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Established chief complaint
Reports feeling excessively weak
Reports fatigue and sleepiness
Asked about onset and duration of symptoms
Reports symptoms have been happening for past month
Reports symptoms have been increasing in the past week
Reports unable to get out of bed every morning
Asked about frequency, duration, and timing of symptoms
Reports feeling fatigued every morning
Reports feeling slightly more energetic in the afternoon
Asked about aggravating factors of symptoms
Reports feeling is worse in the morning
Reports no known triggers
Asked about treatment and relieving factors of symptoms
Reports that lying down feels best when fatigued
Asked about pleasure and interest in typical activities
Reports loss of interest in typical activities
Reports not taking pleasure in things that typically would
Asked about feelings of depression
Denies sadness or depression
Denies feeling hopeless
Asked about sleep
Reports light sleep
Reports insomnia
Reports trouble falling asleep
Reports trouble staying asleep
Followed up on frequency of low energy
Reports feeling low energy nearly every day
Asked about appetite and eating
Reports loss of appetite
Denies overeating
Asked about self-concept
Reports feeling bad about herself
Reports feeling guilty
Reports feeling embarrassed
Asked about changes in concentration
Reports trouble concentrating
Asked about changes in speed with moving or speaking
Denies speaking too slowly
Denies speaking too quickly
Denies moving too slowly
Denies moving too quickly
Asked about suicidal ideation and self-harm
Reports “it would be ok if I didn’t wake up”
Denies wanting to hurt herself
Denies history of suicide attempts
Asked about existing health conditions
Reports hypothyroidism
Reports type 2 diabetes
Followed up on history of mental health
Reports depression diagnosis
Denies past psychiatric admissions
Asked about allergies
Denies general allergies
Denies environmental allergies
Denies latex allergy
Denies food allergies
Asked specifically about medication allergies
Denies medication allergies
Asked about home medications
Reports medications for diabetes
Reports medications for depression
Reports medications for sleep
Reports medication for thyroid
Denies taking vitamins
Denies taking herbal supplements
Asked about medication regimen adherence
Reports using a pillbox to organize medications
Reports that her son helps her remember medications
Denies missing doses of medication
Denies missing doses of medication because of side effects
Denies difficulty obtaining medications because of finances
Denies difficulty obtaining medications because of transportation
Followed up on last dose of home medications
Reports receiving insulin injection this morning
Reports taking medication for thyroid this morning
Denies taking any other medications today
Reports taking all medications as prescribed yesterday
Followed up on medications for diabetes
Reports taking two types of insulin
Reports both insulin types are subcutaneous
Reports taking one form of insulin at mealtimes
Reports taking another form once a day
Reports that her son administers insulin injections
Denies remembering the specific types of insulin she takes
Denies remembering the dose or units of insulin
Followed up on medication for sleep
Denies remembering name of sleep medication
Denies knowing dosage of sleep medication
Reports taking sleep medication a few times a week
Reports taking sleep medication before bed
Followed up on medication for depression
Reports name of medication is Effexor
Denies remembering dosage of Effexor
Reports taking Effexor daily
Followed up on medication for thyroid
Denies knowing name of thyroid medication
Denies knowing dosage of thyroid medication
Reports taking thyroid medication daily
Asked about family, support system, and living situation
Reports being widowed
Reports living with son and his family
Reports that she likes living with son and family
Asked about activity level
Reports being retired
Reports being less active recently
Reports decreased interest in taking walks
Asked about substance use
Reports alcohol use
Denies illicit drug use
Denies use of tobacco and nicotine products
Followed up about alcohol use
Reports occasional alcohol use
Drinks wine less than 1 glass / month
Asked about general symptoms
Denies fever
Denies chills
Denies night sweats
Reports weight loss
Followed up on weight loss
Weight loss was 9 lbs
Weight loss occurred in the past month
Weight loss was unintentional
Asked about review of systems for HEENT
Reports presbycusis (age-related hearing loss)
Reports presbyopia (farsightedness caused by loss of elasticity of the eye lens)
Wears glasses for reading
Asked about review of systems for respiratory
Denies cough
Reports some shortness of breath walking around the house
Denies wheezing
Asked about review of systems for cardiovascular
Denies chest pain
Denies palpitations
Denies edema
Denies claudication
Asked about review of systems for skin, hair, and nails
Denies changes in hair
Denies changes in skin
Reports changes in nail – brittle and easily broken
Denies pruritus
Denies easy bruising
Denies pigmentation changes
Asked about review of systems for gastrointestinal
Reports nausea
Denies abdominal pain
Denies difficulty swallowing
Denies vomiting
Reports constipation
Denies diarrhea
Followed up on constipation
Reports occasional constipation for past month, “maybe longer”
Denies taking medication to treat constipation
Bowel movements are every 2 – 3 days
Reports occasionally needing to strain to pass bowel movement
Reports stool is typically hard
Reports stool is typically dark brown
Asked about review of systems for musculoskeletal
Denies recent injury
Reports joint pain
Denies erythema
Denies edema of joints
Followed up on joint pain
Reports joint pain is aching
Reports joint pain has increased past 2 weeks
Denies taking medication to treat joint pain
Asked about review of systems for neurological
Denies changes in coordination
Denies frequent headaches
Reports dizziness
Followed up on dizziness
Reports dizziness upon waking
Reports 2 incidents of almost falling in the last week