Systems review Flashcards
1
Q
CVS system r/v?
A
- CP
- SOBOE
- Orthopnea
- PND
- heart racing/beating irregularly
- blackouts without warning (Stokes-Adams attack)
- blackouts with exercise (aortic stenosis, HOCM)
- claudication
- cold/blue hands/feet
- hx of HT, AMI, rheumatic fever
2
Q
Resp systems r/v?
A
- SOB
- cough? productive? blood?
- fever/chills
- night sweats (TB, cancer)
- wheezing when SOB
- snoring? fall asleep during the day?
- hoarseness/change of voice
3
Q
GI system r/v?
A
- indigestion (discomfort/pain after meals)
- heartburn (burning pain in chest)
- difficulty swallowing
- abdo pain/discomfort
- abdo bloating/distention
- vomiting? blood?
- frequency of bowel motions
- diarrhoea/constipation
- change in bowel habits
- black / bloody stool
- diet
- lose weight recently
- eyes/skin ever been yellow
- hx of GI problems
4
Q
UG system r/v?
A
- dysuria
- urgency
- frequency
- nocturia
- incontinence
- incomplete emptying? hesistancy? stream force (is the stream as good as it used to be?
Appearance: - haematuria
- frothy urine
- UG/pelvic pain
- erectile dysfunction
- lumps/discharge (esp testicular mass)
- hx of UTI/stones
5
Q
Haem system r/v?
A
- gets tired easily?
- *fevers,chills/rigors
- bruise easily? difficulty to stop bleeding?
- clots (Hx of VTE)
- *lumps under your arms, neck/groin?
6
Q
MSK system r/v?
A
- joint pain (knees, shoulder, hands, back and neck…etc)
- joint redness/swollen
- joint stiffness
- hx of gout/ra
7
Q
Endocrine system r/v?
A
- swelling in neck
- tremble in hands
- hot/cold
- weight gain/loss
- fatigue
- sweating
- change in hair/skin
- change in voice
- thirst (DM)
8
Q
Neuro system r/v?
A
- headache
- N/V
- seizures
- dizzy/fainting/blackouts
- pins and needles
- numbness
- weakness
- vision/hearing
- balance
- hx stroke/head injury
9
Q
Eldery patients r/v?
A
Falls risk/hx
- mobility
- medications (polypharmacy and confusion of doses)
- balance
- weakness
- dizziness
- vision
- ADLs
cognitive:
- forget things
- ability to manage things
- any help at home
