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 ◠An allergic cough and runny nose. I get the cough every year during this season. 3. Do you wheeze? ◠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? ◠Im always SOB 5. Do you sleep with pillows to help you breathe? ◠Just 1 pillows 6. Does anything make your cough better or worse? ◠My coughing is worse when the trees shed pollen 7.Are you taking any prescription medications? ◠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? ◠Aleve for shoulder pain and Allergra for the allergies 9. Do you have any allergies? ◠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 ◠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 ◠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? ◠no 13. Is there any swelling in your ankles? ◠Sometimes. Not bad though 14. Do you have a problem w
