SOAP NOTE KADIN Flashcards
NLDOCAT
Nature
Location
Duration
Onset
Course
Aggravated
Treatment
Nature
Do you have burning, tingling, shooting, or numbness pain?
Location
Can you point with one finger where it hurts?
Duration
Months, weeks, days?
Onset
Did this happen gradually or all at once?
Course
Getting better or worse? Radiating to other parts of body?
Aggravated
What makes it worse? Walking, certain shoes, resting?
Treatment
What have you tried to make it better?
Does he have any fever, chills, nausea, or vomiting? Shortness of breath? Any trauma? If trauma, know when last time he ate
Temperature
36.5-37.6 C
Objective:
VITALS
- Temperature
- Heart Rate
- Respiratory Rate
- Blood Pressure
- Pulse Oximetry
- Pain Scale
Heart Rate
80-100 beats/min
Respiratory Rate
12-22 breaths/min
Blood Pressure
100-160 mmHg systolic
Pulse Oximetry
95-100 SpO2
Pain Scale
scale of 1-10
General Exam
Awake, alert, oriented
Well groomed
dressing are dry and intact. No strikethrough
Neurologic
Light touch
Vibratory
Sharp/dull
Proprioception
Deep Reflexes
Superficial Reflexes
SW
Light touch
10g Semmes Weinstein Monofilament (5.07)
Vibratory
128 Hz Tuning Fork
Sharp/dull
the blunt end and sharp end of a swab stick
Proprioception
move hallux up or down in space
Deep Achilles
Achilles (L5-S2) and Patellar (L2-L4) with a reflex hammer
Superficial Relflexes
Babinski sign with a curved stroke of the reflex hammer
SW
10/10
Vascular
Pulses
Doppler Ultrasound
Capillary refill
Digital hair
Varicosities
Edema
Skin temperature
Pulses
Dorsalis Pedis (DP) and Posterior Tibialis (PT) palpable
Doppler Ultrasound
Mono-, Bi-, Triphasic
Capillary refill
<3 seconds or >3 seconds
Digital hair
(+/-) presents (hair in toes=good blood flow)
Varicosities
(+/-) presents
Edema
pitting edema vs non-
1+ minima, 2+ moderate, 3+ severe
Skin temperature
is cold/warm to the touch
Hot: inflammation or infection
Warm: normal healthy
Cold: poor blood flow
Muscular
Foot type
Digital deformity
Range of Motion (ROM)
Muscle Strength
Equines
Biomechanics
Foot type
pes cavus, pes rectus, pes planus
Digital deformity
bunion, claw toe, hammer toe, mallet toe, hallux limitus. Amputations
Range of Motion (ROM)
Adequate ROM to MTPK, STJ, and AJ without crepitus, slight pain at end of range of motion
Muscle strength
5/5 on all quadrants
Equines
Gastroc equinus
Gastroc-soleus equinus
Pseudoequinus
Biomechanics
Gait analyses
WB vs non-
Dermatological: Nails
Onychauxis
thickened, long nail
Dermatological: Nails
Onycholysis
separated nail
Dermatological: Nails
Onychocrytosis
ingrown nail
Dermatological: Nails
Onychogryphosis
ram’s horn nail
Dermatological: Nails
Onychomycosis
fungal nail
Dermatological: Skin
No hyperkeratotic lesions, verruca tissue, foreign body
Mild edema, erythema but no open lesions abrasion, or interdigital maceration
No varicosities, telangiectasias, pigmented lesion, or venous stasis
Adequate fat padding to the plantar aspect of the foot
Ulcer
Length x width x depth
Location?
Granular or fibrotic base?
Roofing/undermining?
Tracking? Tunneling? Macerated or hypertrophic border?
Probes to a bone?
Sanguineous or serious drainage?
Periwound erythema or edema?
Malodor present?
Type: decubitus, ischemic, venous, neuropathic ulcer/
LABS
CBC
BMP
PT/INR
Culture
Gram stain
Liver function
CBC (complete blood count)
is a blood test that measures many different parts and features of your blood
BMP (basic metabolic panel)
is a test that measures eight different substances in your blood. It provides important information about your body’s chemical balance and metabolism
PT/INR (prothrombin time test with an international normalized ratio)
A prothrombin time (PT) test measures how many seconds it takes for a clot to form in a blood sample
Culture
laboratory test to check for bacteria or other germs in a blood sample
Gram Stain
identify the cause of a bacterial infection
Liver function
blood tests that can provide information about how your liver is working
Radiographs
3 views of foot, 3 views of ankle x-ray
CT scan (Computerized Tomography Scan)
diagnostic imaging procedure that uses a combination of X-rays and computer technology to produce images of the inside of the body
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes inside the body
MRA (Magnetic Resonance Angiogram)
type of MRI that looks specifically at the body’s blood vessels
Ultrasound
A procedure that uses high-energy sound waves to look at tissues and organs inside the body
Assessment:
Comorbidities
DMII
HTN
Afib
RA
Anemia
Smoker
Assessment:
Think diagnosis or differential diagnosis
Hammertoes, ankle fracture, neuropathic ulcer
Plan
Educate patient
Medication dispensed
New exams (labs or x-ray)
Weight bearing status: WB, non-WB, or partial-WB
Pt. will return to clinic in ____ weeks