General Diagnosis Flashcards
what are the Health history
chief complaint
past health history
personal and social history
review of systems
What is the chief complaint?
reason for seeking care
it should be the patients own words
Patients present illness
OPQRST
What does OPQRST mean
onset
palliative/provoking
quality
radiating/referral
site/setting/severity
timing
on a patient with sudden onset what does it indicate?
Neuromuscular diagnosis
on a patient with insidious onset what does it indicate?
organ or cancer diagnosis
when asking a patient if what makes it worse or better and patient says nothing make it worse or better
think of cancer
when asking a patient if what makes it worse or better and patient says they can find a comfortable position
think of NMS diagnosis
when asking a patient if what makes it worse or better and patient says cannot find a comfortable position usually localize the pain
think of organ diagnosis
for quality of pain, throbbing
vascular
for quality of pain, aching
muscle
for quality of pain, burning
nerve
for quality of pain, tearing
dissecting aneurysms
deep boring pain
cancer
for radiating/referral, dermatogenous
nerve root
for radiating/referral, facet
sclerotagenous
for radiating/referral, flank
kidney
for radiating/referral, groin
ureter
for radiating/referral, T10-T12
pancreas
for radiating/referral, right shoulder and inferior right angle of the right scapula
gall bladder
for radiating/referral, left shoulder down arm left jaw
heart
for radiating/referral, periumbilical
small intestin
for radiating/referral, suprapubic
urinary bladder
past health history? what are those
ASHIT
allergies
surgery
hospitalization
infection/immunization
trauma
what are the family health history?
cancer
cardiovascular
heart dx
stroke
diabetes
what are social personal history
martial status
occupation
diet
exercise
bower/urinary problem
sleep
stress
alcohol
what is the CAGE question?
indication of alcoholism
C-cutting down thinking of cutting down on drinking
A-annoyed by others criticism of drinking
G- guilty feeling about drinking
E- eye opener, thinking of eye opener drink in morning
Vital signs : temp oral
98.6
Vital signs : rectal and tympanic
99.6
Vital signs : axilla
97.,6
Vital signs : range
96-99.5
Normal pulse for :
Adult
elderly
newborn
A: 60-100
E : 70-80
N: 120-160
BP: normal for adult
90-120/ 60-80
BP: hypertension
over 140/90
BP: hypotension
under 90/60
subclavian steal syndrome
10-15mm hg (bp) difference on the side of decreased bp. example. Right arm is 90/60 and left arm is 120/80. Right arm has subclavian steal syndrome
tests for vertebrobasical artery insufficiency
barre-lieu
deklyn’s
hallpike
hauntants
underberg
maigne’s
barre-lieou
Patient seated
patient rotate head maximally from side to side
Test for vertibrobasilar artery insufficiency : hautant’s
patient seated
arms extend forward to shoulder level with hands supinated
patient close eyes
rotate head to one side and extend
do on both sides
maigne’s
patient seated
doctor brings head to extension and rotation
Underberg
patient standsing
arms on side and feet together
patient extends arms and supinate and patient extend head and rotate head to one side
patient will march in place
dekleyn’s
patient supine
patient rotate and extend head off the table
hallpike
enhanced dekleyns
patient supine
patient rotate and extend head off the table and add lateral flexion.
what does scaly eyebrows indicate?
seborrhea
what does loss of lateral 1/3 indicates?
myxedema / hypothyroidism
Addie’s pupil
Symptom
Cause
Age
- sluggish pupilary reaction to light that is unilateral
- caused by a parasympatheyic lesion CN3
- younger than 25
Anisocoria
- unequal pupil size
Argll Robertson
Seen w what
Aka
- bilaterally small and irregular pupils that accomodate but DOES NOT react to light
- Seen in Syphillis ( 3rd stage)
- Prostitutes pupil
Arroyo sign
- sluggish pupillary reaction d/t hypo-adrenalism ( addison’s )
Blepharitis
- inflammation of the eyelid seen with seborrhea,staph infection, and inflammatory processes
Cataracts
- opacities seen in the lens that are commonly seen with diabetes and in the elderly
- absent red light reflex
- halo light @ night time
Chalazion
- an infection of the meibomian gland
- causes a nodule inside the lid
Conjunctiva
- pink = normal
- pale = anemia
- bright red = infection
Corneal arcus
- grayish opaque ring around the cornea
- over 40 yo means hypercholesterolemia
- normal on elderly
Diabetic Retinopathy
- affects the veins more than arteries
- presents with microaneurysms, hard exudates, and neovascularization
Ectropion
- lid is turned outward
- common in elderly
Entropion
- lid is turned inward
- common on elderly
exophthalmosis
- lid lag or failure to cover eyeball
- can be seen with graves ( hyperthyroidism) or tumor ( unilateral)
exophthalmosis
- lid lag or failure to cover eyeball
- can be seen with graves ( hyperthyroidism) or tumor ( unilateral)
Glaucoma
- Increased intraocular pressure causing cupping of the optic disc
- pt will notice blurring of their vision especially in the peripheral fields as well as rings around lights.
- Crescent sign will be present upon tangential lighting of cornea
Hordoleum
- AKA: sty
- infection of the sebaceous glands causing pimple or boil on the eyelid
Horner’s syndrome
- Ptosis, miosis, and anhydrosis on the same side as an interruption to the cervical sympathetics
Hypertensive retinopathy
- Damage to the retinal vessels/background will show signs of :
copper wire deformity,
silver wire deformity,
A-V nicking,
flame hemorrhages
cotton wool soft exudates
internal ophthalmoplegia
- dilated pupil with ptosis and lateral deviation
- doesnt react to light or accomodation
- multiple sclerosis
Iritis
- inflammation of the iris seen with AS
- colored portion of the eye
Macular degeneration
- most common reason for blindness in elderly
- central vision lost
- macular drusen is an early sign of macular degeneration ( yellow deposits under the retina
Miosis
- fixed and constricted pupils that react to light and accomodate
papilladema
Aka
Syptom cause
Seen with what
- AKA choked disc
- swelling of the optic disc d/t increased intracranial pressure
- NO visual loss
- may be seen with a brain tumor or brain hemorrhage
Periorbital edma
- swelling around the eye seen with allergies, myedema, and nephrotic syndrome ( HEP)
Pinquecula
- a yellowish triangular nodue in the bulbar conjunctiva that is harmless and indicates aging
Pterygium
- triangular thickening of the bulbar conjunctiva that grows across the cornea and is brough on by dry eyes
ptosis
- drooping of the eyelid
- seen with conditions such as horner’s
- CN 3 paralysis
- myasthenia gravis
- multiple screrosis
ptosis
- drooping of the eyelid
- seen with conditions such as horner’s
- CN 3 paralysis
- myasthenia gravis
- multiple screrosis
retinal detachment
- painless sudden onset of blindness described as curtains closing over vision
- lightning flashes and floaters are seen prior to vision loss
Sclera
- White = normal
- yellow = jaunduce
- blue = osteogenesis imperfecta
xanthelasma
- fatty plaques on the nasal surface of the eyelids that may be normal or indicates hypercholesterolemia
Vision : emmetropia
normal vision
Vision : myopia
nearsighted
Vision : hyperopia
far sighted
Vision : presbyopia
loss of lense elasticity d/t aging
What CN nerve for direct light reflex
CN 2 and CN 3