Systematic Enquiries Flashcards

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General Systemic Enquiry?

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Fatigue / Malaise
Sleep Disturbance
Night Sweats
Thirst
Weight or Appetite Changes
Fever

Neck swelling/lumps
Pruritis
Bruising/Bleeding/Rashes

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Respiratory Systemic Enquiry?

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Cough
Sputum
Haemoptysis
Dyspnoea
Wheeze
Pleuritic Chest Pain

Earache
Throatache
Sinusitis (blocked nose, discharge, face pain and dysnosmia)

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Cardiovascular Systemic Enquiry?

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Dyspnoea (at rest/exercise/orthopnoea/Paroxsymal Nocturnal Dyspnoea
Chest pain (particularly pressure)
Palpitations
Ankle Oedema
Varicose Veins
Claudication
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GI systemic Enquiry?

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Appetite & Weight
Mouth/Teeth/Tongue
Dysphagia
Dyspepsia (heartburn)
N&V
Haematemesis
Fat intolerance
Jaundice
Abdominal Pain
Abdominal Distension (bloating)
Bowel habit: Change/Constipation/Diarrhoea
Blood/Mucous/Melaena
Perianal e.g. pain/itching/lumps
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Neuro Systemic Enquiry?

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Speech Disturbance
Cognitive Impairment (through an MSQ)
Headache
Fits/Faints or Loss of consciousness
Dizziness / Vertigo
Balance
Vision - Loss of acuity or Diplopia
Hearing
Weakness
Altered Feeling (numbness/paraesthesia/tingling)
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how to memorize neuro

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Shannon
Chose
Handjob
For
Danny
Because
Vagina
Hurts
When
Shagging
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