History about the patients symptoms

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What are five questions you would ask this patient to elicit a history about the patient's symptoms. A 70-year-old male patient presented to your clinic with complaint of a " productive cough" x 2 weeks. Confirms fever, mild dyspnea on exertion, chills, tachycardia, and chest congestion. Describes cough as productive with clear to yellow sputum. Medical history includes nicotine dependence for 30 years smoking 1 pack per day. On inspection, patient appeared to be tachypneic with respiratory rate at 30, HR at 104, febrile with temperature of 101, 02 saturations at 91% on RA with crackles heard in all lung fields. The nurse practitioner noticed that patient could not complete sentences without pausing to take a deep breath.

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