[doctor] hi , joseph . how are you ? [patient] hey , i'm okay . good to see you . [doctor] good to see you . are you ready to get started ? [patient] yes , i am . [doctor] okay . joseph is a 59 year old male here for routine follow-up of his chronic problems . so , joseph , how have you been doing ? [patient] yeah , i've been kind of managing through my depression , and , uh , my asthma's been acting up 'cause we had a really bad pollen season , and i am at least keeping my diabetes under control , but just , uh , it's just persistent issues all around . [doctor] okay . all right . well , let's start with your diabetes . so , your diet's been good ? [patient] um , for the most part , but we have been traveling all over to different sports tournaments for the kids , so it was , uh , a weekend of , uh , eating on the go , crumby junk food , pizza , and did n't really stick to the diet , so that was a bit of an adjustment . [doctor] okay . all right . um , but , ha- ha- have you ... let's just talk about your review of systems . have you had any dizziness , lightheadedness , fever , chills ? [patient] running up and down the stairs , it was pretty warm , so i did feel a little bit lightheaded , and i did get a little dizzy , but i thought it was just the heat and the fatigue . [doctor] okay . any chest pain , shortness of breath , or belly pain ? [patient] shortness of breath . no belly pain though . [doctor] okay . all right . and , how about any joint pain or muscle aches ? [patient] uh , my knees hurt a little bit from running up and down , and maybe picking up the boxes , but nothing out of the ordinary . [doctor] okay . all right . um , and , in terms of your asthma , you just said that you were short of breath running up and down the stairs , so , um , do , how often have you been using your inhaler over the past year ? [patient] only when it seems to go over about 85 degrees out . that's when i really feel it , so that's when i've been using it . if it's a nice , cool , dry day , i really do n't use the inhaler . [doctor] okay . and , um- [doctor] and , in terms of your activities of daily living , are you able to exercise or anything like- [patient] yes , i do exercise in the morning . i , i ride , uh , our bike for probably about 45 minutes or so . [doctor] okay . all right . and then , your depression , you said it's ... how's that going ? i know we have you on the , on the prozac 20mg a day . are you taking that ? are you having a lot of side effects from that ? [patient] i was taking it regularly , but i've kind of weened myself off of it . i thought i felt a little bit better , but i think , uh , i , i kinda go through battles with depression every so often . [doctor] okay . all right . are you interested in resuming the medication , or would you like to try a different one ? [patient] i , maybe adjusting what i'm currently taking , maybe l- less of a dose so i do n't feel the side effects as much , but i , i'm willing to try something different . [doctor] okay . all right . okay , well , let's , let's go ahead and we'll do a quick physical exam . so , looking at you , you're in , in no apparent distress . i'm feeling your neck . there's no cervical lymphadenopathy . your thyroid seems not enlarged . and , listening to your lungs , you do have some bilateral expiratory wheezing that's very faint , and your heart is a regular rate and rhythm . your abdomen is soft , and uh , your lower extremities have no edema . so , let's go ahead and look at some of your results . hey , dragon , show me the pfts . [doctor] okay , so your , your pfts , that , those are your breathing studies , and those look quite good , so i know that you're wheezing right now , but , um , you know , i think that we can add , add , um , a regimen to that to help , to help you with your , um , exacerbations during the , the summer months , okay ? [patient] okay . [doctor] and then , let's look at your ... hey , dragon ? show me the hemoglobin a1c . okay , so your a1c , you're right , you know , over the past couple months is , you know , your blood sugar's probably been running a little high , so , you know , i know that you're gon na get back on your diet regimen , but , um , for right now , let's go ahead and we'll increase your metformin , okay ? [patient] okay . [doctor] um , and then , hey , dragon ? show me the chest x-ray . okay , good , and your chest x-ray looks fine , so we know that there's no pneumonia there . [patient] mm-hmm . [doctor] and , it's just is all just from your asthma . so , you know , my impression of you at this time , you know , from a diabetes standpoint , let's , let's increase the metformin to 1,000 mg twice a day . um , and , we will get a repeat hemoglobin a1c in three months , and i want you to continue to monitor your blood sugars at home . [doctor] from an asthma standpoint , let's continue you on the albuterol , two puffs , uh , every four to six hours as needed , and we'll add symbicort , two puffs twice a day during the summer , to kind of help prevent those exacerbations . and then , from a depression standpoint , we'll go ahead and start you on a different medication , zoloft , um , 25 mg once a day and see how you tolerate that . does that sound okay ? [patient] perfect . [doctor] all right . so , the nurse will be in soon , and she'll get you situated with all of that , okay ? [patient] great . [doctor] it was good to see you . [patient] same here . [doctor] hey , dragon ? finalize the note .
ASSESSMENT AND PLAN

Mr. Joseph Fisher is a 59-year-old male who presents for routine follow up of his chronic problems.
 
 Asthma.
 • Medical Reasoning: His symptoms are exacerbated during warmer weather, but his recent pulmonary function tests were normal.
 • Medical Treatment: Continue on albuterol, 2 puffs every 4-6 hours as needed. Add Symbicort 2 puffs twice a day during the summer to help prevent exacerbation.
 
 Depression.
 • Medical Reasoning: The patient self-weened from Prozac 20 mg daily due to side effects.
 • Medical Treatment: We will start him on a different medication, Zoloft 25 mg once a day, to see how he tolerates this.
 
 Diabetes Type II.
 • Medical Reasoning: Recent blood glucose levels and hemoglobin A1c were elevated.
 • Additional Testing: Repeat hemoglobin A1c in 3 months. Continue to monitor blood glucose levels at home.
 • Medical Treatment: We will increase metformin to 1000 mg twice a day.
 
 