Focused Elevated Exam: Cough
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Established chief complaint - Correct Answers-Reports cough
Asked about onset of cough - Correct Answers-Reports cough started 3 days
ago
Asked about characteristics of cough - Correct Answers-Reports cough is wet
Reports clear sputum with cough
Asked about frequency and duration of cough - Correct Answers-Reports
coughing every few minutes
Reports coughs last a few seconds
Asked about aggravating factors for cough - Correct Answers-Reports cough is
worse at night
Denies smoking
Reports being exposed to secondhand smoke through father
Reports he doesn't know what triggers the cough
Asked about exposure to germs - Correct Answers-Reports playing with an ill
classmate
Asked about hand hygiene - Correct Answers-Reports infrequent hand washing
Reports occasionally putting fingers in eyes, nose, or mouth
Asked about cough etiquette - Correct Answers-Denies covering mouth when
coughing
Asked about relieving factors for cough - Correct Answers-Reports cough is
temporarily relieved by cough medicine
Followed up on cough medicine - Correct Answers-Reports cough medicine was
purple
Reports taking one spoonful of cough medicine
Reports mother gave him the medicine
Reports only took the medicine this morning
Denies home remedies