FATIGUE | LATEST EXAM UPDATE
i- Human9zCase9zWeek9z#7:9z28-Year-Old9zMale9z–
9z “Cough9zand9zFatigue”9zSetting:9zOutpatient9zClinic9z(with9zX-
ray,9zECG,9zand9zlaboratory9zcapabilities)
Student9zNurse9zCase9zReport
, SOAP9zNote
S9z–9zSubjective
Chief9zComplaint9z(CC):
“I’ve9zbeen9zcoughing9zand9zfeeling9ztired9zfor9zabout9ztwo9zweeks.”
History9zof9zPresent9zIllness9z(HPI):
Mr.9zDaniel9zParker9z(pseudonym),9za9z28-year-
old9zmale,9zpresents9zwith9za9zpersistent9zproductive9zcough9zfor9ztwo9zweeks9zassociated9zwith9zfatigue
9zand9zoccasional9zshortness9zof9zbreath9zon9zexertion.9zHe9zdescribes9zthe9zsputum9zas9zyellowish,9zmod
erate9zin9zamount,9zand9zdenies9zany9zblood.9zHe9zhad9zmild9zfever9zand9zchills9zduring9zthe9zfirst9zfew9zda
ys9zbut9zno9zchest9zpain,9znight9zsweats,9zor9zweight9zloss.9zNo9zhistory9zof9zasthma9zor9zallergies.
He9zwas9zrecently9zrecovering9zfrom9za9zcold.
Past9zMedical9zHistory9z(PMH):
• No9zchronic9zillnesses9zreported
• Up-to-date9zon9zimmunizations
Medications:
• Occasional9zparacetamol9zfor9zfever
• Over-the-counter9zcough9zsyrup9z(self-started)
Allergies:9zNone9zknown
Family9zHistory9z(FH):
• Non-contributory;9zno9zasthma9zor9zTB
Social9zHistory9z(SH):
• Non-smoker,9zsocial9zalcohol9zuse9zonly
• Works9zas9za9zgym9ztrainer;9zno9zrecent9ztravel
• Lives9zwith9zroommates
Review9zof9zSystems9z(ROS):
• Respiratory:9zCough9zwith9zsputum,9zfatigue,9zmild9zdyspnea9zon9zexertion
• Constitutional:9zFelt9zfeverish9zinitially,9znow9zresolved
• Cardiac:9zNo9zchest9zpain9zor9zpalpitations
• GI:9zNormal9zappetite
• Neuro:9zTiredness9zbut9zno9zweakness