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Ben A. Kapinsky Jr.– Pediatrics CC – Fatiuge, shortness of breath, and cough | Demographic description – chief complaint – Hx and PE key findings – risk factors

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CC – Fatigue, shortness of breath, and cough Diagnosis – Staph Aureus CAP superinfection post influenza. - Influenza, pneumonia-community acquired, pulmonary embolism, asthma Tests- Chest x-ray ... pa and lat, ABG, CBC, influenza PCR, sputum culture, blood culture, Problem Statement: ( Demographic description – chief complaint – Hx and PE key findings – risk factors ) Ben A. Kapinsky Jr. is an 18yo man presenting with complaints of fatigue, shortness of breath, and cough. He states his symptoms started 4 days ago, he is coughing yellow-green sputum and has SOB on minimal exertion as well as chest pain near the chest wall @ R-lung 6-8th-intercostal-space @ midaxillary-line., fever of 104, and hypoxemia (91%). PE shows dehydration, enlarged tonsils, and tender-enlarged and cervical lymph nodes. He’s had asthma as a child and reports getting over flu symptoms 2 weeks ago [Show More]

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