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, Comprehensive Health Assessment SOAP Note
University of South Alabama
NU 518-801 Advanced Assessment
Elizabeth Berrigan
PATIENT INFORMATION
Date of Patient Encounter: July 5, 2019
J.C. is a 32-year-old, Caucasian, male.
Health Insurance Yes
Information Source and Self; Patient is awake, alert, and oriented x4; Patient’s behavior is appropriate to
Reliability the situation and appears to be a reliable source.
S Subjective
“I have been coughing for about 2-3 weeks now …first, it was just a dry cough but
CHIEF COMPLAINT now it looks green …Well, I am a fireman and a couple days ago on shift, while
going on a medical call, I felt short of breath which is not normal for me.”
Patient reports discomfort localized to the anterior portion of the chest. Patient
describes the pain as a “constant, dull ache” that occurs when coughing with an
“intermittent sharp, stabbing pain” anytime he takes a deep breath. The patient rates
the discomfort as a 6 on a scale of 1 to 10. Patient reports the onset of symptoms
began approximately 2-3 weeks ago, with the cough being consistent throughout
HISTORY OF the day. Patient reports lack of sleep over the last couple of days due to 24-hour
PRESENT ILLNESS shift work as a fireman. Patients reports increased chest discomfort and shortness of
breath during physical exertion. Patient reports feeling tired and decreased appetite
in addition to the presenting symptoms of cough and shortness of breath. Patient
reports increasing fluid intake and hot showers, and taking an over-the-counter
antihistamine and cough/congestion medication, with only mild relief of his cough
and no relief of shortness of breath. Patient reports family history of myasthenia
gravis (mother) and congestive heart failure (father); personal occupational history
of fireman (11 years) and construction worker (17 years).
PAST MEDICAL HISTORY
Childhood Illnesses Spinal meningitis (1990), Chicken pox (1992)
Adult Illnesses Attention-deficit Disorder (1999); h/o upper respiratory infections
Health Maintenance Compliant with yearly physicals through the Baton Rouge Fire Department;
Immunizations Childhood vaccinations up-to-date. Flu vaccine yearly.
Screening Tests Tuberculin test (2018); Cholesterol panel (2018)
Past Hospitalizations Spinal meningitis (1990, 4 years old, hospitalized for 4 days);
Surgeries Facial reconstruction surgery x2 (2006); wisdom teeth extraction (2001);
vasectomy (2016)
Injuries / Accidents multiple facial fractures (2006), surgical repair required; right forearm fracture
(2009), no required surgery for repair
Adderall XR 20 mg once daily (last take: 7/6/19); Mucinex-DM 1200 mg
Current Medication guaifenesin & 60 mg dextromethorphan HBr extended-release 1 tablet every 12
hours (last taken: 7/5/19); Allegra-24 180 mg once daily (last taken: 7/5/19)
Allergies No known drug allergies