Shadow Health- Danny Rivera- Focused Exam: Cough

Asked about allergies {Ans: Denies seasonal allergies Denies food allergies Denies medication allergies}Followed up on cough medicine {Ans: 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}Asked about throat symptoms {Ans: Reports sore throat Reports a little pain with swallowing}Asked relevant family history {Ans: Reports father has history of asthma Denies family history of allergies}Asked about review of systems for respiratory {Ans: Denies chest tightness Denies chest pain Denies difficulty breathing}Asked about aggravating factors for cough {Ans: 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 hand hygiene {Ans: Reports infrequent hand washing Reports occasionally putting fingers in eyes, nose, or mouth}Asked about relieving factors for cough {Ans: Reports cough is temporarily relieved by cough medicine}Established chief complaint {Ans: Reports cough}Asked about typical medication use {Ans: Denies taking medication Reports taking daily vitamin}Asked about frequency and duration of cough {Ans: Reports coughing every few minutes Reports coughs last a few seconds}Asked about activity level