SUBJECTIVE DATA:
Chief Complaint (CC): “pulling at left ear, irritable.”
History of Present Illness (HPI): The patient is a 2-year and 6-month old Caucasian male who
presents with his mother. The mother states that th
...
SUBJECTIVE DATA:
Chief Complaint (CC): “pulling at left ear, irritable.”
History of Present Illness (HPI): The patient is a 2-year and 6-month old Caucasian male who
presents with his mother. The mother states that the child recently had an upper respiratory
infection one week ago and that she believes the child may have an ear infection because he
keeps pulling at his left ear and has been irritable for the past two days. She states that the child
does not complain of pain when asked but has not
Review of Systems:
General: denies fevers, night sweats, chills, loss of appetite, fatigue, weakness, or weight
loss. Child has been showing irritability in behavior x 4 days.
HEENT: denies vision loss, pain in eyes, sensitivity to light, discharge from ears,
decreased hearing, postnasal drip, nasal congestion, nosebleed, coughing, and difficulty
or pain swallowing. Mother states that child recently recovered from a respiratory
infection. Also states that child has been pulling at left ear x2 days.
CV: denies chest pains, SOB on exertion, bluish or grayish color around eyes, skin, lips,
or nails.
Resp: complains of occasional wheezing and SOB, but no more than usual with child’s
reactive airway disease. Denies cough or chest congestion.
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Waitzman, A. A., (2018). Otitis externa. Retrieved from
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/994550-overview
Wald, E. R. et al, (2013). Clinical practice guideline on diagnosis and management of acute
bacterial sinusitis in children one to 18 years of age. Pediatrics, 132(1), e262–e280.
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http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/132/1/e262.full.pdf
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