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Prednisone For Alzheimer's Case Summary

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A review of his medical record indicates that he was recently started on prednisone for his breathing. He has recent weight loss and poor appetite. He continues to go for chemotherapy every 2 weeks, followed by Dr. Wertheim. He continues to suffer from chronic anemia related to his cancer, chronic COPD with shortness of breath and new onset BPH. At today’s visit the patient is awake, alert and oriented. He reports that he has loss 8 lbs recently. He has a poor appetite and has not been taking his megace. He reports generalized neoplasm pain, which he describes as aching with a severity of 4/10. He reports that his pain does not radiate and there are no aggravating factors. He reports that his pain is manage with his current pain regimen of

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