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everything
and
then
adding
what
is
needed
upon
Chief
complains.
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differential
diagnosis
and
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about
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General
history:
Prefer
to
page
3-‐7
in
429
handouts
Fever
:
SOCRATES
Measured
or
not
?
by
who
?
Routes
?
Reading
?
what
have
been
done
so
far
?
SITE
:
x
O
:
Ø Onset
>
sudden
?
Gradual
?
Ø Duration
?
when
did
it
start?
C
:
Ø Character
?
How
,
you
documented
the
fever
or
hospital
?
and
how
much
it
was
?
Ø Contentious
or
intermitted
?
Ø Progressive
?
better
or
worse
with
time
R
(
Radiating
or
related
to
?)
Ø Related
to
infection
?
Animal
contact
?
TB?
STD
?
unpasteurized
MILK?
recent
respiratory
infection?
Omrah
?
UTI
?
YOU
NEED
TO
RULE
OUT
3
SYSTYM
INFECTION
(
CEREBRAL
,
RESPITAORY
,
URINARY
)
A
(
association
)
Ø Pain
?Chiils
?
cold
?
rigors
?shivering
?
respiratory
sympotoms
?
T
(
TIME
)
:
Ø Spesfic
time
?
morning
?
nights
..etc
E
:
Ø Elvating
and
realeving
?
S
(
severity
)
Ø Did
it
effect
your
life
?
work
?
1
)Constitutional
symptoms
C,S
:
Fever
?
loss
of
appetite
?wightloss
?
nightswets
?
Nausea
?
vomiting
?headache
?
2
)
Previous
episode
?
3
)Risk
factors?
Think
about
what
could
caused
fever
if
you
forget
it
in
the
relation
to
4
)Hospital
course?
5
)Complication
and
impact
of
the
CC
5
)Associated
symtoms
?
ask
about
the
systym
Questions
related
to
the
CC
in
fever
ask
about
the
3
systems
mentioned
above
1)Past
medical
:
CD
?
2)
Medication
:
3
)Past
surgical
:
4
)family
history
:
5
)Social
:
smoking
?
alcohol?
Contact
sick
,
tb
person?
Unsafe
intercourse
?
animal
?
unpastraized
milk?
6)
Menstrual
HX:
in
some
cases
• Allergy
?
blood
transfusion
(
if
yes
spesfic
q’s
)
?
Trama
?
End
by
quick
Systemic
review
Respiratory:
Couph
:
Sputum
+
hemoptysis
(
FOCA2TES)
SITE
:
x
Frequency
?
O
:
O
:
Ø Onset
>
sudden
?
Gradual
?
Ø Onset
>
sudden
?
Gradual
?
Ø Duration
?
when
did
it
start?
Ø Duration
?
when
did
it
start?
C
:
C
:
Ø Character
?
dry
,
productive
,
Ø Character
?
Color
?
Thick
,
light
?Smell
?
change
in
Character
.
Fresh
blood
?
Clotted
?
strakes
?
Ø Contentious
or
intermitted
?
Ø Contentious
or
intermitted
?
Ø Progressive
?
better
or
worse
with
Ø Progressive
?
better
or
worse
with
time
.
time
.
start
dry
then
became
A
productive
?
Ø Association
:
Couph
?Blood
?
Pain
R
(
Radiating
or
related
to
?)
?wheezing
?
Sputum
(
if
yes
ask
more)
Ø Ask
about
respiratory
symptom,
Bleeding
disorders
?
bleeding
from
other
And
Cardic
sites
?
Melena
?
hx
of
trama
?
Mucus?
A
(
association
)
Ø Pain
?wheezing
?
Sputum
(
if
yes
Ø Amount
?
ask
more)
T
(
TIME
)
:
T
(
TIME
)
:
Ø Specific
time
?
morning
?
Ø Specific
time
?
morning
?
after
E
:
meals
?
worse
at
night
?
Ø Elevating
and
relieving
and
participating
E
:
factors
?
Ø Elevating
and
relieving
and
S
(
severity
)
participating
factors
?
Ø Did
it
effect
your
life
?
work
?
S
(
severity
)
Also
in
hemoptysis
think
about
the
impact
so
ask
Ø Did
it
effect
your
life
?
work
?
quick
Question’s
about
anemia
Asthma:
TP
patient
(
typical
nightswets
and
S
:
X
fever
so
you
ask
about
fever
hx
and
someQ
O
:
duration
?
when
was
diagnosed
base
on
what
?
about
the
NS
)
plus:
Where?
When
,
where
and
how
C
:
*character
:
how
many
attack/month
?
how
many
• When
was
you
diagnosed
?
How
Admissions?
Admit
to
ICU?
How
was
it
controlled
?
and
where
?
*C?
/
I?
*
Progress?
• Isolated
?
for
how
long?
A
:
couph?
Wheezing
..
etc
resp
systyms
• Previous
steroid
use
?
T
:
Night
?
sleep
?
• Medicated
and
controlled
?
E
:
participating
(
cats
?
dust
?
home
carpet) .
• Improvement
?
aggravating ? Relieving by steroid ? ( when , why and
• Complication
of
Treatments
or
for how ling)
innless
S: severity ? affect life , hosp admission ?
Also ask about complication of dieses and what type of
medication he/she is using
SOB
:
Could
be
plural
effusion
(HF
)
,pulmonary
embolism
,
pneumothorax
,
asthma
,MI
.
SOB
=
dyspnea
could
be
many
things
SOCRATES
1
)
Cardiac
so
ask
about
PND
,
Orthopnea
,
SITE
:
x
O
:
palpitation
..
etc
cardic
q’s
Ø Onset
>
sudden
?
Gradual
?
Ø Duration
?
when
did
it
start?
2)
respiratory
C
:
• Sudden
=
pneumothorax
or
sc
pulmonary
embolism
Ø Character
?
Ø Contentious
or
intermitted
?
Typical
case
female
,
oral
Ø Progressive
?
better
or
worse
with
time
.
contraceptive
,
prolonged
traveling
R
(
Radiating
or
related
to
?)
surgery
..
etc
Ø Ask
about
respiratory
symptom
(
couph
,
• Gradual
:
asthma
.
wheezing
…
etc
)And
Cardic
(
orthopnea
,
So
in
a
case
of
SOB
ask
general
thin
PND
,
palpitation
..
etc?
specific
for
more
Page34
A
(
association
)
Ø Pain
?
wheezing
?
Sputum
(
if
yes
ask
more)
PE
specific
RF
:
T
(
TIME
)
:
• Prolong
bed
rest?
Travling
?
Ø Specific
time
?
• Blood
disorders
E
:
• FH
of
blood
dieses
?
Ø Elevating
and
relieving
and
participating
• Travels
?
trauma
?
burns
?
fractures
?
factors
?
• Smoking
?
heart
dieses
?
MI
?
Stroke?
S
(
severity
)
heart
surgeries
?
OCP
?
Ø NYHA
Classification
IMP
• Pelvic
surgery
?
childbirth
?
pregnancy
?
1)
Constitutional
symptoms
C,S
:
Fever
?
loss
of
appetite
?Wight
loss
?
nightswets
?
Nausea
?
vomiting
?headache
?
2
)Previous
episode
?
if
yes
how
many
and
when
was
the
1st
and
last
describe
severity
and
time
between
attacks
3)
Risk
factors?
Think
about
what
could
caused
the
CC
.
smoking
,
prolonged
traveling
(
PE
)
,
TB
contact
?
pets
at
home
..
etc
4
)
Complication
and
impact
of
the
CC
:
depend
on
the
CC
think
what
could
be
the
impact
.
5
)
Hospital
course?
6
)Associated
symptoms
?
ask
about
the
system
Questions
:
cough
,
sputum
?hemoptysis?
hoarseness
?
Dyspnea ?wheezing ?hypo/hyper ventilation … also cardiac : chest pain ? PND ? Orthopnea ? palpitations ?
ankle swelling ? syncope
1
)Past
medical:
CD
?
DM
,
HTN
,
AIDS
,
pneumonia
,
asthma
..
etc
.
childhood
dieses
?
2
)Medication
:
oxygen
thereby
?
steroids?
Bronchodilators
?
3
)
Past
surgical
:
bronchoscopy
,
lung
biopsy
,
chest
tube
,
(
what
,
when
,
where
and
complications
)
4
)
Past
family
history
:
infectious
dieses
?
5)
Social
:
smoking
?
alcohol?
Contact
sick
,
TB
person?
Unsafe
intercourse
?
animal
?
unpasteurized
milk?
Dust
environment
?
exercise
?
6
)
Menstrual
HX:
in
some
cases
• Allergy
?
blood
transfusion
(
if
yes
specific
q’s
)
?
Trauma
?
• End
by
quick
Systemic
review
Cardiac
Chest
pain
(
MI..)
or
any
pain
Ankle
swelling
and
any
swelling
(
Cardic
?
SITE
:
?
DVT
?
Rheumatology)
O
:
SITE
:
where?
Symmetrical
?
bilateral
?
Ø Onset
>
sudden
?
Gradual
?
what
level
to
the
ankle
?knee?face(
Ø Duration
?
when
did
it
start?
nephrotic
)
other
sites
?
C
:
O
:
Ø Character
?
dull
?
squeezing
?.
Ø Onset
>
sudden
?
Gradual
?
sharp
..etc
Ø Duration
?
when
did
it
start?
Ø Contentious
or
intermitted
?
if
C
:
intermitted
frequency,
duration
Ø Character
?
color?
numbness
and
severity
of
each
attack
?
1st
and
?sensation
?
temperature
?
last
.
Ø Contentious
or
intermitted
Ø Progressive
?
better
or
worse
with
Ø Progressive
?
time
.
start
dry
then
became
productive
?
R
(
Radiating
or
related
to
?)
R
(
Radiating
or
related
to
?)
Ø Related
to,Cardic
,Rheumatology
Ø Radiation
?
to
shoulder
,
back
?
and
renal
Ø Related
to
respiratory
symptom,
A
(
association
)
And
Cardic
Ø Joint
pain
?
restrictive
movement
A
(
association
)
?
Cardic
Q’S
,
renal
,
DVT
Ø Cardic
Q’S
,
Respiratory
?
dyspnea
,Nephrotic
,
rheumatology
,
Orthopnea
,
PND
,
Couph
..
etc
T
(
TIME
)
:
T
(
TIME
)
:
Ø Specific
time
?
morning
?
end
of
Ø Specific
time
?
morning
?
after
the
day
?
walking?
If
yes
distance
meals
?
worse
at
night
?
and
time
to
recover
?
at
rest
?
E
:
exercise
?
Ø Elevating
(
food
,
body
position
E
:
)and
relieving
and
participating
Ø Elevating
relieving
and
factors
?
participating
factors
?
S
(
severity
)
S
(
severity
)
Ø Did
it
effect
your
life
?
pain
awake
Ø Did
it
effect
your
life
?
can
you
you
from
sleep
?
walk
?
Palpitation
:
O
:
S/G
?
Syncope,
presyncopal
attack
,
dizziness
:
Duration
any
known
diagnosis
?
C
:
C/I
?
O
:
*
S/G
?
Character
fast
?
slow
?
regular
?
irregular?
*
Duration
(
when
,
why
)
,
frequency
if
Progression
?
intermitted
frequency,
duration
and
severity
of
R
:
cardic
q’s
each
attack
?
1st
and
last
and
time
between
A
:
cardic
q’s
,
syncope
?
..
etc
C
:
*
Character
(
symptoms
before
the
attack
:
T:
time
?
walking
?
running
?
sitting
?
aura
:
palpitation
,
chest
pain
,
dizziness
?
E
:
elevating
(
coffee
?
)
relieving
?
*
Progression
?
participating
?
R
:
cardic
q’s
S
:
severity
A
:
cardic
q’s
,
CNS
?
symptoms
before
the
attack
T:
time
?
walking
?
running
?
sitting
?
E
:
elevating
?relieving
?
participating
?
S
:
severity
Effect
your
life
?
Intermittent
claudication
/
critical
limp
varicose
veins
:
ischemia
SITE
:
which
part
of
the
limp
?(
level
and
pattern
)
SITE
:
which
part
of
the
limp
?
uni
or
bilateral
uni
or
bilateral
O
:
O
:
Ø Onset
>
sudden
?
Gradual
?
Ø Onset
>
sudden
?
Gradual
?
Ø Duration
?
when
did
it
start?
Ø Duration
?
when
did
it
start?
What
draw
C
:
your
attention
?
Ø Character
of
pain
C
:
Ø Contentious
or
intermitted
?
if
Ø Character
of
pain
intermitted
frequency,
duration
and
Ø Contentious
or
intermitted?.
severity
of
each
attack
?
1st
and
last
.
Ø Progressive
?
worse
or
same
,changes?
Ø Progressive
?
worse
or
same
R
(
Radiating
or
related
to
?)
R
(
Radiating
or
related
to
?)
Ø Radiation
of
pain
?
Ø Radiation
of
pain
?
Ø Related
to
respiratory
symptom,
And
Ø Related
to
respiratory
symptom,
And
Cardic
Cardic
A
(
association
)
A
(
association
)
Ø Pain
?
swelling?
Nights
cramps
?itching?
+
Cardic
Q’S
,
6P
Q’S(Pallor( color ) , Paralysis, cardic
Q’s
Paraesthesia, Perishingly cold. T
(
TIME
)
:
Ø
Ø Specific
time
?
T
(
TIME
)
:
E
:
Ø Specific
time
?
Walking?
If
yes
distance
Ø Elevating
(walking
,
exercise
)and
and
time
to
recover
.
relieving
(
by
rest
?
)
and
participating
E
:
factors
?
Ø Elevating
(walking
,
exercise
)and
S
(
severity
):
1-‐10/daily
activity
?
at
rest?
relieving
(
by
rest
?
)
and
participating
*
RF:long
standing(
occupation)
,
pregnancy
,
factors
?
obesity,
venous
lymph
dissection
,tumer
invasion
,
S
(
severity
)
Ø Did
it
effect
your
life
?
pain
awake
you
from
sleep
?
do
you
walk
through
the
pain
?
distance
can
you
walk
?
pain
at
rest?
1)
Constitutional
symptoms
C,S
:
Fever
?
loss
of
appetite
?Wight
loss
?
nightswets
?
Nausea
?
vomiting
?headache
?
2
)Previous
episode
?
if
yes
how
many
,
when
,1st
and
last
attack
severity
and
time
between
attacks
3)
Risk
factors?
Think
about
what
could
caused
the
CC
.atherosclerosis
,smoking
DM
,HTN
,HD,Alchool,
Thyriod
(
palptations
)
,
sedentary
life
style
,MI
,
Stroke
,
anemia
4
)
Complication
and
impact
of
the
CC
:
depend
on
the
CC
think
what
could
be
the
impact
.
5
)
Hospital
course?
6
)Associated
symtoms
?
ask
about
the
system
Questions
cardiac : chest pain ? PND ( how many times) ?
Orthopnea ( how many bellows ? ) palpitations ? ankle swelling ? syncope .. etc
1
)Past
medical:
DM
,
HTN
,
AIDS
,peptic
ulcer
,
GERD
,GI
CA
,Gallstones
,
thyroid
,pancrtitis
,
2
)Medication
:NSAID
,
ASPRIN
,
WARFRIN?
3
)
Past
surgical
:
GI
surgery
,
fistula
,
liver
transplant
.(
what
,
when
,
where
and
complications
)
4
)
Past
family
history
:
same
problem
?
premature
deaths
in
the
family
?
DM
?
HTN
?
Hereditary
?
IBD
.
5)
Social
:
smoking
?
alcohol
?
drug
Abuse
?
hx
of
traveling
?
outside
martial
relationships
.?
Dust
environment
?
exercise
?
6
)
Menstrual
HX:
in
some
cases
• Allergy
?
blood
transfusion
(
if
yes
specific
q’s
)
?
Trauma
?
• End
by
quick
Systemic
review
Change
color
of
urine(hematuria)
Frequency
?
every
time
you
urinate?
O
:
Onset
>
sudden
?
Gradual
?
Duration
?
when
did
it
start?
Renal
C
:
Character
?
Color
?
gross?
Fresh?clots?
streaks?
Contentious
or
intermitted
?
renal
colic
(
pain
)
:
Progressive
?
better
or
worse
with
time
.
Site
?
A
Association
:
renal
symptoms!
Pain
?
(
if
yes
O
:
S/G
?
ask
more)
Bleeding
disorders
?
bleeding
from
other
Duration
sites
?
hx
of
trauma
?surgery?
Drug(
warfarin,
NSAID
C
:
C/I
,
frequency
?
)
?
Cancer?
Character(
type
of
pain
)?
Beetroot
?menstrual
period
?rifampcin?
Progression
?
Amount
?
R
:
radiation
T
(
TIME
)
:
beginning
,late
or
total
urine?
A
:
renal
symptoms
Burning
..etc
?
+
DARK
E
:
Elevating
and
relieving
and
participating
factors
URINE
PALE
STOL?
S
:Did
it
effect
your
life
?
impact
so
ask
quick
T:
time
?
Question’s
about
anemia
?
E
:
elevating
?.relieving?
participating
?
S
:
severity
Obstructive
type
of
symptoms
:
Hesitancy
>
difficult
starting
the
urine
>poor
streaming
>interruption>incomplete
voiding
>
dripping
.
suprapupic
pain?
Retention
?
Irritativw
symptoms
:
UFNDI
..
Urgency
>
Frequency
>
nocturia
>Dysuria
>incontinent
1)
Constitutional
symptoms
C,S
:
Fever
?
loss
of
appetite
?Wight
loss
?
nightswets
?
Nausea
?
vomiting
?headache
?
2
)Previous
episode
?
How
many
time
,
1st
and
last
,
severity
,
relieve
,
what
was
the
dignosis
,
what
was
done
3)
Risk
factors?
Think
about
what
could
caused
the
CC
.
UTI,
renal
stones
,
lion
pain,
Facial
edema
4
)
Complication
and
impact
of
the
CC
:
depend
on
the
CC
think
what
could
be
the
impact
.
5
)
Hospital
course?
6
)Associated
symtoms
?
ask
about
the
renal
system
Questions
: Hesitancy
>
difficult
starting
the
urine
>poor
streaming
>interruption>incomplete
voiding
>
dripping
.
suprapupic
pain?
Retention
?
Irritativw
symptoms
:
UFNDI
..
Urgency
>
Frequency
>
nocturia
>Dysuria
>incontinent