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HEADACHE

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Vital signs, inspection and plapation of entire head; ENT inspection; complete neurologic exam, including funduscopic exam

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CONFUSION/MEMORY LOSS

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Vital signs; complete neurologic exam, including min-mental status exam and gait; general physical exam. including ENT, heart, lungs, abdomen, and extremities

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DEPRESSED MOOD

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Vital sings; head and neck exam; neurologic exam; mental status exam, including documentation of appearance, behavior, speech, mood, affect, thought process, thought content, cognition (measured by the 30-point min-mental status exam), insight, and judgement

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PSYCHOSIS

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Vital signs, mental status exam

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DIZZINESS

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Vital signs; complete neurologic exam, including Romberg test, nystagmus, tilt test (e.g. Dix-Hallpike maneuver), gait, hearing and Weber and Rinne test; ENT exam; cardiovascular exam

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LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS

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Vital signs, including orthostatics; complete neurologic exam; carotid and cardiac exam; lung exam; exam of the lower extremities

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NUMBNESS/WEAKNESS

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Vital signs, neurologic and musculoskeletal exams; relevant vascular exam

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FATIGUE AND SLEEPINESS

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Vital signs, ENT exam (conjunctival pallor, oropharynx/palate, lymphadenopathy, thyroid exam); heart, lung, abdominal, neurologic, and extremity (pallor, coolness at distal extremities) exams, consider rectal exam and occult blood testing

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NIGHT SWEATS

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Vital signs, HEENT exam, including throat inspection lymphadenopathy; heart and lung exam; abdominal exam for heaptosplenomegaly; skin exam; musculoskeletal exam for joint pain

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INSOMNIA

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Vital signs; mental status exam

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SORE THROAT

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Vital signs; ENT exam, including oral thrush, tonsillar exudate, and lympadenopathy; lung abdominal, and skin exams

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COUGH/SHORTNESS OF BREATH

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Vital signs +/- pulse oximetry; exam of nasal mucosa, oropharynx, heart, lungs, lymph nodes, and extremities (clubbing, cyanosis, edema)

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CHEST PAIN

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Vital signs +/- BP in both arms, complete cardiovascular exam (JVD, PMI, chest wall tenderness, hearts sounds, pulses, edema); lung and abdominal exams

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PALPITATIONS

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Vital sings, endocrine/thyroid exam including exophthalmos, lid retraction, lid lag, gland size, bruit, and tremor; complete cardiovascular exam

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WEIGHT LOSS

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Vital signs; complete physical exam

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WEIGHT GAIN

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Vital signs; complete physical exam, including signs of Cushing syndrome (hypertension, central obesity, moon face, buffalo hump, supraclavicular fat pads, purple abdominal striae)

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ABDOMINAL PAIN

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Vitals; heart and lung exams; abdominal exam, including guarding, rebound, Murphy sign, psoas and obturator signs, CVA palpation; rectal exam; pelvic exam (women)

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CONSTIPATION/DIARRHEA

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Vital signs; relevant thyroid/endocrine exam; abdominal and rectal exams; +/- female pelvic exam

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UPPER GI BLEEDING

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Vital signs; including orthostatics; ENT, heart, lung, abdominal, and rectal exams

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BLOOD IN STOOL

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Vital signs, +/- orthostatics, abdominal and rectal exams

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HEMATURIA

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Vital signs, lymph nodes; abdominal exam; genitourinary and rectal exams; extremities

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OTHER URINARY SYMPTOMS

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Vital signs; abdominal exam (including suprapubic percussion to assess for a distended bladder); genital and rectal exams; focused neurologic exam

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ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION

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Vital signs; cardiovascular exam; genital and rectal exams.

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AMENORRHEA

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Vital signs; breast exam, complete pelvic exam

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VAGINAL BLEEDING

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Vital signs, abdominal exam; complete pelvic exam

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VAGINAL DISCHARGE

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Vital signs; abdominal exam, complete pelvic exam

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DYSPAREUNIA

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Vital signs; abdominal exam, complete pelvic exam

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ABUSE

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Vital signs; complete exam +/- pelvic

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JOINT/LIMB PAIN

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Vital signs; HEENT and musculoskeletal exam; relevant neurovascular exam

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LOW BACK PAIN

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Vital signs; neurologic exam (especially L4-S1 nerve roots); back palpation and range of motion (although rarely of diagnostic utility); hip exam (can refer pain to the back); consider rectal exam

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CHILD WITH FEVER

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Vital signs; HEENT, neck, heart, lung, abdominal, and skin exams.

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CHILD WITH GI SYMPTOMS

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Vital signs; heart and lungs; abdominal exam, rectal; pelvic exam (women)

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CHILD WITH RED EYE

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Vital signs, HEENT exam

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CHILD WITH SHORT STATURE

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Vital signs; height, weight, HEENT exam, heart and lung exam; abdominal exam, neurologic exam

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BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS IN CHILDHOOD

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Vital signs; neurologic exam

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