Cva's Manufacture: A Case Study

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A review of her medical record indicates she suffers from late effect CVA with muscle weakness that occurred earlier this year. At which time she revoke hospice and was admitted to the hospital and treated for her CVA with rehab stay upon her discharge from the hospital. She suffers from chronic back pain/post herpetic back pain resulting for history of shingles. She suffers from co-morbidities of CKD-Chronic, Afib-stable and osteoarthritis that is chronic.. She also has a history of functional decline, weight loss, HF, TIA and Urinary incontinence.
At today's visit, she is accompanied by her daughter. She is awake, alert and oriented. She complains of Toe nail fungus and over grown toe nails. She complain of chronic back pain, which she describes

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