Systematic Enquiries Flashcards

Question 1

Q

General Systemic Enquiry?

Answer

A

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

Neck swelling/lumps
Pruritis
Bruising/Bleeding/Rashes

Question 2

Q

Respiratory Systemic Enquiry?

Answer

A

Cough
Sputum
Haemoptysis
Dyspnoea
Wheeze
Pleuritic Chest Pain

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

Question 3

Q

Cardiovascular Systemic Enquiry?

Answer

A

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

Question 4

Q

GI systemic Enquiry?

Answer

A

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

Question 5

Q

Neuro Systemic Enquiry?

Answer

A

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)

Question 6

Q

how to memorize neuro

Answer

A

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Chose
Handjob
For
Danny
Because
Vagina
Hurts
When
Shagging

Systematic Enquiries Flashcards

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