounter Type: Outpatient clinic visit
NURS 5308 Focus: Advanced health assessment,
differential diagnosis, and evidence-based management of
dermatologic conditions


PART 2: PAST MEDICAL HISTORY (PMH)

Category Details

Childhood "Usual coughs and tummy ache – nothing
Illnesses remarkable"

Adult Illnesses Denies any chronic conditions

Medical Conditions None

Surgeries None

Hospitalizations None

Obstetric History Nulliparous

Key Points:

 No prior history of similar rashes
 No chronic medical conditions

,  No prior dermatologic issues


PART 3: PAST SURGICAL HISTORY (PSH)

Surgery Details

None No prior surgical history


PART 4: MEDICATIONS

Current Medications

Medicati Frequen Prescrib
Dose Purpose
on cy er

Birth
Unkno Prescrib Contracepti
control Daily
wn er on
pill


OTC/Herbal Supplements

 None reported

Key Medication Questions Answered

 No treatments tried for the rash
 No recent antibiotic use (allergic to Ceclor – avoids)
 Birth control pill is only daily medication


PART 5: FAMILY HISTORY