ROS Flashcards
Topics to include
General, skin/hair/nails, lymph nodes, blood, head, eyes, nose, mouth, throat/neck, resp, CV, GI, GU, MS, nervous, mental status, endocrine
General
denies major illness, recent weight change, weakness, malaise, fatigue, fever, chills, night sweats
Skin, hair, nails
denies rashes/lesions/pruritus
lymph nodes
denies enlargement, pain
blood
denies anemia, bruising, easy bleeding
head
denies HA, trauma, vertigo, syncope, seizures, memory loss, masses
eyes
denies discharge, redness, visual loss, diplopia, trauma, glasses, photophobia, blurring
ears
hearing loss, tinnitus, discharge, pain, OM
nose
denies discharge, obstruction, epistaxis, allergies, frequent colds
mouth
denies sores, bleeding, teeth, abn taste, TMJ
throat/neck
denies swelling, lumps, voice change, ST, swelling, masses, goiter
breasts
lumps, pain, nipple discharge, last mammogram
endocrine
polyphagia, polydipsia, polyuria, temperature intolerance
resp
dyspnea, orthopnea, wheezing, cough, pneumonia, asthma
CV
CP, palpitations, peripheral edema, murmurs, HTN, known heart disease
GI
appetite, denies N/V, abd, pain, diarrhea, constipation, hernia, dysphagia, melena, BRBPR, pain, hemorrhoids, GERD
GU
polyuria, oliguria, dysuria, hematuria, incontinence, nocturia, pain, UTI, STD hx, lesions, discharge, or masses
MS
denies weakness, atrophy, swelling, joint pain
neuro
paralysis, incoordination, pain, paresthesias, anesthesia
mental status
suicidal/homicidal ideation, relations with family, lability of mood, hallucination, delusion, depression, anxiety, somnolence, changes in sleep, sexuality probs
