Red Flags Flashcards
Constipation
Blood in stool
Rectal bleeding
Unintentional weight loss
FH colorectal cancer
Abdominal Pain
Severe or progressive pain or distention
Signs of shock (eg, tachycardia, hypotension,
diaphoresis, confusion)
Progressive vomiting
Lightheadedness on standing
Acute onset of pain
Involuntary guarding
Orthostatic hypotension
Fever
Leukocytosis and granulocytosis
Decreased urine output
Headache
Confusion/altered mental state
Sudden onset of severe headache
Onset after physical activity
Stiff neck
Syncope
History of trauma
Fever
Thunderclap headache
LOC
Fever
Unintentional weight loss, Night sweats
Severe headache
Skin rash
Photophobia
Stiff neck or pain when bending forwards
Confusion
Persistent vomiting, chest pain, SOB
Dyspnea w chest pain
Abdominal pain
Dysuria
Convulsion/seizures
Unintentional weight loss/gain
Weight loss - (Cancer)
Fever
Fatigue
Night sweats
Loss of appetite
Weight Gain - (DM)
Polyuria
Polyphagia
Polydipsia
Lower Extremity Limb Pain
DVT risk factors
Recent injury/trauma
Head of femur pain (Avascular necrosis)
Upper Extremity Limb Pain
Recent injury/Trauma
Severe pain, burning, numbness (Acute compartment syndrome)
Unrelenting diffuse pain at night, fever, weight loss (Bone cancer, infection, osteomyelitis)
Scaphoid pain (Fracture can limit blood flow to whole hand)
Chest pain
Acute onset
History of trauma
N/V
SOB
Blood in sputum
Smoking
Radiation to l shoulder, jaw
Onset with activity
History of HTN, CVD, MI
FLASHED - Family history, lipids, age (55 M / 45 F), HTN, exercise, diabetes, diet
Syncope
History of heart disease
SOB
Palpitations
Loss of consciousness during/after exercise
Cough
Fever
Respiratory distress
Hemoptysis
Altered level of consciousness
CURB-65 (Confusion, BUN, RR > 30, BP < 90/60, 65YO)
Dyspnea
Acute onset
Itching/swelling (throat/body)
Eating/drinking with onset
Recent bedrest/prolonged sitting (plane)
Recent surgery
History of DVT, clotting disorders
Recent fracture/trauma
ear ache
Pain/swelling over mastoid
Bloody otorrhea
Facial weakness
Vertigo
Nystagmus
Headache w neck pack
Photophobia
Nasal sx/sinus congestion
Orbital complaints
CNS complaints (severe headache, stiff neck)
Sore throat
Sudden, severe throat pain esp in older adults > aortic dissection or pneumothorax
Inability to swallow, drooling, hoarse voice
Heartburn/indigestion
Sx provoked by physical activity
Sx relieved by rest
Radiation to left shoulder, down arm, to neck or jaw
SOB, N/V, and sweating
RF for cardiac dz
