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Doctor: Good morning, come on in. What brings you in today?
Patient: Hi doctor. Um, so I've had this, like, nagging cough for about two weeks now, and lately I've been getting, you know, short of breath climbing stairs.
Doctor: Okay, two weeks of cough with some exertional shortness of breath. Any fever, chills, or night sweats?
Patient: No fever that I've noticed, but, um, I have been more tired than usual, like, more than normal.
Doctor: Any chest pain, or coughing up blood or discolored sputum?
Patient: No blood. Sometimes there's, like, a little yellowish mucus in the morning, you know, when I wake up.
Doctor: Do you smoke, or have you been around anyone who's been sick recently?
Patient: I quit smoking about five years ago, but, um, my coworker had a bad cold last month, so, like, maybe that's it.
Doctor: Got it. Let's listen to your lungs. Take a deep breath for me. Again. Okay, I'm hearing some mild wheezing in the lower right lobe.
Doctor: I'd like to start you on a five day course of azithromycin, two hundred fifty milligrams, and an albuterol inhaler for the wheezing. Let's also get a chest x-ray to rule out pneumonia.
Patient: Okay, um, that sounds good.
Doctor: Given the wheezing hasn't cleared up on its own, I also want to refer you to pulmonology for a follow up evaluation and possible pulmonary function testing.
Patient: Okay, yeah, that makes sense, I guess, um, better safe than sorry.
Doctor: I'll get that referral sent over today. In the meantime, I want to see you back here in one week to check how you're responding to the antibiotics, sooner if the shortness of breath gets worse or you develop a fever.
Patient: Okay, um, so next week works, yeah.
Doctor: Great, let's also go ahead and schedule a follow up appointment for three weeks out, after the pulmonology visit, so we can go over their notes together. Does a Tuesday afternoon work for you?
Patient: Yeah, um, Tuesday afternoon should be fine, like, anytime after two is good for me.
Doctor: Perfect, we'll pencil you in. Any questions for me?
Patient: No, um, I think that covers it. Thank you.
Doctor: Great, the front desk will get your x-ray order, the pulmonology referral, and both follow up appointments set up. Take care.