System Review And Physical Examination Flashcards
What symptoms will you suspect in a cardiovascular disease
Breathlessness on lying down flat, chest pains, palpitations, fatigue, leg pains on exertion, exercise tolerance, ankle swelling, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea
What symptoms will you suspect if it’s a respiratory disease
Ask about cough, sputum production, chest pains, haemoptysis, breathlessness and wheeze.
Symptoms for digestive system
about condition of the mouth or bleeding gums, nausea, vomiting, bowel habits and nature of the stools. Ask about abdominal pains, difficulty with swallowing, belching, haematemesis, epigastric fullness and flatus. Ask about indigestion and weight loss, the colour of stools (pale, dark, black or bloody stool), heartburn, tongue problems
Symptoms for ear nose and throat
Earache
Sore throat
Hearing deficit
Eye: visual changes , redness,weeping,itching,discharge
Symptoms for CNs
Headache
Head injury
Dizziness- the world is spinning around you
Vertigo- you are spinning around the world
Memory and concentration changes
Visual disturbances
numbness/tingling, muscle weakness, dizziness, vertigo, blackouts, fits, sleep pattern, vision and double vision, syncope, hearing (e.g. deafness, tinnitus) and disturbed sensation. These symptoms need considerable amplification to make sure that the patient and the doctor mean the same thing.
Symptoms for urinary system
ry System
Ask about dysuria, polyuria, nocturia, oliguria, stress and/or urge incontinence, poor stream and stress incontinence. Also ask about strangury which is a constant desire to urinate although there is little or no urine to be voided. Ask about the frequency of micturition both during the day and during the night.
Symptoms for reproductive system
Genital System
Ask about menarche, frequency and duration of periods, blood loss e.g. clots, flooding. Are periods painful? Ask about sexual activity, libido, impotence, infertility, urethral or vaginal discharge and post-menopausal bleeding.
What is oliguria
Low urine output
What are canker sores
Sores in the mouth
Which part of the body does heartburn and indigestion occur
Lower chest Upper abdomen (indigestion)
Hemoptysis
Coughing up blood
What is stress or urge incontinence
Loss of bladder control, varying from a slight loss of urine after sneezing, coughing or laughing, to complete inability to control urination.
What is paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (PND) is defined as respiratory distress that awakens patients from sleep; it is related to posture (especially reclining at night) and is attributed to congestive heart failure (CHF) with pulmonary edema, or in some cases to chronic pulmonary disease
What is orthopnea and difference between orthopnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
Orthopnea is the sensation of breathlessness in the recumbent position, relieved by sitting or standing. Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (PND) is a sensation of shortness of breath that awakens the patient, often after 1 or 2 hours of sleep, and is usually relieved in the upright position.
What is angina
Angina is chest pain or discomfort caused when your heart muscle doesn’t get enough oxygen-rich blood. It may feel like pressure or squeezing in your chest. The discomfort also can occur in your shoulders, arms, neck, jaw, or back.
What are palpitations
Rapid pounding heart beats
You feel like your heart is beating boom boom boom like loudly
What is syncope
Temporary sudden Loss of consciousness or fainting
Difference between heart related chest pain and respiratory related chest pain
Pressure, fullness, burning or tightness in your chest
Crushing or searing pain that radiates to your back, neck, jaw, shoulders, and one or both arms
Pain that lasts more than a few minutes, gets worse with activity, goes away and comes back, or varies in intensity
Shortness of breath
Cold sweats
Dizziness or weakness
Nausea or vomiting
Resp related: Pleuritis. Also known as pleurisy, this is an inflammation or irritation of the lining of the lungs and chest. You likely feel a sharp pain when you breathe, cough, or sneeze. The pain will like increase with exertion and heavy breathing, and decrease with rest, and stable or slow breathing
Flooding with regards to blood loss in women
Flooding’– when bleeding is so heavy that seating or sheets become soaked with blood while sitting or lying down. Feeling that your periods are interfering in your everyday life.
What is exophthalmos
Bulging eyes Also called: Exophthalmos OverviewTreatmentsNews Overview Description Bulging of the eyes, which causes the eyes to move out of the sockets in one or both eyes.
What is myoxedema
Myxedema is another term for severely advanced hypothyroidism. Th
What shows conjunctivis
Pink eyes
What is asterixis or flapping tremor
Asterixis is a tremor of the hand when the wrist is extended, sometimes said to resemble a bird flapping its wings. This motor disorder is characterized by an inability to maintain a position,
What is halitosis
Bad breath
What is retrosternal pain
Pain the radiates to the arms, throat or jaw
