Review of Systems Flashcards
Clinical Skills
How does a review of systems typically proceed?
Head-to-toe
Clinical Skills
In the review of systems, what general topics should be addressed?
_____________
_____________
Fever/chills
Fatigue/weakness
Weight change
Sleep disturbances
Fever/chills
Fatigue/weakness
Clinical Skills
In the review of systems, what general topics should be addressed?
Weight change
Sleep disturbances
_____________
_____________
Weight change
Sleep disturbances
Fever/chills
Fatigue/weakness
Clinical Skills
In the review of systems, what skin changes should be assessed?
Rash
Lumps
Color changes
Clinical Skills
What is a simple method of performing the review of systems on a new patient?
Begin at the top of the head and move down
(head –> eyes –> nose –> mouth and throat –> neck –> breast –> respiratory –> cardiac –> GI –> etc.)
Clinical Skills
Name the first four steps of the review of systems.
1.
2.
3.
4.
- General
- Skin
- Head
- Eyes
Clinical Skills
Name the second four steps of the review of systems.
- General
- Skin
- Head
- Eyes
5.
6.
7.
8.
- General
- Skin
- Head
- Eyes
- Ears
- Nose
- Mouth and throat
- Neck
Clinical Skills
Name the third four steps of the review of systems.
- General
- Skin
- Head
- Eyes
- Ears
- Nose
- Mouth and throat
- Neck
9.
10.
11.
12.
- General
- Skin
- Head
- Eyes
- Ears
- Nose
- Mouth and throat
- Neck
- Breast
- Respiratory
- Cardiac
- Gastrointestinal
Clinical Skills
Name the fourth four steps of the review of systems.
- General
- Skin
- Head
- Eyes
- Ears
- Nose
- Mouth and throat
- Neck
- Breast
- Respiratory
- Cardiac
- Gastrointestinal
13.
14.
15.
16.
- General
- Skin
- Head
- Eyes
- Ears
- Nose
- Mouth and throat
- Neck
- Breast
- Respiratory
- Cardiac
- Gastrointestinal
- Genitourinary
- OB-GYN
- Musculoskeletal
- Peripheral vascular
Clinical Skills
Name the last four steps of the review of systems.
- General
- Skin
- Head
- Eyes
- Ears
- Nose
- Mouth and throat
- Neck
- Breast
- Respiratory
- Cardiac
- Gastrointestinal
- Genitourinary
- OB-GYN
- Musculoskeletal
- Peripheral vascular
17.
18.
19.
20.
- General
- Skin
- Head
- Eyes
- Ears
- Nose
- Mouth and throat
- Neck
- Breast
- Respiratory
- Cardiac
- Gastrointestinal
- Genitourinary
- OB-GYN
- Musculoskeletal
- Peripheral vascular
- Neurologic
- Hematological
- Endocrine
- Psychiatric
Clinical Skills
What are some features of the neurologic portion of the review of systems?
Dizziness, fainting, seizures, weakness, paresthesias
Clinical Skills
What are some features of the hematological portion of the review of systems?
Ease of bleeding, ease of bruising
Clinical Skills
What are some features of the endocrine portion of the review of systems?
Temperature intolerance, urination frequency changes, thirst changes, appetite changes
Clinical Skills
What are some features of the psychiatric portion of the review of systems?
Nervousness, stress, depression, memory loss