OSCE Peer Teachings Flashcards
What is MJ-THREADS
MI Jaundice - TB HTN Rheumatic fever Epilepsy Asthma and COPD Diabetes Stroke
Relevant things to ask about for FHx
Atopy, autoimmune, MI
What should you ask about in asthma
Pets
Cardiac presenting complaints
Chest pain SOB Ankle swelling Cough, sputum, haemoptysis Dizziness Syncope Palpatations Claudications
Cardiac causes of chest pain
MI Pericarditis Angina AF Acute myocarditis Aortic dissection
Musculoskeletal causes of chest pain
Costocondritis
Trauma
Muscle sprain
Gastrointestinal causes of chest pain
GORD
Peptic ulcer disease
Oesophageal stricture
Respiratory causes of chest pain
PE
Pneumonia, TB
Pneumothorax
Malignancy
Other causes of chest pain
Anxiety
Sickle cell crisis
Shingles
SOCRATES
Site Onset Character Radiation Associated symptoms Timing Exacerbating/alleviating factors Severity
MI SOCRATES
Central, crushing, radiates down left arm and jaw
Perciarditis SOCRATES
Central pain, bores through to the back, better if sat forward. Worse if lying down.
Angina SOCRATES
Central tightness or heaviness, radiates to arms and jaw. Exertional! Relieved by rest!
Acute myocarditis SOCRATES
Preceding flu symptoms
Aortic dissection SOCRATES
Tearing pain, central or abdominal
MI more likely to be silent in
Diabetics
Cardiac associated features
Syncope, epigastric pain, vomitting
What is a significant cardiac family history
MI <55yo 1st degree relative
What should you ask about PC
Whats your main concern? Which symptom is most problematic?
What medical conditions can cause angina
Anaemia, thyrotoxicosis, hyperlipidaemia and aortic stenosis.
How to distinguish between stable and acute angina
Stable=exertional
Quantify exertion
Cold, emotion, heavy meals.
How frequent? How is it affecting them? How do you stop the pain? New Dx?
Associated symptoms, lifestyle, PMH
What specific history questions might you want for angina
Statin?
GTN?
Aspirin?
Past MI?
Non modifiable cardiac risk factors
Male, age, familly history of IHD
Modifiable risk factors
Smoking, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, obesity, sedentary lifestyle
Define acute angina
Chest pain at rest >20 minutes and associated symptoms
What are ACS
Acute angina and MI
Questions for SOB
Onset Pattern Affect on daily life? Quantify PMH DH Wheeze, weight loss, swelling
PMH questions for SOB
Asthma, malignancy, CV history, anaemia
Associated symptoms questions for SOB
Wheeze, weight loss, swelling
Differentials for SOB
Heart failure, PE, resp stuff
Symptoms fo LV failure
Dyspnoea, PND, Orthopnoea, poor exercise tolerance, fatigue, cough, wheeze
Define dyspnoea
Shortness of breathe
Define orthopnoea
SOB on lying flat
Define Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnoea
SOB at night, waking from sleep
What classification is used for HF severity
New York Association Classification
SOB questions
What was normal before diagnosis? Quantify activity. Pillows at night? Stairs?
Grade I HF
No limitations, no symptoms on activity
Grade II HF
Rest fine, activity causes symptoms
Grade III HF
Marked limitation of physical activity
Grade IV HF
Symptoms at rest and any activity
What does peripheral swelling suggest
Right ventricular heart failure
Signs of RV heart failure
Pitting oedema, sacral oedema, ascites, nausea, facial engorgement, anorexia
What does cough with pink frothy sputum suggest
LV failure
RV failure = cough?
Lung disease a cause so possibly
What does nocturnal cough suggest
Asthma or heart failure
What does haemoptysis suggest
PE and malignancy
Questions for palpitations
Frequency Onset Duration 'Desribe it' Tap out rhythm Dizziness or LOC Anxiety Hx
Palpitations PMH
AF diagnosis
On any blood thinners
Stroke or mini stroke?
History of valve disease?
What is CHADS2VASC for
Atrial fibrillation stroke risk
What does CHADS2VASC stand for
Congestive HF HTN Age (65-75-+) DM Stroke, tia Vascular disease Sex: female
What risk score is used for risk of bleeding on warfarin
HTN Abnormal liver or kidney Stroke Bleeding Labile INR Elderly Drugs or alcohol
Causes of syncope
Postural hypotension, vasovagal attack, severe aortic stenosis, AF
Syncope questions
When? How often? Blackouts? Associated symptoms? Systems review
Syncope associated symptoms
Palpitations, sweating, hyperventilation, chest pain, headache
Intermittent claudication questions
SOCRATES Where Quantify Risk factors Associated symptoms
Calf intermittent claudication artery
Femoral
Buttock intermittent claudication artery
Iliac
Intermittent claudication risk factors
Smoking, alcohol, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia
Intermittent claudication associated symptoms
Gangrene, burning, foot pain, impotence
“Im hanging my foot off the bed at night”
Critical limb ischaemia.
Pacemaker v ICD
ICD can directly treat the arrythmia whereas a pacemaker just provides electrical stimuli
Describe aortic stenosis
Ejection systolic murmur heard loudest over aortic region. Can radiate to carotids. Loudest when sat forward in held expiration.
Describe mitral regurgitation
Pansystolic murmur loudest in axilla.
Causes of aortic stenosis
Old age calcification
Causes of mitral regurg
IV hypertrophy, IE, Valve calcification
Cough questions
Duration Dry or productive? Sputum Blood Time of day? Exacerbations
Cough: Sputum questions
Consistency
Colour
Odour
Cough: Blood questions
How much?
Fresh or old?
Bleeding elsewhere?
DVT symptoms?
Cough: Exacerbation questions
Pets Pollen Dust Weather Occupation
Cough: other important symptoms
Wheeze Chest pain SOB FEVER, WEIGHT LOSS, NIGHT SWEATS feel unwell
Cough PMH
Acid reflux
Asthma
COPD
TB
Cough DHx
ACE inhibitors
Allergies
Inhalers
TB Jab
Cough FHx
Asthma, hayfever, eczema
Pneumonia contacts
TB contacts
Cough SHx
Occupation Pets Smoking Pollution Foreign travel
General respiratory PMH
TB Asthma PE Pneumonia GORD Allergies Rheumatoid
General respiratory FH
Cystic fibrosis TB Asthma Eczema Hayfever Emphysema
General respiratory SH
Crowded accomodation Damp Occupation Foreign travel Pets
SOB HPC
Describe Duration Constant or intermittent Activity limitation? Getting worse? Any exacerbations? Any relieving factors?
SOB Other symptoms
Chest pain Lie flat Pillows PND Ankle swelling Wheeze Cough Systemic illness Anxiety and pain attacks Fatigue
SOB PMH
Asthma COPD TB Cardiac Severe lung infections Blood clot
SOB DH
Inhalers
Allergies
SOB FH
Asthma
Cardiac disease
SOB SH
Smoking and ex smoking
Occupation
Stress and anxiety
Asthma assessment
Symptoms Waking at night Symptoms in morning Reliever use Activity limitation Allergies Social
Asthma symptoms
Wheeze Cough SOB Infections Diurnal variation
Asthma SHx
Coping with medications
Smoking
Occupation
Pets
GTN side effects
Low blood pressure
Dizziness
Name the two open questions to ask first
Please could you tell me whats been troubling you?
Can you tell me more about this?
Important questions about PC
SOCRATES
Have you had this before?
What do you think might have caused it?
Special question for dyspepsia
Can you describe the sensation of indigestion that you feel
Causes of dyspepsia
Peptic ulcer
GORD
Gastritis and duodenitis
Non ulcer dyspepsia, medication induced and non GI
Which type of peptic ulcer is more common
Duodenal
Describe gastric ulcers
Less common Pain caused by meal Occurs 30mins-1hr after meal Bleeding- haematemesis Caused by delayed gastric emptying
Describe duodenal ulcers
More common Pain relieved by eating Occurs 2-3 hours after meal Bleeding- melaena Caused by increased gastric emptying
How to take a dyspepsia HPC
SOCRATES and ALARMS symptoms
Whatre you thinking about with the radiation of dyspepsia
Perforation? Pancreatitis? Chest pain- cardiac
Associated symptoms with dyspepsia
Bitter taste (GORD)
Early satiety?
Bloating
ALARMS red flags
What are the ALARMS dyspepsia red flags
Anaemia (iron deficiency) Loss of weight Anorexia Recent onset/ progressive Malaena/ haematemesis Swallowing difficulty
If the dyspeptic patient has one of the ALARM symptoms or is over 55
Upper GI endoscopy
In addition to SOCRATES what should you ask a dyspepsia patient
Have you had these symptoms before? How does this episode compare? Do you know what may have caused these symptoms?
Vomitting and dyspepsia
Haematemesis, bleeding peptic ulcer, gastric cancer in the pyloric region
Malaena and dyspepsia
Due to erosion of mucosa due to gastric cancer or bleeding peptic ulcer
Dyspepsia and weight loss
How much? In how long? Suggests malignancy
Dyspepsia and tiredness/SOB
Chronic disease, leading to anaemia
Relevant Drug history for dyspepsia
NSAIDs/ Aspirin, steroids, SSRIs
What is dysphagia
Difficulty swallowing
What is odynophagia
Painful swallowing
What is globus
Sensation of having a lump in the throat
What is new onset dysphagia in middle age and elderly people
Cancer until proven otherwise
What is high dyphagia
Oropharyngeal and upper oesophageal
What is low dysphagia
Lower oesophageal
Character in dysphagia SOCRATES
Solids, liquids or both? has this changed?
Associated symptoms in dysphagia SOCRATES
Regurgitation? Neck lump? odynophagia?
Questions to ask about relieving factors in dysphagia SOCRATES
Does it get better after the first few swallows
Other questions to ask about dysphagia on top of SOCRATES
Have you had these symptoms before? How does this episode compare? Do you know what may have caused these symptoms?
Other PC to ask about in dyspepsia
Dysphagia Vomiting Abdo pain/ bloating Jaundice Constipation Blood in stool Weight loss Tiredness/ SOB
Other PC to ask about in dysphagia
Dyspepsia Vomiting Abdo pain Jaundice Change in bowel habit Blood in stool Weight loss
Young person diarrhoea causes
Infective diarrhoea
Irritable bowel syndrome
-coeliac, crohns, UC, medications, hyperthyroid
Old person diarrhoea causes
Neoplastic (colon or pancreatic) Diverticular disease Overflow Medications IBD
Which ages are most affected by IBD
15-25years and also 50-80years
Which patients are at risk of bacterial overgrowth
Diabetic patients
7 questions to ask about the character of
1- frequency 2- colour 3- formed or watery 4- blood? paper? mixed? 5- float? flushable? 6- smelly? 7- mucus
What do stools which float, are difficult to flush and offensive smelling suggest
Steatorrhea
Causes of steatorrhoea
Chronic pancreatitis and malabsorption
What are gauges of severity in diarrhoea
Urgency to go to the toilet, incontinence
What should you always ask on top of SOCRATES
Have you had these symptoms before? How does this episode compare? Do you know what may have caused these symptoms
What does diarrhoea and vomitting suggest
Gastroenteritis
What GI associated symptoms should you ask about in diarrhoea
Vomiting Abdominal pain Jaundice Constipation Blood in the stool Weight loss Fever, tiredness, SOB -dyspepsia and dysphagia
What should you ask about if constipation and diarrhoea
Altered bowel habit? Tenesmus
What does weight loss and diarrhoea suggest
IBD, Carcinoma
What does fever, tiredness and SOB associating diarrhoea suggest
Chronic disease accompanying
Other presenting complaints to ask about in diarrhoea
Uveitis, scleritis, episcleritis
Rashes
Joint pain
Thyroid symptoms (feel hot, palpitations, weight loss)
Risk factor questions for diarrhoea
Recent foreign travel Eaten anything unusual Unwell contacts with similar symptoms Stress? Diet? Changes to meds?
Diarrhoea- general examination
Jaundice, signs of dehydration, signs of anaemia
Diarrhoea- hand examination
Clubbing
GI/ diarrhoea causes of clubbing
IBD
Hyperthryoid
Coeliac
Diarrhoea- eye examination
Iritis, episcleritis,
How to distinguish episcleritis and scleritis
Episcleritis is more localised whereas scleritis can be blue
Diarrhoea- mouth examination
Mouth ulcers
Diarrhoea- lymph examiation
Virchows node
Diarrhoea- abdomen examination
Masses, tenderness, bowel sounds
Diarrhoea- leg examination
Rashes
In a history should you ask age or DOB first
Age
MSK presenting complaints
Pain Stiffness Swelling Erythema Weakness Extra-articular symptoms
Questions about an MSK presenting complaint
SOCRATES
Have you ever had this before?
What do you think might have caused it? Trauma?
Questions about other presenting complaints in an MSK history
Extra-articular features
Risk factors for diseases
PC of other systems
MSK- Site, queries
Arthralgia, myalgia, soft tissue?
small or large joint?
Mono, Oligo, Poly?
Symmetrical, haphazard?
MSK- Onset, queries
Post trauma
Gradual onset
Acute onset
MSK- Post trauma onset
Haemarthrosis
Tendon tear
Tendonitis
MSK- Gradual onset
OA
RA
Chronic injury
MSK- Acute onset
Gout
Vacular aetiology
Trauma
OA joint distribution
Neck Spine Hip Distal fingers Knee
RA joint distribution
Neck Shoulder Elbow Wrist Every hand joint Hip Knee Ankle Every foot joint
Psoariatic arthritis joint distribution
Elbow Wrist Fingers Knee Ankle Toes
Ankylosing spondylitis joint distribution
Spine
Pelvis
Knee
MSK: Deep, boring pain esp at night
Osteomyelitis, osteonecrosis, bone mets
MSK: Diffuse pain
Osteomalacia
Fibromyalgia
MSK: Stiffness, poorly localised pain, worse on movement. Muscle pain
Polymyositis
Dermatomyositis
Partial muscle tears
MSK: Sharp pain worse on movement
Fracture pain
MSK: Shooting pain (peripheral nerve/root impingement)
Disc prolapse
Sciatica
MSK: Widespread unremitting pain, poorly controlled
Fibromyalgia, complex pain syndrome
MSK: Exquisite pain but no apparent abnormality
Compartment syndrome
MSK: Wells criteria
Clinical signs of DVT PE more likely than alternative Immobilised 3 days Previous DVT or PE Haemoptysis Active malignancy
MSK: Nerve compression radiation
Radiates to the nerve distribution
MSK: Neck pain radiation
Radiates to the shoulder and over the top of the head
MSK: Low grade fever
SLE
RA
Giant cell arteritis
MSK: Spiking fever
Septic arthritis
Bone TB
Osteomyelitis
MSK: Spiking fever and pain which moves from joint to joint
Rheumatic fever
Gonococcal arthritis
MSK: Weight loss
Malignancy
Bone METs
Systemic (SLE, RA)
MSK: extra articular features
Rash Malaise Jaw claudication Headache Diarrhoea & GI Eye involvement
MSK: Timing questions
How often?
For how long?
Is there a pattern?
MSK: early morning stiffness and pain which lasts more than 30mins
Rheumatoid arthritis
MSK: end of the day aches and pains
Osteoarthritis
MSK: Stiffness which improves on exercise in younger patients
AnkSpond
MSK: Suggested exacerbating factors
Cold weather Physical exertion Infection Immobility Certain foods (alcohol)
MSK: Suggested alleviating factors
Warmth
Exercise
Resting
NSAIDs
MSK: Very severe pain
Trauma
Gout
Septic arthritis
Vascular
MSK: Severity questions
Scale 1-10
Stop you doing things?
Affect social/work?
Wake you up?
MSK: Stiffness questions
Restricted ROM?
Difficulty moving but normal ROM?
Painful movement? Particular joint or generalised movements?
MSK: Inflammatory stiffness
Early morning, more than 30mins, wears off with activity, responds well to NSAIDs
MSK: Non inflammatory stiffness
Mechanical, stiffness after rest but lasting less than 30mins. End of day stiffness and tiring
MSK: Polymyalgia rheumatica stiffness
Shoulder and pelvic areas. Temporal arteritis associated. Jaw claudication, temporal pain, vision symptoms. GIVE STEROIDS
MSK: AnkSpond stiffness
Back stiffness on waking up
MSK: Unilateral swelling
Local cause
MSK: Bilateral/symmetrical swelling
Systemic cause
MSK: Sudden onset swelling
Vascular, acute injury
MSK: Gradual onset swelling
Chronic injury or inflammation
MSK: swelling DHx
Anticoagulants? Bleeding disorder?
MSK: Erythema and warmth
Infective arthritis
Trauma
Foods which cause gout
Anchioves
Fish
Kidney, liver
Yeast (beer)
Foods which prevent gout
Lemon Cherries Peppers Watercress Ginger Tumeric
What are gout crystals made out of
Uric acid crystals
What are pseudogout crystals made out of
Calcium pyrophosphate
Which gender gets more gout
Males
Which gender gets more pseudogout
Females
Gout on light microscopy
Negatively birefringent needles
Pseudogout on light microscopy
Positively birefringent rhomboids
Which joints are affected by gout
1st MTP, small joints of hand, wrist, ankle, elbow, knee
Which joints are affected by pseudogout
Knee, wrist and ankle
Which other changes are associated with gout
Purine rich foods, obesity, DM, crystal cellulitis, gout tophi, urate kidney stones
Which other changes are associated with pseudogout
Fever, chondrocalcinosis on XRay
MSK: Neurological causes of weakness
Spinal cord injury Nerve root entrapment Single nerve damage MND GBS Polio
MSK: Muscular causes of weakness
Myositis
Myalgia
Muscle atrophy
Causes of myositis
Injury
Infection
Autoimmune
Causes of muscle atrophy
Malnutrition Burns Muscular dystrophy Drug SEs LMN damage
Infective causes of myalgia
Coxsackie virus Cytomegalovirus Dengue fever Streptococcus Mycoplasma
Trauma causes of myalgia
Tears
Haematoma
Rhabdomyolysis
Inflammatory causes of myalgia
Polymyalgia rheumatica
Dermatomyositis
Polymyositis
Drugs causes of myalgia
Alcohol withdrawal
Statins
Triptans
Metabolic causes of myalgia
Hypo/hyperthyroid
Addisons disease
Low vitamin D
Myotoxic drugs
Colchicine Antimalarial Statins Corticosteroids Sulfonamides Zidovudine
MSK: Past medical history
Previous MSK
TB
Gout
Risk Factors
MSK: PMH Risk Factors
DM Coeliac Steroid therapy Fractures or deformities Stroke
MSK: Gout PMH questions
Alcohol
Renal disease
Metabolic syndrome
Aspirin, diuretics
MSK; Family history
Inflammatory arthritis (1stDegree) OA/osteoporosis HLA-B27 Charcot Marie Tooth Osteogenesis imperfecta Ehlers-Danlos, Marfans Muscular dystrophies
4 HLA-B27 seronegative conditions
PEAR Psoariatic arthritis Enteropathic arthritis Ank Spond Reactive arthritis
MSK: Drug history
Steroids Statins ACE-I Anti epileptics Immunosuppressants Quinolones
MSK: what do steroids cause
Osteoporosis
Myopathy
Osteonecrosis
MSK: what do statins cause
Myalgia, myositis, myopathy
MSK: what do ACE-I causee
Myalgia
Arthralgia
MSK: what do anti-epileptics cause
Osteomalacia
Arthralgia
MSK: what do immunosuppressants cause
Infections: Osteomyelitis
MSK: what do quinolones cause
Tendinopathy, tendon rupture
MSK: Social history
Occupation Ethnicity Sexual History Alcohol Smoking IVDU Diet
MSK: occupational diseases
Repetitive strain disorder
Hand vibration syndrome
Fatigue syndrome
MSK: Ethnicity diseases
African- sickle cell
Asian- osteomalacia
TB areas- bone TB
MSK: Sexual diseases
HIV- reactive arthritis, gonoccal arthritis
Neurosyphilis
Hep B
MSK: Alcohol diseases
Trauma Gout Myopathy Rhabdomyolysis Neuropathy
MSK: Smoking diseases
Lung cancer bone mets
RA
MSK: IVDU diseases
Trauma
Hep B
HIV
MSK: Diet diseases
Vitamin deficiencies
-rickets/osteomalacia
-scurvy
Osteoporosis
MSK: Extra-articular features
Brain Hair Eyes Mouth Face/skin Nail changes Skin rash Dry cough/ SOB Arrythmias Abdominal pain Aches/ weakness Hand deformities
MSK: brain signs
SLE= depression&migraines Fibromyalgia= tension ha GCA= throbbing ha + vision loss
MSK: hair signs
SLE= scarring allopecia
Dry? Brittle?
MSK eye signs
Sjogrens= red and dry Episcleritis= pain & tearing Uveitis= pain & floaters
MSK: mouth signs
Crohns&SLE= sores Sjogrens&RA= dry
MSK: face
Sarcoidosis= lupus pernio SLE= malar rash Sjogrens= big salivary glands
MSK: arrythmias
SLE= endocarditis
Scarring and cardiomyopathy
MSK: dry cough/sob
Sarcoidosis
SLE
Caplans
MSK: Aches and weakness
PMR
Steroids
Sjogrens
Dermatomyositis
MSK: Abdominal pain
SLE= serositis
Sarcoidosis= high Ca2+
Fibromyalgia= IBS
Enteropathic A= IBD
MSK: Nail changes
Psoariatic arthritis= nail pitting
MSK: Skin rash
Erythema Nodosum
TB, Sarcoidosis
SLE= photophobia
Osteoarthritis XRay signs
LOSS Loss of joint space osteophytes Subchondral cysts Subarticular sclerosis
MSK: DIPJ
OA (Heberdens)
Psoariatic
Reactive
MSK: PIPJ
OA (Bouchards)
SLE
RA
Psoariatic
MSK: MCP
RA
Pseudogout
Haemochromatosis
MSK: Base of thumb
OA
MSK: Wrist
RA Pseudogout JIA Carpal tunnel Gonococcal arthritis