Symptoms Qs Flashcards
Abdominal Pain General Sx Qs
Group 1 – Nausea and Vomiting?
Group 2 – Constipation and Diarrhea?
Group 3 – Bloating and Able to pass wind?
Group 4 – Fever and Dizziness?
Group 2 (if Diarrhea) - Abdo Pain? Pain on Passing Stools?
Abdominal Pain Qs
SIQORAA
Indigestion Qs
Describe what you mean by Indigestion
- Heart Burn?
- Abdominal pain or Discomfort?
- Bloating?
-Chest pain?
Back Pain Qs
SIQORAA
Pattern of Pain
- Pain at night?
- Pain worse in the morning?
- Pain worse at the end of the day?
- Pain better with rest?
- Pain better activity?
Mechanism of Trauma Qs
What were you doing?
Describe the Incident?
Direct Trauma to the chest and Abdomen?
Other Injuries - Head, LOC, Pain in other parts?
Diarrhea Qs
Timing - Onset, On/Off or C, Worse, # of episodes
Character - CCVO
A&A
Red Flags Qs - Wake you up night?
Dark Urine Qs
Color - Dark Red, Brown
Color Change
- Beginning of Urination
- At the end
- Throughout?
Contents? - Blood
Timing - Since, On/Off or C? Worse?
A&A
KP* - Pale Stools
Per-Rectal Bleeding Qs
Timing
A&A
CCVO
- Color
– Bright Red or Dark stool
– Blood Mixed with stools? or Streak in stool? or See in toilet paper?
Hyponatremia Case Steps
1st step – r/o Pseudohyponatremia
- Hyperglycemia
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hyperproteinemia
2nd step – Check volume
- Hypervolemia - Heart, Kidney, Liver Failure
- Hypovolemia - Vomiting, Diarrhea, Diuretics
- Euvolemia - Hypothyroid, SIADH,
Swelling in the Legs Qs
S - One side or both sides?
I - Up to which level of the leg does swelling extend to?
Q – (Pitting or Non-Pitting)
O - Since?, On/Off or Continuous, Worse?
R - Swelling in other parts of body?
A – Does standing make it worse? Lying down better?
- Swelling also there in the morning only? Only at the end of the day?
A
Buttocks Pain Qs
SIQORAA
S - In the back passage? Around it?
