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General diagnosis - hypothesis driven hx Flashcards

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name

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legal requirement, establish rapport, clue to ethnic background

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age

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DJD=older; disc=middle age; strain/sprain=young adults

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sex

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osteoporosis=female; AAA=male; SLE/RA=female; BPH=male only

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weight

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obesity may contribute to DJD, diabetes and hypertension

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ethnic background

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African=Sickle Cell Disease, Ashkenazi Jews=Tay Sachs disease

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height

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Tall=Marfan’s, gigantism, Klinefelter’s syndrome; short=Down’s

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HPI

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History of the presenting illness

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Onset

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<3m=acute, >6m=chronic, acute=better prognosis

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Mechanism of injury

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Rear end collision=whiplash, rotation and extension=facet problem

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Provocative factors

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flexion=DH, lateral bending and extension= facet problem

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Palliative factors

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Rest=sprain/strain, not better with rest= bone cancer

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Prvious care

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Pain not better with NSAIDs= some bone tumors or psychological

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Quality

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burning=radiculopathy; deep dull ache=mm or bone pathology

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Radiation

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Dermatome=radiculopathy; loin to groin= kidney stones; chest to left arm=MI

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Site

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Possible location of the disase and therefore focus of examination

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Severity

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Purpose of comparison to see if treatment is effective or not

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Timing

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Pin worse at night= bone cancer or osteomyelitis

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Associated Symptoes

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focus for review of systems and PE

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PMH

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Past medical history

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Serious illness

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possible recurrence or complication of treatment

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last PE

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Might shed light on possible Dx

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Injuries/accident/truama

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Hyper-flexion of hyper-extension= vertebral fx

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Medication

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Possible drug side effect: Lipitor-mm aches, diuretics-mm cramps

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diagnostic studies

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clue as to possible Dx

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Hospitalization/surgery

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may be a complication to surgery or treatment

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Immunizations

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May be linked with Guillain-Barre syndrome

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FSH

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Family and social hisotry

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marital status

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unhappy relathion=psychological pain, being single worse than smoking

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Children

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infertility=endometriosis;psycological stress

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Family hisotry

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inherited disease like Huntington, Duchenne dystrophy, diabetes or cancer

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diet

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food rich in omega 6s make RA and other diseases worse

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exercise

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overuse may aggravate condition like CTS or TOS

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Alcohol use

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alcohol abuse=avascular necrosis, pancreatitis, psychological stress

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recreational drug use

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intravenous drug use = ostomyelitis; cocaine=MI in young adults

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stress

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chronic unresolved stress is linked with a poor prognosis

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hobbies

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lack of interest= depression; specific hobby with overuse

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occupation

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sex workers=HIV/AIDS; asbestosis=mesothelioma; miners=silicosis

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tobacco use

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lung, bladder and esophageal cancers

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sleep

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conditions that may affect sleep: bone cancer, CHF and diabetes

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ROS

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review of symptoms

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Constitutional

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unexplained weight loss= cancer; fatigue= depression

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allergies/immunology

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recurrent infections=multiple myeloma or HIV/AIDS

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neurological

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bladder/bowel control issues=CES

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gastrointestinal

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blood in stool=colon cancer; clay colored stool=pancreatic cancer

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respiratory

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blood in sputum=lung cancer or TB

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EENT

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recurrent sore throats=HIV/AIDS, multiple myeloma, leukemia

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psychological

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persistent sadness=depression, affects prognosis and healing time

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integumentary

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Silvery scales= psoriasis; malar rash= SLE; red shin bumps=sarcoidosis

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neck

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small joint pains and swelling = RA; avoid upper cervical adj

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cardiovascular

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chest pain worse with movement of trunk= MSK cause

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hematological

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fatigue=leukemia; swollen nodes= lymphoma; bleeding= leukemia

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MSK

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multiple aches/pain= polymyalgia rheumatica and fibromyalgia

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endocrine

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mm cramps= hypoparathyroidism; heat intolerence= hyperthyroidism

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