red flags Flashcards

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EYE

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  • Eye pain (e.g. sharp pain)
  • Sensitive to light
  • Vision lost
  • Trauma or injury to the eye
  • Spread to one eye (unilateral/bilateral)
    * Sx affect one eye rather than both
  • Yellow discharge, crusting
  • Blurry vision that does not clear on blinking
  • Foreign body sensation
  • Any eye surgery
  • Sx significant and pt wears contact lens
  • History of ocular disease
  • Intense redness in eyes
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HEADACHE

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  • Trauma to the head
  • Stroke (FAST)
  • Infection
  • Psychiatric disorders - mood or behavioral changes
  • Cluster headache - red watery eye, runny nose
  • Progressive headache (worsening)
  • Eye pain
  • Seizure, loss of consciousness

SNNOOP10

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pain

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  • Infection - fever, night sweating, chills, unintended weight loss
  • Neurological cause - numbness, muscle weakness, loss of bladder control
  • Cancer - FH/PMH
  • Mechanical - Loss of range of motion
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gerd

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  • MI (radiating chest pains)
  • Pneumonia
  • Asthma
  • ALARM:
    * GI bleed (coughing of coffee-ground like substance, black tarry sticky stools)
    * Pain or difficulty swallowing
    * Unintentional weight loss
    * Anemia, jaundice
  • Possible medication related
  • Extra-esophageal (cough, sore throat, wheeze, SOB, enamel erosion)
  • Mod-severe GERD ≥3wx/ wk with significant impact on QOL
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constipation/ diarrhea

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  • Blood in stool
  • Severe abdominal pain
  • GI bleed (coughing of coffee-ground like substance, black tarry sticky stools)
  • Anaemia, abdominal masses, rectal masses, unintentional weight loss, fever
  • Mucus stool
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skin

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  • Secondary bacterial infection (pus, fever)
  • Suicidal
  • ABCDE for skin malignancies
    * Asymmetrical lesion
    * Border irregular
    * Colour, pigmentation
    * Diameter >6mm
    * Evolving
  • SJS/TENS, DRESS skin peeling, blistering
  • Discolouration of skin & severe pain (necrotising fasciitis)
  • Spreading
  • Widespread rash
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ear

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  • Trauma
  • Fever
  • Discharge
  • Loss of hearing
  • Dizziness/vertigo
  • Recent ear surgery in past 6 weeks
  • Foreign objects
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URTI

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  • Sore throat: GAS: white patchy exudates in the throat, swollen/tender lymph nodes
  • Infection: Fever, night sweats, UWL
    Cough:
  • Asthma, CVD, HF
  • Coughing of blood
  • croup/ barking cough (child)
  • Chronic cough with sputum >3mnths
  • a/w GERD
  • a/w drug (ACEi)
  • Foreign object aspiration
    Nasal-related
  • Nose bleed
  • Loss of smell
  • Facial pain/fullness, severe headache, eye pain
  • Chest pain, SOB
  • Frail pt, advanced age
  • Infant <1yr
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AR

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  • Child <12, unless dx by dr for AR alr
  • Preg
  • Facial pain
  • Mucopurulent nasal discharge
  • Severe headache, eye pain
  • Uncontrolled asthma, shortness of breath
  • Nose bleed
  • Loss of smell
  • Unilateral symptoms
  • Severe impair daily activities ≥4days/wk and >4wks/ep
    * Disturbed sleep, daily activities, sports, problem at work/ school, disturbing sx
  • Sx of otitis media, sinusitis, bronchitis, other infections
  • Sx of undx asthma, COPD (wheeze, SOB)
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eye counsel

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Eye: cool compress (itch), warm compress (drain), vit A (AREDS), don’t rub, contact lens hygiene, artificial tears

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skin counsel

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Skin: don’t pick, scratch, wash face BD, non-comedolytic pdts, moisturise (emollient therapy), occlusive clothing, avoid irritation (temp, humidity, soap)

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GIT counsel

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GIT: probiotics, hydrate, BRAT (banana, rice, applesauce, toast), yoga, relaxation, gum

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GERD counsel

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smoking cessation, weight loss, irritant food (spicy, acidic juice, coffee, carbonated), decr LES food (fatty food, alcohol, chocolate). Meds that irritate esophageal mucosa (tetra, bisphos, quinidine, Fe, aspirin, NSAID – or take with a lot of water), sx after eating (take smaller meals, avoid lying down immediately), 6-8inch under head when sleep, avoid tight fitting clothes

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constipation counsel

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fiber 20-30g (prunes gt sugar), suppl, respond to bowel feedback, hydration, exercise, posture

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diarrhea counsel

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hydration
electrolytes

avoid raw, uncooked food

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ear counsel

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Ear: prevent water in ear (dry/ shake out), do not manual/ insert anything into ear, irrigation, clean hearing aids

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URTI counsel

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prevent spread of infectious disease (hand wash, mask, disinfect), flu vaccination (esp ≥50yrs immunocomp, CVS, pul, metabolic disease, preg – inactivated vaccines), saline nasal wash
Humidifier, hydration, irritant (smoke, dust, pollutant), rest

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AR counsel

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triggers, animal dander (HEPA), dust mites (wash warm water, dryer hot setting, humidity), cockroach (clean), mould (humidity, water leakage), saline

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headache counsel

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prevent trigger (stress, activity locked position, alc, caffeine), hydrate, exercise, SLEEP

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pain counsel

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Prevention (physical exercise – taichi, swim, muscle, flexibility, weight), posture, sitting posture, lifting (bend knees)

RICE

(hot compress for back sprains, sprain after ICE 2day)

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Sleep hygiene:

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same time, avoid large meals 2hr and fluids before bed, regular exercise, room dark quiet ventilated, avoid using bed for other activity, routine to get ready for bed, relaxation techniques, avoid caffeine, nicotine, alcohol

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antidep counsel

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improve mood and energy. antidep discontinuation syn (FINISH, taper over few wks.
Less with Fluo. Most with Paroxetine, Venla – short t1/2)

  • Suicidal thoughts (call emergency)
    o All S: GI, sexual dysfunc.
    o Venla: HTN
    o Mirt: sedation, weight gain
    o Bupropion (no S): not for seizure, psychosis, eating d/o
    o TCA: poor tolerability, sedate, Ach, OH, arrhythmia, seizure
  • Non-pharm: sleep hygiene, psychotherapy, ECT (severe)
        o	Duloxetine (DM peripheral neuropathy, fibromyalgia, chronic MSK pain)
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Antipsychotic: thought organiser counsel

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  • Drowsy, dizzy, MUSCLE NMS (lead pipe rigidity, CK fever, confuse, tremor, muscle stiff), EPSE, GIT, dry mouth, constipation, sun sensitivity, blur vision, restless, infection (clozapine)
  • Non-pharm: dystonia – Ach, low potency QUET/ Akathisia – clonazepam, propranolol, SGA/ tardive dyskinesia – irrever if too late, discont Ach, switch to SGA, tx valbenazine.
    o Metabolic SE (dysLDL statins, metformin), SGA
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anticholinergic counsel

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  • Some Antihistamines may cause drowsiness or dizziness
    Avoid driving, operating machinery or other activities which require concentration while on this medication
  • Dry mouth, skin and eyes
    Drink more water or suck an ice cube to help with mouth dryness
    Use moisturising eye drops to resolve eye dryness
  • Difficulty in passing urine
    Stop taking Antihistamines and consult your healthcare professional for other alternatives
  • Confusion in the elderly or very young children
    Stop taking Antihistamines and consult your healthcare professional for other alternatives