Focused Exam: Cough Assignment

Focused Exam: Cough Assignment

Review this week’s Learning Resources and consider the insights they provide related to ears, nose, and throat.

  • Review the Shadow Health Resources provided in this week’s Learning Resources specifically the tutorial to guide you through the documentation and interpretation within the Shadow Health platform. Review the examples also provided.
  • Review the DCE (Shadow Health) Documentation Template for Focused Exam: Cough found in this week’s Learning Resources and use this template to complete your Documentation Notes for this DCE Assignment.
  • Consider what physical exams and diagnostic tests would be appropriate to gather more information about the patient’s condition. How would the results be used to make a diagnosis? Focused Exam: Cough Assignment

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  • Review the Week 5 Focused Exam: Cough Rubric provided in the Assignment submission area for details on completing tReview the Shadow Health Resources provided in this week’s Learning Resources specifically the tutorial to guide you through the documentation and interpretation within the Shadow Health platform. Review the examples also provided.
    Review the DCE (Shadow Health) Documentation Template for Focused Exam: Cough found in this week’s Learning Resources and use this template to complete your Documentation Notes for this DCE Assignment.
    Consider what physical exams and diagnostic tests would be appropriate to gather more information about the patient’s condition. How would the results be used to make a diagnosis?
    Episodic/Focused SOAP Note Exemplar

    Focused SOAP Note for a patient with chest pain

    S. CC: “Chest pain”  HPI: The patient is a 65 year old AA male who developed sudden onset of chest pain, which began early this morning.  The pain is described as “crushing” and is rated nine out of 10 in terms of intensity. The pain is located in the middle of the chest and is accompanied by shortness of breath. The patient reports feeling nauseous. The patient tried an antacid with minimal relief of his symptoms. PMH: Positive history of GERD and hypertension is controlled FH: Mother died at 78 of breast cancer; Father at 75 of CVA.  No history of premature cardiovascular disease in first degree relatives. SH : Negative for tobacco abuse, currently or previously; consumes moderate alcohol; married for 39 years  ROS    General–Negative for fevers, chills, fatigue Cardiovascular–Negative for orthopnea, PND, positive for intermittent lower extremity edema  Gastrointestinal–Positive for nausea without vomiting; negative for diarrhea, abdominal pain Pulmonary–Positive for intermittent dyspnea on exertion, negative for cough or hemoptysis  Focused Exam: Cough Assignment

    O.

    VS: BP 186/102; P 94; R 22; T 97.8; 02 96% Wt 235lbs; Ht 70”

    General–Pt appears diaphoretic and anxious

    Cardiovascular–PMI is in the 5th inter-costal space at the mid clavicular line. A grade 2/6 systolic decrescendo murmur is heard best at the

    second right inter-costal space which radiates to the neck.

    A third heard sound is heard at the apex. No fourth heart sound or rub are heard. No cyanosis, clubbing, noted, positive for bilateral 2+ LE edema is noted.

    Gastrointestinal–The abdomen is symmetrical without distention; bowel

    sounds are normal in quality and intensity in all areas; a

    bruit is heard in the right para-umbilical area. No masses or

    splenomegaly are noted. Positive for mid-epigastric tenderness with deep palpation.

    Pulmonary— Lungs are clear to auscultation and percussion bilaterally

    Diagnostic results: EKG, CXR, CK-MB (support with evidenced and guidelines) Focused Exam: Cough Assignment

    A.

    Differential Diagnosis:

    1) Myocardial Infarction (provide supportive documentation with evidence based guidelines).

    2) Angina (provide supportive documentation with evidence based guidelines).

    3) Costochondritis (provide supportive documentation with evidence based guidelines).

    Primary Diagnosis/Presumptive Diagnosis: Myocardial Infarction

    P. This section is not required for the assignments in this course (NURS 6512) but will be required for future courses. Focused Exam: Cough Assignment