Rib Fracture

‍‍HISTORY: 
‍‍﻿‍﻿ chest wall injury sustained ‍﻿ ‍﻿ ago
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‍‍Severity: ‍﻿, ‍﻿ / 10
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‍‍EXAM: 
‍‍General appearance: ﻿
‍‍Vital signs: ‍﻿, BP ‍﻿, HR ‍﻿, RR ‍﻿, SpO2 ‍﻿ %, Temp ‍﻿°
‍‍Neck: ﻿
‍‍Heart: , ﻿
‍‍Lungs: , ‍﻿﻿
‍‍Chest: ‍﻿ on ‍﻿ ‍﻿, ‍﻿﻿
‍‍Abdomen: ,  ‍﻿, , ‍﻿﻿
‍‍Extremities: ‍﻿, ‍﻿, cap refill ‍﻿, pulses ‍﻿, ‍﻿﻿
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‍‍ASSESSMENT: 
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‍‍PLAN: 
‍‍- Chest X-ray
‍‍- Rib X-ray
‍‍- CT scan of the chest
‍‍- Activity as tolerated
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‍‍- Respiratory exercises four times daily
‍‍- Follow-up in ‍﻿ ‍﻿ with repeat X-ray
‍‍- Return if pain worsens or if new symptoms develop such as difficulty breathing or coughing up blood
‍‍- Go to ER if severe chest pain, difficulty breathing, or fever occurs