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Lynda Wetter

Lynda Wetter

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CC, fever,sore throat, headache
Can I keep fever as CC and do the following...
Sore throat = quality & location???
headache = associated signs and symptoms???

started 3 days ago, took OTC meds with no resolution...I know this is duration and modifying factors.

So could I give this 4+ HPI elements?

Thanks for any and all advice.
 
AlwaysSunny said:
CC, fever,sore throat, headache
Can I keep fever as CC and do the following...
Sore throat = quality & location???
headache = associated signs and symptoms???

started 3 days ago, took OTC meds with no resolution...I know this is duration and modifying factors.

So could I give this 4+ HPI elements?

Thanks for any and all advice.
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Sore throat can either be quality or location - not both. I only count 2 HPI, no matter how you slice it. Sorry, but this HPI is definitely brief. Hope that helps! ;)
 
I say you have three elements.

CC: fever
associated symptoms: sore throat and headache
duration: started 3 days ago
modifying factors: took OTC meds with no resolution
 
parker777 said:
I say you have three elements.

CC: fever
associated symptoms: sore throat and headache
duration: started 3 days ago
modifying factors: took OTC meds with no resolution
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I agree with all of that, except that I would give credit for another element - either location or quality, for "sore throat". Although it is technically an associated symptom, there's no need to lump it in with 'headache', and miss out on the extra HPI element. There's enough here, in my opinion, to support an extended HPI.
 
However, how does the sore throat link to the fever? The fever is neither sore (quality) nor in the throat (location). I am inclined to agree with parker777 - three elements. Or is the fever an associated sign of the sore throat?
 
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