NR603 - Week 3 iHuman ( Joseph camella 66 years, Dyspnea)
Good Questions:
1. How can i help you today
◠Im having trouble breathing. My wife made me come in. She’s worried
about me.
2. Do you have any other symptoms or concerns we should discuss
â— An allergic cough and runny nose. I get the cough every year during this
season.
3. Do you wheeze?
â— Normally just when my allergies act up. Lately ive sort of noticed
wheezing at night. Thats fairly new I guess.
4.Are you short of breath when lying down?
â— Im always SOB
5. Do you sleep with pillows to help you breathe?
â— Just 1 pillows
6. Does anything make your cough better or worse?
â— My coughing is worse when the trees shed pollen
7.Are you taking any prescription medications?
â— Yes indeed. I brought my list with me here. Lisonopril 10mg daily, HCTZ
25mg daily, glipizide 5mg daily. Also use a CPAP machine, though it’s not
really a medicine.
8.Are you taking any OTC or herbal medications?
â— Aleve for shoulder pain and Allergra for the allergies
9. Do you have any allergies?
â— Sulfa drugs, I am pretty sure im allergic to tree and grass pollen and
ragweed
10. Do you now or have you ever smoked or chewed tobacco
â— I was a big time smoker in the past. Started when I was 16. A pack a day,
but i stopped 10 years ago. That was hard to do.
11. Do you have a problem with fatigue/tiredness
â— I sure do. I get tired when i exert. I think im really out of shape, but i also
dont sleep great due to sleep apnea, and this makes me tired during the
day too
12. Have you been having fevers?
â— no
13. Is there any swelling in your ankles?
â— Sometimes. Not bad though
14. Do you have a problem with generalized weakness?
◠Weakness? No, I dont think i’d call it that really
15. Do you have a cough?
â— Not normally, but i have been coughing for the last couple of months