Rivera- Focused Exam:
Cough exam questions
and answers
Established chief complaint - answer Reports
cough
Asked about onset of cough - answer Reports
cough started 3 days ago
Asked about characteristics of cough - answer
Reports cough is wet
Reports clear sputum with cough
Asked about frequency and duration of cough -
answer Reports coughing every few minutes
Reports coughs last a few seconds
Asked about aggravating factors for cough -
answer 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 exposure to germs - answer Reports
playing with an ill classmate
Asked about hand hygiene - answer Reports
infrequent hand washing
Reports occasionally putting fingers in eyes, nose,
or mouth
Asked about cough etiquette - answer Denies
covering mouth when coughing
Asked about relieving factors for cough - answer
Reports cough is temporarily relieved by cough
medicine
Followed up on cough medicine - answer 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