Communication Skills

Question 1

Systemic Red Flags (4)

Answer 1

fevers
night sweats
weight loss
fatigue

Question 2

Respiratory red flags (6)

Answer 2

SOB (dyspnea)
cough
sputum
wheeze
hemoptysis
pleuritic chest pain

Question 3

Cardio red flags (6)

Answer 3

chest pain
SOB
syncope (and pre-syncope)
palpitations
orthopnoea
peripheral oedema

Question 4

Gastro red flags (9)

Answer 4

appetite change
nausea
vomiting - hematemesis
indigestion (dyspepsia)
difficulty swallowing (dysphagia)
weight loss
abdominal pain
jaundice
bowel habit change - blood

Question 5

MSK red flags (3)

Answer 5

bone and joint pain
muscular pain
trauma

Question 6

Derm red flags (4)

Answer 6

rashes
skin lesions
skin colour changes
ulcers

Question 7

ENT red flags (7)

Answer 7

hearing loss
facial pain
otalgia
peristant nasal discharge
epistaxis
change in voice (dysphonia)
dysphagia

Question 8

Ophthalmology red flags (5)

Answer 8

visual disturbance
red eye
eye pain
photophobia
trauma

Question 9

Renal red flags (4)

Answer 9

changes in output or color
frequency of urination
flank pain
bladder control issues