SOAP note. Rubric, SOAP note template and previous instructor feedback provided. APA format. use evidence based practice and CDC guidelines 

Case for soap note: 14 year old Male

Patient is a 14 year old who came in today complaining of sore throat for 3 days. Patient denies any fever, cough or SOB at this time. Lung sounds clear to auscultation, erythematous throat, tonsils +1 BL, no cervical lymphedema noted during assessment. Patient instructed to Gargling with Salt Water at least twice a day for sore throat. Tylenol and Motrin over the for sore throat and if fever. If symptoms worsen or persist to call back the office.

J02.9 | Acute pharyngitis, unspecified

Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan (SOAP) Notes

Student name:

Course:

Patient name (initials only):

Date: Time:

Ethnicity:

Age: Sex:

SUBJECTIVE

CC:

HPI:

Medications:

Past medical history:

Allergies:

Birth hx: (use only on well child visits):

Immunizations:

Hospitalizations:

Past surgical history:

Social history:

Developmental Assessment: (include on well child visit only but may be necessary for problem focused notes)

FAMILY HISTORY

Mother:

MGM:

MGF:

Father:

PGM:

PGF:

REVIEW OF SYSTEMS

General:

Cardiovascular:

Skin:

Respiratory:

Eyes:

Gastrointestinal:

Ears:

Genitourinary/Gynecological:

Nose/Mouth/Throat:

Musculoskeletal:

Breast: Heme/Lymph/Endo:

Neurological:

Psychiatry:

OBJECTIVE (Document PERTINENT systems only, Minimum 3 for problem focused, all systems for well child exam)

Weight: Height: BMI: BP: Temp: Pulse: Resp:

(Insert plotted growth chart below on all well child soap notes)

General appearance:

Skin:

HEENT:

Cardiovascular:

Respiratory:

Gastrointestinal:

Genitourinary:

Musculoskeletal:

Neurological:

Psychiatric:

Labs performed in office the day of visit:

Diagnosis (must complete this section and explain how all differential diagnoses were ruled in or ruled out)

Differential diagnoses:

1. Diagnosis, (ICD 10 code and reference):

2. Diagnosis, (ICD 10 code and reference):

3. Diagnosis (ICD 10 code and reference):

Diagnosis (ICD 10 code and reference):

Plan/therapeutics/diagnostics;

Education provided:

CPT Code:

Anticipatory guidance (well child visit only)

References:

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PEDS SOAP NOTE PEARLS

· HPI – always include assessment of diet, activity, elimination, sleep

· If has temp always document how temp was take- oral, axilla etc and what was last temp

· If had any meds get name, dose, last time given

· Ensure to include ALL aspects of OLDCARTS

· PE

· Every exam WCC or focused should include a skin assessment. Skin intact to thorax, bilateral UE and LE, no bruising, ecchymosis of skin tears noted.

· Include completes assessment for HEENT

· Head- ensure to examine fontanelles and document if open/closed

· Eyes-ensure to document complete assessment

· Ears-ensure to include cones of light exam

· Nose-ensure to include bilateral nare exam

· Sinus- ensure to include complete sinus exam

· Mouth- ensure to include buccal mucosa, dentition

· Throat- ensure complete exam

· Tonsil- ensure proper grading using tonsil scale

· Lymph nodes-document names of all lymph nodes head and neck and their assessment

· Cardio- ensure have S1, S2, no M/R/G

· Lungs- CTA bilateral UL/LL/laterally, anterior and posterior

· MSK- ensure to document proper strength scale 5+/5+, etc

· Reflexes- ensure to document proper scale 2+/2+, etc

· Assessment

· Need to provide rationale for all diff dx and final dx- how were they ruled in/out

· Plan

· Need detailed patient education- saying educated oh healthy diet not enough- need specifics- exactly what should their diet include

· Ensure to have ER precautions and specifics of when the patient should follow-up and why

· Anticipatory guidance should be included in all WCC- use Bright Futures resources

· All medication should include education on medication side effects

· All WCC need to have growth chart properly documented and plotted

** Details are important- If is was not documented it was not done.**

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