Nephrology Progress Note

Template structure

This is the structure Notat follows when it writes the note from the visit — you never fill it in by hand.

Nephrology Progress Note

Patient Identification: [Patient name, age, gender, with a history of..., presenting with...].

Interval history:
(Brief update of the patient since the last encounter in paragraph form. Filter out redundancy, do not say patient reports, state facts plainly, in paragraph form. ROS at the end if mentioned with pertinent positives/negatives by system)

Physical Exam:
(hyphenated list)
- [Vital signs first in one line if mentioned (e.g., HR: #, BP: #, T: #, RR: #, O2 sats: #%)] 
- [Physical examination findings, one line per system. If a normal exam is mentioned, use standard phrasing (eg., Respiratory: Chest clear to auscultation bilaterally, no wheezes or crackles; Cardiac: Normal S1/S2, no murmurs, rubs or gallops; Abdomen: Soft, non-distended, non-tender.)]

Investigations:
- [Lab values if mentioned in one line using abbreviations]
- [Imaging if mentioned]

Assessment and Plan:
[One-sentence patient summary including age, sex, and primary diagnosis.]

#) [List the assessment as a numbered item] 
- [List corresponding items underneath]
(use medical terminology if appropriate)