M. is a 56-year-old Caucasian woman who has presented at the clinic. She has “been feeling pretty lousy” over the last week and has developed a productive cough with mild green sputum. She feels “like I have been running a fever the last couple of days” and “I feel like I am living in a cloud.” She states she has chills in the evening. She has taken acetaminophen every six hours for the last three days. Her tobacco use is 33 pack-years; however, she quit smoking six months ago. She denies alcohol and illicit drug use. As she comes into the examination room to be assessed, you perform a general survey. Vital signs are BP 140/80; HR 95 and regular rate and rhythm; Resp 22 tachypneic; Temp 99.8 deg F; O2 sat 93%. M.’s nurse practitioner ordered blood work on R. M. Laboratory Results Hb (hemoglobin) 13.7 g/dL (11.6-15 g/dL) Hct 39.4 % (35.5 – 45.9%) WBC 15,200/mm3 (4500-11000/mm3) Neutros 82% (30-75%) Lymph 10% (20-45%) Monos 3% (0-10 %) Eos 1% (0-6%) Use the photograph you were provided and perform a general survey of the client, then describe your findings. Include the other assessment data and organize this information into objective and subjective data. What other questions would you want to ask this client to add to your data collection? Do not provide any information on hypothesis or plan of care.
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