History of Present Problem:
Frank was driving home after a long day at work. It was late and he was having problems driving in the dark with so
much traffic. He was forced to take a detour and felt tired, so he took another sip of soda. "What would I do without
sugar and caffeine?" he mumbled to himself. Frank realized that he should probably stop the car as he noticed his hands
begin to shake, but he continued anyway. Rounding a corner, he realized that he was having trouble focusing on the
road. He tried to blink away the blurriness and shook his head, but things did not change. In an instant, the car slipped
off the road and hit a tree. "What was that?" exclaimed Frank to the night air. He quickly got out of the car and checked
himself out. Other than the shock of the accident, Frank seemed to be okay. He pulled out his cell phone and called his
wife, Stacey, to come pick him up. He then called to report the accident to the police and his insurance agent. His wife
arrived about an hour later and looked very concerned when she saw Frank sitting in the police car. "Why aren't you
going to the hospital?" screamed Stacey. "Were you drinking again?" "I'm fine, and no I wasn't drinking. Check with
Sergeant Eversman if you do not believe me. I lost focus; it has been a long day and my vision is a little off. This is too
much stress. Please, I just want to go home." The emergency staff checked him out and recommended he go to the
hospital for evaluation but Frank declined. They drove home, but Stacey continued to badger Frank about going to the
hospital.
