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

● 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 with generalized weakness?

● Weakness? No, I dont think i’d call it that really

15. Do you have a cough?

● Not normally, but i have been coughing for the last couple of months