Red Flags Flashcards
1
Q
General Red Flags (5)
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Weight loss/gain Change in appetite Malaise Lethargy Fever
2
Q
Resp Red Flags (7)
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Cough (productive) Sputum (volume + colour) Haemoptysis (volume) SOB Wheeze Hoarse Voice Chest pain
3
Q
Cardio Red Flags (7)
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Chest pain Palpitations Dizziness SOB PND (wake up during the night breathless) Orthopnea (trouble breathing when lying flat) Ankle swelling Claudication (painful legs)
4
Q
GI Red Flags (13)
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Abdominal pain Weight loss Indigestion Dysphagia Odynophagia (pain on swallowing) Vomiting Nausea Haematemesis (blood in vomit) Malaena (black tar-like stool) Haematochezia (bright red stool) Diarrhoea Constipation Tenesmus
5
Q
Social History (10)
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Alcohol Smoking Occupation Hobbies Does illness affect daily life? Situation at home (do they live alone) Stairs in the house? Travel Pets Done anything out of the ordinary recently?
