CCS

Question 1

Palpitations

Answer 1

feelings or sensations that your heart is pounding or racing. They can be felt in your chest, throat, or neck. You may: Have an unpleasant awareness of your own heartbeat. Feel like your heart skipped or stopped beats.

a noticeably rapid, strong, or irregular heartbeat due to agitation, exertion, or illness.

HEART RACING OR IRREGULAR

Question 2

Cardio symptoms

Answer 2

• Chest pain
• Palpitations ( heart racing or irregular)
• Breathlessness
• Ankle swelling
• Calf pain
• Lightheadedness/ loss of
  consciousness

Question 3

synonym for sputum

Answer 3

phleg/Glut

Question 4

wheezing

Answer 4

a high-pitched whistling sound made while breathing. Wheezing may occur while breathing out, also known as expiration, or while breathing in, also known as inspiration. It may or may not occur while having a hard time breathing.

Question 5

Respiratory symptoms

Answer 5

Cough
* Sputum ( phlegm/ glut)
* Wheeze
* Breathlessness
* Hoarseness
* Chest pain
* Haemoptysis ( coughing up blood)

Question 6

Gastro symptoms

Answer 6

Change in appetite
* Heartburn
* Problems with swallowing
* Nausea or vomiting
* Vomiting blood ( haematemesis)
* Yellowing of skin or eyes
* Change in weight
* Abdominal pain
* Change in bowel habit
* Change in bowel movement ( stool)
* Blood from back passage

Question 7

SOCRATES for pain symptoms

Answer 7

S- site of pain
* O- onset ( what brought it on)
* C – character ( ache, burning, stabbing)
* R – radiation ( does it go anywhere else)
* A – associated symptoms- like breathlessness
* T – timing/ duration
* E – exacerbating or relieving factors-like inhalers
* S – severity ( often the 1-10 scale used)

Question 8

Localisms - when you dont understand sth

Answer 8

• sorry im not familiar with that word, could you tell me what you mean?
• sorry I didnt catch that
• sorry, could you repeat that for me?

Question 9

Localisms - Gastro

Answer 9

Gastrointestinal
Belly – abdomen/ stomach
Boke – retch (sound and movement of vomiting)
Puke - vomit
Peelie-wally – pale /looks unwell

Question 10

Localisms - Cardio

Answer 10

Flutters – palpitations
Whitey – light headed(pre-syncope)
Fleg – fright
Faird - afraid

Question 11

Localisms - Respiratory

Answer 11

Out of puff – breathless
Puffers – inhalers
Glut – sputum
Sair – sore
Shidder – shoulder
Oxter- armpit ( axilla)

Question 12

Localisms Neuro/ENT

Answer 12

Neurology/ ENT
Birlin – spinning
Tinglin – pins & needles ( paraesth)
Lugs - ears
Heed – head
Fa doon- fall over

Question 13

Localisms
1
2
7

Answer 13

Ane – one
Twa – two
Seeven – 7

Question 14

Localisms - not feeling well

Answer 14

No affy weel – don’t feel great
Affy no weel – really not well at all