OSCE Histories Flashcards
General Cardiac Hx
HPC
Cardiac Sx
Prev similar episodes
PMHx
HTN, AF, high cholesterol, anaemia, DM, angina, MI, surgery, stroke/TIA, PVD, HF
Dental surgery
DHx
Antihypertensives, cardiac drugs …
SHx
Occupation
Smoking
Alcohol
Diet
Stress
ADL, home independence
IVDU
FHx
IHD <55yo, stroke/TIA before 65yo
Cardiac Sx
Chest pain
Palpitations
SOB
Orthopnoea
PND
Ankle/leg/back oedema
Cough, sputum, blood
Dizzy
Light-headed / faint / LOC
N+V
Claudication
Chest Pain Hx
HPC
SOCRATES
Previous episodes
CV / Resp sx
Systemic sx
RFs for MI
FHx, HTN, DM, smoking, high cholesterol, previous heart disease, diet
RFs for DVT
Recent surgery, immobility, malignancy, pregnancy, flight, Hx of VTE
SOB (Resp/CV) Hx
Onset, baseline
Timing / variability
Exacerbating / alleviating
Orthopnoea / PND
Cough, sputum, blood, pain, wheeze, night sweats, wt loss, oedema, palpitations
Exercise tolerance - change
PMHx
Asthma, COPD, cardiac disease
Palpitations Hx
What do they mean
Provocation / relieving
Onset, duration, frequency
Cardiac / systemic sx
Tap rhythm
Recent anxiety/stress
PMHx
Cardiac problems, HTN, mood
SHx
recreational drug use
Anaemia Hx
SOB
Palpitations
Pallor
Fatigue
Faint / dizzy / LOC
Tinnitus
Peripheral oedema (swollen legs) Hx
HPC
Onset, duration, site, extent
Pain
Exacerbating / alleviating
Sx progression
Previous episodes / tx
Orthopnoea / PND
CV / systemic sx
VTE RFs
IHD RFs
Fatigue Hx
What they mean, constant / episodic, onset, duration
Sleep - hours, quality, snoring/apnoeic
How it affects pt
Neurology, change in bowel habit, flu-like sx, pregnancy sx
Malignancy sx - wt loss, appetite change, night sweats, bone pain
Blood loss - HMB, PR bleed, haematuria, haematemesis, haemoptysis
Anaemia - SOBOE, dizzy…
Hypothyroid - constipation, wt gain, cold intolerance, menorrhagia
Depression - mood, early morning waking
DM - polydipsia, polyuria
General Resp Hx
HPC
Resp sx
SOCRATES
DVT RFs
Lumps in neck? (TB / cancer)
PMHx
pneumonia, TB, asthma
Recent dental surgery
Angina
Immunocompromised
DHx
inhalers, steroids, abx, ACEi, amiodarone, BBs, NSAIDs, O2
SHx
Occupation, smoking, pets, travel abroad, living conditions, alcohol, exercise, ADL, independence
FHx
asthma, A1AT deficiency
Resp Sx
SOB, exercise tolerance
Orthopnoea
PND
Chest pain
Cough
Sputum
Haemoptysis
Wheeze
Calf swelling / tenderness
Cough Hx
Acute / chronic / acute-on-chronic
Onset, timing, duration, variation (diurnal) - when worst in day, keep up at night?
Triggers
Productive
Colour, blood
Consistency
Volume
Odour
Haemoptysis
Definitely coughed up
No of episodes, every time?
Quantity
Consistency - mixed in, liquid, clots
Chest pain, trauma, DVT, SOB, bleeding/bruising elsewhere
Wt loss, fever, night sweats
Travel abroad
Pneumonia / TB contact
PMHx
Asthma, COPD, TB
DHx
Inhalers
Fever Hx
Weight loss Hx
Night sweats Hx
General GI Hx
HPC
SOCRATES
GI sx
Urinary sx
Menstrual issues
Systemic sx
PMHx
GI / abdo surgery
Gynae issues
Hx of jaundice, anaemia, diabetes
Gallstones / pancreatitis
DHx
Iron, opiates, NSAIDs, anticoags, SSRIs - GI S/Es
SHx
Alcohol, smoking, occupation, diet, exercise. Recent travel abroad
FHx
IBD, carcinomas, Gilberts,
GI Sx
Pain
Jaundice
Weight change
Mouth ulcers
Dysphagia
Dyspepsia
Anorexia / appetite change
Last ate / drank
Nausea
Vomiting
Haematemesis
Abdo distension
Altered bowel habit - diarrhoea/constipation, tenesmus
Blood in stools, melaena
Mucus / slime in stools
Pale stools, dark urine
Abdo Pain Hx
SOCRATES
Relationship to food - esp fatty food
GI / systemic sx
Eaten anything unusual
Family member with same sx
LMP, chance of pregnancy
PMHx
Abdo surgery
Groin lumps
DHx
NSAIDs
Vomiting Hx
Content
Onset, duration, frequency, timing
Colour, quantity
Triggers?
Related to abdo pain?
Blood - fresh / coffee ground
Eaten anything unusual?
Family with sx?
GI / systemic sx
?Pregnancy
Alcohol
Previous episodes
Dysphagia Hx
Onset, duration
Continuous / intermittent
Where does food stick
Solids / liquids / both - which first
Pain
Dyspepsia
Nocturnal coughing / SOB
Lumps in neck
GI / systemic sx
Current oral intake
Cancer RFs
smoking, alcohol, obesity, lack of fruit + veg
Dyspepsia Hx
Onset, duration
Describe sensation
After certain food/drink?
Aggravating (position) / relieving
Unusually full / bloated after food?
GI / systemic sx
ALARMS
Anaemia
Loss of weight
Anorexia
Recent onset progressive sx
Melaena / haematemesis
Swallowing difficulty
Jaundice Hx
Colour of urine / stools
Colour of eyes
Pain, fever, rigors
Itching
Bruise / bleed easily
GI / systemic sx
Hx of gallstones
SHx - alcohol, drugs, foreign travels (transfusions, tattooing), UPSI
Diarrhoea Hx
Onset
Stool frequency, normal habit
Colour, consistency
Float, difficult to flush
Abdo pain - relieved by BO?
Abdo bloating
Incontinence
Constipation prior to diarrhoea
Blood / mucus / melaena
Thyroid sx
GI / systemic sx
Fatigue / SOB (anaemia, colorectal ca)
Family with sx
Foreign travel
FHx
Bowel cancer
IBD
Constipation Hx
Onset, duration
Frequency of motions, normal habit
Colour, consistency
Blood / mucus
Abdo pain - relief
Pain on defecation
Strain, tenesmus
Lack of flatulence
Fatigue / SOB (anaemia)
Thyroid sx
GI / systemic sx
FHx
Bowel ca
IBD
Rectal bleeding Hx
Onset, no of episodes
Colour
In pan / in stool / on toilet paper / melaena
Volume of blood
Bowel habit change
Slime / mucus
Abdo pain
Painful defecation / straining
Dragging sensation (prolapse)
Lumps / bumps around anus
GI / systemic sx
Urinary sx
DHx
Anticoags
FHx
Bowel cancer
IBD