Focused Exam: Cough Danny Rivera is an 8-year-old boy who presents to the clinic with a cough that has lasted 4-5 days. He describes the cough as and watery”. “gurgly Pertinent Positives/Negatives on Interview: He has been treating his cough with over the counter medication his mother gives him. It helps, but not for long periods of time. The cough is worse at night. He denies that the cough worsens with activity, although he reports that it does keep him up at night. He reports pain in his right ear and mild soreness in his throat. Danny has had pneumonia within the last year, and a history of frequent colds and rhinorrhea. He has a history of frequent ear infections as a child. He reports normal bowel movements. He denies fever, headache, dizziness, trouble swallowing, nosebleeds, phlegm/sputum, chest pain, difficulty breathing, and abdominal pain. Pertinent Positives on Assessment: Fatigued appearance.
Focused Exam: Cough Danny Rivera is an 8-year-old boy who presents to the clinic with a cough that has lasted 4-5 days. He describes the cough as “gurgly and watery”. Pertinent Positives/Negatives on Interview: He has been treating his cough with over the counter medication his mother gives him. It helps, but not for long periods of time. The cough is worse at night. He denies that the cough worsens with activity, although he reports that it does keep him up at night. He reports pain in his right ear and mild soreness in his throat. Danny has had pneumonia within the last year, and a history of frequent colds and rhinorrhea. He has a history of frequent ear infections as a child. He reports normal bowel movements. He denies fever, headache, dizziness, trouble swallowing, nosebleeds, phlegm/sputum, chest pain, difficulty breathing, and abdominal pain. Pertinent Positives on Assessment: Fatigued appearance.
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