Question: Rita S. Is A 72-year-old Hispanic Widow In No Apparent Distress. She Lives Independently In The Community. She Has No Significant Past Medical History And Tells You That She Takes No Prescription Or Over-the-counter Medications. She Presents As A New Patient To Your Office With A Complaint Of Fatigue And Anorexia. She Tells You She Has Lost 10 Pounds …

Rita S. is a 72-year-old Hispanic widow in no apparent distress.She lives independently in the community. She has no significantpast medical history and tells you that she takes no prescriptionor over-the-counter medications. She presents as a new patient toyour office with a complaint of fatigue and anorexia. She tells youshe has lost 10 pounds in the past three to five months. Thepatient reports that the fatigue began about a month or two ago andhas been getting worse. She is worried because she also noteshaving shortness of breath with minimal activity. She tells you shecan’t complete her usual activities. She has started to rely on herdaughter to do her grocery shopping and housework because shebecomes exhausted doing these activities.

1. What aspects of the physical examination would you focus ongiven Rita’s presentation? Why? What would you be looking for? Besure to describe the patient and her condition in your own words.Do not just cut and paste descriptions from your references.